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City, constitutes a variety or closely related species, of more slender 

 form, shorter elytra and less strongly punctured surface. 



Dolosota euphonia n. sp.- Subparallel, only moderately convex, nearly 

 similar in coloration and sculpture, shining, the reticulation everywhere 

 obsolete, except toward the abdominal apex, where it is feeble; head only 

 moderately small, rather transverse, perceptibly inflated at base, the tempora 

 shorter but somewhat more convex than the eyes; antennae pale, of the usual 

 type, the first three joints diminishing, the fourth a little wider than long, 

 the outer joints distinctly transverse, and, as a peculiarity not hitherto 

 noted, a little longer on their outer than on their inner sides or slightly asym- 

 metric, the last joint as long as the two preceding ; prothorax transverse, much 

 wider than the head, equal in width to the elytral apex, more parallel than 

 usual, with strongly rounded sides, the apex not distinctly narrower than the 

 base; elytra transverse, the suture between a fifth and sixth longer than the 

 prothorax; abdomen of the usual type and with numerous asperulate punc- 

 tures. Length 1.6 mm.; width 0.35 mm. New York (Catskill Mts.). 



The prothorax is less dilated and more parallel in this species 

 than in the preceding, and is very faintly impressed along the median 

 line in more than basal half. 



Dolosota sophista n. sp. Nearly parallel, moderately convex, rather shin- 

 ing, aberrant in coloration, dark piceous-brown, the head blackish, the elytra 

 pale luteo-piceous, the abdomen black throughout, scarcely at all pallescent 

 basally, the legs pale; pubescence not very conspicuous, the usual asperate 

 close-set punctures distinct; head rather well developed, transverse, the eyes 

 at nearly their own length from the base, the tempora parallel and not more 

 prominent; antenna? pale, slightly iniumate and gradually distinctly incras- 

 sate distally, the outer joints evidently transverse, symmetric, the last large, 

 longer and stouter than the two preceding combined ; prothorax transverse, 

 convex, distinctly wider than the head but not wider than the elytral apex, 

 rounded at the sides and slightly narrowed apically, with a very minute and 

 feeble circular fovea hear the base, the median line not impressed ; elytra short 

 and transverse, parallel, the suture only just visibly longer than the pro- 

 thorax; abdomen in form and sculpture of the usual type but with the feebly 

 converging sides straight. Length 1.5 mm.; width 0.35 mm. Iowa (Cedar 

 Rapids). 



The coloration and short elytra will serve to distinguish this 

 species from alumna, the only other now known to occur in the 

 same locality. 



Dolosota panda n. sp.- Form and sculpture nearly as in the preceding, the 

 coloration of the normal type, testaceous, with the head and a large subapical 

 abdominal cloud piceous; head, eyes and tempora nearly as in the preceding, 

 the antennae pale throughout, rather short, very gradually but somewhat 

 notably incrassate, the outer joints moderately transverse, nearly symmetric, 

 the last not evidently stouter and barely at all longer than the two preceding; 



