180 SUPPLEMENT. 



black prevails to a much greater extent than in the specimens from the more northern 

 localities. The yellow at the sides of the thorax varies considerably in specimens from 

 the same locality. 



In the specimens from Villa Lerdo the yellow prevails, except in one example in 

 which the yellow is reduced to a minimum ; the sutural stripe of the elytra is repre- 

 sented by a short streak near the scutellum ; the lateral stripe is narrow, and leaving 

 the margin posteriorly joins a transverse spot on the disc ; the apical half of the elytra 

 is black, with three or four yellow marginal spots, and one near the suture behind the 

 spot on the disc. 



A series from Acapulco, and single specimens from Venta de Peregrino and Dos 

 Arroyos in Guerrero, and one from Saltillo in Coahuila, have no yellow at the sides of 

 the thorax ; but the yellow greatly prevails on the elytra. 



It should be noted that none of the Mexican specimens of this species have the 

 stripes on the elytra notched as figured by Dr. Horn (Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. vii. t. 1. 

 fig. 20) under the name of A. mima. 



Dr. Horn (I. c. p. 26) gives A. semivittata, Lee, as a synonym of A. mima, Gory. 

 The insect figured and described by him is the one known to me as A. semivittata, 

 which, judging from Gory's figure and decription, is quite different from A. mima. I 

 do not know on what authority they are united. 



AcmaBodera picta (p. 24). 



To the Mexican locality given, add : — Monclova in Coahuila (Br. Palmer), Villa 

 Lerdo in Durango (Hoge). 



16. Acmseodera flavopicta. 



Acmteodera flavosticta, huj. op. p. 24 (nee Horn). 



To the locality Mexico, add : — Paso del Norte in Chihuahua, Villa Lerdo in Durango, 

 Tula in Hidalgo (Hoge). 



I am somewhat in doubt whether the specimens from Paso del Norte and Villa Lerdo 

 should be referred to the same species ; the markings on the elytra are very similar, 

 but the spots are a little larger ; these examples seem to form a passage to A. delec- 

 tabilis. 



16 (a). Acmssodera delectabilis. (Tab. IX. figg. 14, 14«.) 



Sat lata, senea, nitida, pubescens ; capite crebre fortiter punctato, medio impresso ; thorace lato, crebre fortiter 

 punctato, ad latera crebrius punctato, antice oblique arcuatim angustato, disco postice impresso, basi 

 utrinque fovea impressa, angulis posticis rotundatis, lateribus post medium macula flava ornatis ; elytris 

 basi quam tborax angustioribus, postice parum angustatis, ad apicem arcuatim attenuatis, dorsim depres- 

 siusculis, fortiter striato-punctatis, interstitiis parce subseriatim punctatis, viridibus cyaneo-marginatis vel 

 totis cyaneis, fasciis irregularibus maculisque flavis ornatis : corpore subtus griseo-pubescente. 



Long. 4|-6 lin. 



