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joint unusually long, distinctly longer than the fifth, the second one- 

 half longer than wide; prothorax longer than wide, deeply constricted 

 at apex, broadly rounded and feebly swollen at the sides to the basal 

 constriction, between which and the middle the median line is 

 broadly impunctate; pubescence very short, sparse and incon- 

 spicuous; elytra feebly tapering from the base, obtusely rounded 

 conjointly at tip, one-half wider than the prothorax and less than 

 four times as long, the hairs very short, rather coarse, sparse and 

 cinereous; under surface with rather long sparse and decumbent 

 cinereous hairs, dense and slightly yellowish on the parapleura. 

 Length (cf ) 8.5 mm.; width 2.2 mm. California (Sta. Cruz Mts.)- 

 Harford quadrinotata n. sp. 



Form still more slender, similar to the preceding, except that the posterior 

 angle of the tempora is more acute and prominent, the antennae 

 deeper black, with only the basal joint testaceous though black on 

 its inner face, very nearly as long as the body, the third joint much 

 shorter, being distinctly shorter than the fifth, the second but 

 little longer than wide, the prothorax narrower, rather more sharply 

 swollen at the sides, and only near to slightly before the middle, 

 the impunctate line attaining the base, the pubescence similarly 

 feeble and very sparse throughout; elytra entirely black, not at 

 all red at base and with the distal punctures finer, closer and more 

 asperulate, the apex similarly obtusely subtruncate; dense vestiture 

 of the parapleura of the hind body pure white. Length (cf ) 7.0 

 mm.; width 1.8 mm. California, Levette tenuis n. sp. 



8 Rather slender and but very moderately convex, grayish-black 

 throughout, with the elytra constantly red at base, or, wholly pale 

 yellow-brown; legs as in quadrinotota, except that the hind femora 

 are slightly rufous at base; head throughout as in that species, 

 the tempora similarly very shining and the pubescence short and 

 inconspicuous; antennae piceo-rufous, the two basal joints testa- 

 ceous, long and slender; prothorax elongate, tumidulously swollen 

 at the sides before the middle, convex, finely, densely punctate, 

 the pubescence very short, sparse and inconspicuous throughout 

 (cf), slightly denser ( 9 ); apical margin more arcuate than usual; 

 elytra as in quadrinotata, except in basal coloration, the under 

 surface similar; fifth ventral (cf ) longer than the fourth and strongly 

 rounded as usual, the apex narrowly and feebly sinuate and the 

 surface apically feebly impressed. Length (cf 9 ) 6.8-9.0 mm.; 

 width 1.85-2.2 mm. California (Lake Co.), Fuchs. 



temporalis n. sp. 



9 Female rather slender, moderately convex, shining, black, the elytra 

 wholly pale brownish-yellow in the type; head very densely punc- 

 tate and feebly pubescent, the retracted tempora rapidly converging 

 behind the eyes, shining and sparsely punctate but only on the 

 flanks, not shining from above, the antennae attaining the middle 

 of the elytra, colored as in tenuis; prothorax barely at all longer 

 than wide, narrow, the sides broadly and feebly rounded between 

 the constrictions, the punctures relatively coarser than usual and 

 slightly separated, the pubescence short, sparse and wholly incon- 



