Lasiochilus (Lasiochilus) hirtellus Drake & Harris, 1926

(Fig. 197)

Lasiochilus hirtellus Drake & Harris, 1926: 33 .

Diagnostic characters: Measurements, see Table VI. Male: Oblong oval. Dorsally with long, sparse setae. General coloration brown testaceous; head and pronotum shiny, hemelytra opaque; antennae testaceous to rufo-testaceous, eyes dark reddish; ocelli reddish, legs pale yellowish; male antennal segments (I:II:III:IV) 1: 2.8: 2.3: 2.1. Head longer than wide (considering postocular region). Pronotum smooth, strongly narrowing to apex; anterior lobe with a well-marked midfovea; short transverse sulcus in front of posterior lobe. Sixth abdominal segment with grouping of very short and thick copulatory teeth on apical left margin (Fig. 215). Genitalia: Pygophore (Fig. 216) with left paramere long, wide and angulated, acute apically. Female: antennal segments (I:II:III:IV) 1: 2.7: 2.3: 2.1. Similar to male in coloration.

Distribution: USA, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, Panama, Colombia. (Fig. 200).

Material examined: Holotype USA: ♂ Ala., Thomasville, 11-VI-1919, H. H. Knight, Canal Fig., H. M. Harris coll. 1977, Lasiochilus hirtellus D. & H., n. sp. USNM; ♂ Calif., Curlew, 2-III-1945, 5-5-23905, in cocklebur, 45- 6240. USNM; 3 ♀ Florida, Gainesville, Doyle Conner, Bldg., 13-V-1975, F. W. Mead, Black light trap. USNM; 2 ♀ Same locality, 14-V-1975. USNM; 1 ♀, 7 ♂ Same locality, 16/ 18-V-1975. USNM; ♂ Same locality, 17-V-1975, (slide-mounted). MACN; 2 ♀ Same locality, 19-V-1975. USNM; 2 ♀, 2 ♂ Same locality, 30-V/ 1-VI-1975. USNM; ♂ Idem. MACN; CUBA: ♀ on Mustard greens, N. Y. City, 23-I-1942. USNM; HAITI: ♀ Miami 604, 29-IV-1948, -8783, Misc. Cuttings. USNM.

Discussion: Differs from L. pallidulus, the close related species, by its having a shorter, wider left paramere, that is not curved apically, and by the shorter interocular space.