CETONIIISLE 303 



evident in two transverse lines internally at and well behind the 

 middle; inner costa much feebler than the outer; sculpture nearly 

 as in fulgida; pygidium (9) very feebly and evenly convex, with 

 deep wavy anastomosing lines, blackish-blue in color, with two well 

 separated apical red spots; abdomen without trace of tomentose 

 spots above or below; hind tarsi rather thick. Length ( 9 ) 16.2 mm. ; 

 width 9.5 mm. Texas fuscocyanea n. sp. 



Abdomen with two tomentose spots arranged obliquely toward the sides 

 of each segment, the pygidium at base with four, or rarely but two, 

 such spots, which are more rounded. Body (9) more elongate- 

 rhomboidal than in the preceding, still more so in the male, feebly 

 convex, polished, pale green to blue-green, the green tint sometimes 

 largely replaced by coppery-brown, often completely on the elytra 

 but more seldom on the pronotum, the sides of the elytra broadly and 

 nubilously red-brown; under surface polished green to bronzy, the 

 legs pale, with the tarsi alone black; head rather sparsely punctate, 

 except in the oblique dense frontal areas, the punctures usually 

 coarser and deeper in the female; prothorax a third to two-fifths 

 wider than long, the converging sides feebly arcuate, more so at 

 about the middle, the side margins and frequently a very nubilous 

 transverse area, which is often bimaculose, at the middle of the base, 

 paler, the punctures small and sparse, becoming coarse, closer and 

 very irregular as a rule toward the sides; scutellum smooth, rather 

 sharply punctate; elytra barely a fourth longer than wide, a little 

 longer relatively in the male, the inner costa very feeble and some- 

 times obliterated; punctures long and linear, arcuate internally, 

 small basally, everywhere superficial and scarcely umbilicate, the 

 erect sparse hairs very minute; tomentose spots small, sparse, some- 

 times wholly wanting, occasionally forming a rather distinct trans- 

 verse series internally at about the middle, this line marking the 

 anterior limit of the postero-internal depressed area; pygidium green- 

 ish-black, with the usual sculpture of the preceding species, the apex 

 with a large subquadrate rufous area; abdomen medially deeply 

 and conspicuously impressed in the male, except posteriorly; hind 

 tarsi moderate, rather stout in the female. Length (cf 9 ) 14.0- 

 16.5 mm.; width 8.0-9.7 mm. Connecticut to Michigan, Kansas 

 and Texas. Twenty-six specimens. [ Cetonia fulgida Fabr.] 



fulgida Fabr. 



6 Body devoid of tomentose areas, except a few very small and sparse 

 on the elytra, generally more densely aggregated along the apices, 

 obscure opaque sericeous-green to deep red-brown above, polished 

 obscure green beneath, the abdomen pale piceous-brown; upper 

 surface with minute sparse hairs, longer and rather conspicuous on 

 the pygidium and still more so on the sterna and at the sides of the 

 abdomen; legs pale, with feeble greenish lustre, the tarsi nearly black; 

 head rather closely punctate and distinctly pubescent, the clypeus 

 unusually concave and with the parallel sides strongly arcuate; 

 prothorax short, one-half or more wider than long, trapezoidal, 

 with feebly arcuate sides, the small punctures rather strong, not 

 much closer but sensibly larger laterally, largely wanting along the 



