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than the prothorax, the striae deeply impressed, the scutellar very 

 long and deep; intervals convex, the discal puncture strong, before 

 apical fourth; sinus simply an oblique straight part of the edge near 

 the sutural angles, which are somewhat obtuse; hind tarsi rather 

 slender, of the usual structure, the third joint one-half longer than 

 wide. Length (9) 5-8 mm.; width 2.2 mm. California (North 

 Fork, Madera Co.). One specimen rectus n. sp. 



Body oblong-suboval as in comma and allied forms 17 



17 Form stout, with coloration and lustre nearly as in comma but with 

 more flavate and thinner integuments, the pronotum never more than 

 medially and very nubilously infuscate and the elytral vittae rather 

 oblique in direction when in reduced stage, or parallel and anteriorly 

 truncate when fuller, always rather short and not extending before 

 basal third to fourth; head more than three-fourths as wide as the 

 prothorax, black when mature, with very prominent eyes; vertex 

 generally without a central puncture; antennae short though attaining 

 the thoracic base; prothorax a third wider than long, subprominently 

 rounded and widest at two-fifths from the apex, the sides thence 

 feebly arcuate basally; surface nearly as in the preceding, the basal 

 punctures rather smaller, obliterated and replaced by a few rugae 

 medially; elytra oblong, of the usual form, rounded behind and with- 

 out sinus, one-half longer than wide to somewhat less, two-fifths 

 wider than the prothorax, the striae impressed, the scutellar moder- 

 ate, sometimes rather short; intervals moderately convex; hind tarsi 

 rather stout, the fifth joint not as long as the first two, the third 

 distinctly longer than wide. Length (c? 9 ) 5.8-7.2 mm.; width 

 2.2-2.8 mm. Utah (Provo) and, in slightly varietal forms, from 

 Colorado (Fort Collins) and New Mexico (Jemez Springs). 



obliqulus n. sp. 



Form much narrower, elongate-suboval, shining, very pale flavo-tes- 

 taceous throughout, the head but little less pale, the elytra some- 

 times with traces of the usual maculation of the comma section; head 

 three-fourths as wide as the prothorax, the eyes as uSual; vertex with 

 or without a punctiform impression; antennae pale, moderately stout, 

 rather long, extending well behind the thoracic base; prothorax a 

 fourth to nearly a third wider than long, widest behind apical third, 

 the sides rather strongly rounded anteriorly, oblique and very feebly 

 arcuate posteriorly, the apex sinuato-truncate and equal to the very 

 feebly arcuato-truncate base, the basal angles rather broadly rounded; 

 surface very smooth, with fine and entire median stria, the feebly 

 flattened latero-basal region with strong but not very close-set 

 punctures, the median part smooth and broadly impunctate; 

 transverse impressions obsolete; elytra long, fully three-fifths longer 

 than wide and a third wider than the prothorax, parallel, evenly 

 rounded behind and without sinus; striae strong, feebly impressed, the 

 scutellar long, parallel, moderately deep; hind tarsi rather slender, 

 pale. Length (c? 9 ) 5.8-6.2 mm.; width 1.8-2.2 mm. Arizona 

 (probably southern). Five examples pallescens n. sp. 



18 Form oblong-suboval, moderately convex, less shining than usual, 

 testaceous, the head black, the pronotum with a central oblong 



