The head of this species is very small, and is pilose. The antennæ are rather heavy, and are very pilose. The eyes are large and very prominent. The dorsum is slightly convex, and is ornamented on each side by a broad fuscous stripe, which is intersected by numerous, indistinct, dark lines.
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The scuta are very smooth, and have no distinct lateral plates, but their edges are rather thin and strongly elevated. The penultimate scutum is much broader than its neighbors. The last scutum is very small. The feet are dark-colored. There are two or three specimens in the possession of the Academy, which, I believe, were collected by Dr. John L. Le Conte, U. S. A., in the mountains of Georgia. Fig. 58 represents the under, Fig. 59 the upper surface of the head.
Fam. SIPHONOPHORIDÆ.
Oculi nulli.
Eyes none.
Genus BRACHYCYBE.[1]
Rostrum acutum, brevissiraum, antennis multo brevius. (Fig. 60.)
Rostrum acute, very short, much shorter than the antennæ.
I have never studied the allied genus Siphonophora of Brandt, but, if the characters relied on by that author are at all generic, there can be no doubt that the American species belongs to a distinct genus. In Siphonophora the rostrum or mouth is very much elongated, and approaches the antennæ in length. In Brachycybe the latter are several times the longer.
B. Le Contii.
Fulvo-brunneus? dorso modice convexo, medio leviter canaliculato; antennis parvis, filiformibus, pilosis; scutorum superficie asperata, obscure transverse canaliculata; scuto postremo postice spinas obtusæ serie instructo; laminis lateralibus longis, angustis, vix sejunctis; segmentis 47; pedibus breve pilosis.
- ↑ Wood, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1864, p. 187. Βραχυς, brevis. Κυβος, rostrum.
