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differs from faceta in its rather smaller head, longer and somewhat 

 heavier antennae, in having the maximum width of the prothorax 

 less anterior and in its longer tarsi ; from vespertina it differs in its 

 larger size, less transverse prothorax, coloration and other features. 

 The type was erroneously considered under faceta (Tr. St. Louis, 

 XVI, p. 212) ; the latter species is confined to the coast regions from 

 about Napa to Sta. Clara; vespertina belongs to the fauna of southern 

 California. 



Chitalia Sharp. 



The two following species were overlooked in my previous re- 

 vision of the genus (1. c., p. 232): 



Chitalia turbata n. sp. Moderately stout and convex, polished, 

 blackish-rufopiceous, with feeble bronzy lustre, the legs pale brown; 

 punctures of the head and abdomen very minute and sparse, of the 

 elytra minute, granuliform, dense toward the scutellum, of the pronotum 

 fine and sparse externally but becoming strong, dense and graniform in 

 a wide area toward the deep sulcus; head only slightly wider than long, 

 somewhat wider than the prothorax, the eyes at a little less than twice 

 their own length from the base, the tempora equally prominent, parallel, 

 and broadly arcuate, the basal angles broadly rounded, the base broadly 

 arcuate; antennae dark piceous, slightly paler basally, moderately long, 

 notably thick, heavy and gradually incrassate, the second joint very 

 much longer than the first and as long as the next two, the third slightly 

 longer than wide, fourth as long as wide, tenth not quite so long as wide, 

 the last short, ogival, barely one-half longer than the tenth; prothorax 

 as wide as long, prominently rounded at the sides at apical third, the 

 sides thence strongly convergent and sinuate to the base, which is 

 scarcely half the maximum width, the sulcus deep; scutellum densely and 

 strongly, evenly granose throughout, without trace of parting or channel 

 along the middle; elytra rather transverse, one-half wider and a fourth 

 longer than the prothorax; abdomen parallel, with feebly arcuate sides, 

 at the middle almost as wide as the elytra, the fifth tergite equal to the 

 fourth, the basal impressions large, roughly, coarsely and densely punc- 

 tate, the fourth tergite also impressed and coarsely punctate at base 

 but less conspicuously. Length 3.0 mm.; width 0.62 mm. New Jersey 

 (Elizabeth). 



Distinguishable from scutellaris by the completely unchanneled 

 scutellum and, from nigrescens, it may be known by its larger head, 

 shorter, thicker antennae, broader abdomen, rather longer and 

 thicker legs, with more hairy tibiae and by other characters. The 

 type was erroneously included with the Iowa type of nigrescens (1. c.). 



Chitalia novella n. sp. Small, rather slender, convex, polished through- 

 out, dark testaceous, the legs pale and more flavate; punctures minute 



