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Probaenia Weise 1904:447.

Body elongate, rectangular. Head: eyes not prominent; clypeus triangular, smooth, edges margined, central keel present. Antennae: 8-segmented. Pronotum: trapezoidal; base as wide or else little narrower than elytra; strongly narrowed behind anterior margin, conical; with 3 dark longitudinal vittae, which extend to side margins. Elytra: 10 1/2 rows of punctures; four costae, 3rd and 4th unite at apex; apical and side margins dentate; flat triangular lamina on exterior angle. Legs: serrate; profemur with 1 to 3 teeth on inner margin.

Key to the Probaenia known from La Selva

1. Pronotum with three vittae on disc Probaenia pici

Pronotum with one vitta on disc 2

2. Profemora with two teeth Probaenia armigera

Profemora without teeth Probaenia sp.1

Species known from La Selva:

Probaenia armigera  (Baly)

Probaenia pici  Uhmann

Probaenia sp.1  Staines ms.


Page authors:

C. L. Staines, 3302 Decker Place, Edgewater MD 21037. Staines.Charles@NMNH.SI.EDU

John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu


Date of this version: 27 March 1998
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