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Show 19 rUn at Hawaii 1928 (No. 1643), all in Dr. Chamberlin's collection at the University of Their measurements are listed below: total length, females about 28 mm., male about 20 mm.; length of head, females about 1.8 females mm., male about 1.2 mm.; width of head, about 2.4 mm., male about 2 mm.; length of .8 mm.; about male 1.2 about females mm., collum, width of collum, females about 2.3 mm., male about 1.8 mm.; length of second plate, females about .8 mm., male about .5 mm.; width of second plate, females about 3.2 mm., male about inspector Utah. 2.2 mm.; length of cauda, females about .8 mm., male about 1 mm.; width of cauda, females about 1 mm., male about .8 mm.; length of antenna, females about 5 mm., male about 4.3 mm.; length of the first pair of legs, female about 3.5 mm., male about 2 mm, The coloration of the male is 11. 1895 am Prionopeltis Pocock, lighter than that of females. Genus Prionopeltis Pocock Myr. from Burma, Ann. Mus. Civ. Store Nat. Genova : p. 828. Iro! Generotype: Prionopeltis taurinus Poco Three species are represented in our collection from being new. No, :tn o! Inm,; Key 1a. Philippine Islands, • . . • . . . . • Pri. Montanus Chamber lin •. .........•...•....•... 2a. 2b. two then Species of Prionopeltis of the Philippine Islands Deep chocolate to black in color throughout. Other color patterns present Metazonite with the posterior half light yellowish. Prozonite whitish, metazonite with 4 pits lb. IrilJ to the the (2) XIV, . . • . . . . -.-. • . ......•...... . Pri. . . . . . • . • . • . . quatuor-puteus 2 .. Pri. infulatus N. N. Sp. Sp. 15. ne l' Dr, Prionopeltis montanus Chamberlin Figs. 50-53 1921 Chamberlin: Ann. & Mag. of Nat. Hist. Sere 9, Vol. 7, p. 81. Localities: Philippines: Mt. Makiling, Mindanao, Butuan (C. F. Baker). Type: holotype, Mus. Com. Zoo. (No. 4663); paratypes (Nos. 4664-4665). Plesiotypes: 5 males and 1 female from Los Banos (C. F. Baker), 1 male and 1 female, both immature from Victorias, Negros; (P.I. No. 25-30, 47, 48, 50), are examined and in the collections of Dr. Chamberlin at the University, and there are numerous fragmented speci mens from Los Banos. Their ascertained measurements are as follows: total length, males from 16 mm. (im to 41-47 mm., females from 22 mm. (immature) to 52 mm.; length of head, males from 1 to 2 mm., females from 1.5 mm. to 3 mm.; width of head, males from 2 to 4 mm., females from 3 to 5 mm.; length of the collum, males from .8 to 1.5 mm., females from 1 to mature) 2.5 mm.; width of collum, male from 2.5 to 4 mm., females from 3.6 to 5.5 mm.; length of second plate, males from .6 to 1 mm., females from .8 to 1.8 mm.; width of second plate, males from 2.5 to 4 mm., females from 3 to 5.5 mm.; length of pygidium, males from 1 to- 2 mm., females from 1.2 to 3.5 mm.; width of pygidium, males from .6 to 1 mm., females from .8 to 2 mm.; length of the antennae, males from 2 to 5 mm., females 3 mm., (the antenna of another female is destroyed); the length of first pair of legs, males from 1.5 to 3.5 mm., fe male 2 mm. (first pair of of P. I. No. 50 destroyed). Prionopeltis quatuor-puteus N. Sp. Figs. 54-58. keels bright yellow, prozonite somewhat legs 16. Deep brown in Antennae brown. color, the whitish. Legs brown. Antennae slender. A distinct sulcus present on the head, bifurcating below and sending a branch to the edge of each antennal socket. Anterior and caudal margin of the collum slightly convex, the angles of the keels slightly produced. |
