272 MEMOIRS ON THE COLEOPTERA 



Bellamira Lee. 



Although placed as a subgenus of Strangalia by Aurivillius, 

 Bellamira is I think more correctly a distinct genus. It truly bears 

 a strong superficial resemblance to Ophistomis (Strangalina Auriv. 

 pars), but an inspection of the front of the head shows a complete 

 dissimilarity, the front before the antennae being very broad and 

 but little extended, not at all like the narrow produced form char- 

 acterizing Ophistomis. The antennae, apparently devoid of sensi- 

 tive pits, ally it more closely with the true Strangalia, but the deeply 

 biconstricted prothorax is strikingly different ; finally, this singularly 

 composite genus in its male sexual characters displays a complete 

 analogy with our Ophistomis virilis, famelica and acuminata. The 

 genus was represented by Leptura scalaris Say alone, until recently 

 (Bull. Bk. Inst., I, p. 342), when Schaeffer added antennata, from 

 Arizona. 



Typocerus Lee. 



This genus was also reduced to the status of a subgenus of 

 Strangalia by the author mentioned, but also unnecessarily, as it 

 differs in habitus, type of ornamentation and in possessing a very 

 elaborate system of poriferous sensitive areas on the outer antennal 

 joints. These sensitive impressions or fossae differ markedly in the 

 sexes, being less extended in the female. Besides the well known 

 zebra and velutinus of Olivier, the genus will comprise, of described 

 species, lunatus Fabr., badius and sinuatus Newm., lugubris Say, 

 sparsus and brunnicornis of LeConte, and balteatus Horn. Badius 

 is a Florida species of peculiar appearance, which is extremely rare 

 and local and balteatus Horn, is widely distinct in general appear- 

 ance, having yellow elytra with narrow transverse fasciae of darker 

 tint; both these species are still desiderata in my collection, but 

 there is a good series of balteatus in the collection of the National 

 Museum. The two following species are very distinct in their 

 male sexual characters: 



Typocerus confluens n. sp. Form and size somewhat as in velutimis, 

 but more elongate, black, the elytra with the base, nubilously enclosing 

 a more sharply paler subscutellar spot and two transverse series, each 

 composed of two moderate spots, the inner sometimes wanting and some- 

 times larger, tending to unite with the outer and rarely with themselves 

 along the suture, and a small subapical spot, all pale yellow and rather 

 sharply denned on the black ground; legs pale, the tarsi and tibiae for 



