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costa somewhat jirominent, sides parallel, or nearly so, until near the cljpeus, 

 where it expands and fades, sometimes sulcata, at others scarcely sulcate ; 

 lateral carinse distinct. Pronotum slightly constricted about the' middle ; 

 the three carinse rather slight, the lateral converging at the middle, nearly 

 parallel on front lobe, divergent on the posterior lobe ; hind border obtusely 

 rounded. Elytra and wings passing the abdomen. 



Color. — Head and disk of the ju-onotiun green (in some individuals 

 brown) ; a reddish-brown, broad band ijehiud the eyes reaches to the hind 

 edge of the pronotum, limited above by the lateral carinas, which are white, 

 but partially crossing these near the. hind border; sides of the pronotum 

 below the band brownish or dull-yellowish. Elytra green, with a median 

 band of equidistant, square black spots along its whole extent, besides a few 

 irregularly-scattered smaller black spots ; sometimes the inner halves of the 

 elytra are entirely of a rust-red color. Legs yellowish-brown ; the hind 

 femora sometimes streaked with red or brown ; hind tibiae plumbeous 

 Antennaj reddish at base, rest brown or fuscous. 



The western specimens, as will be seen from following description, vary 

 somewhat from the eastern type. 



Dimensions. — 9 Length, 0.75 incl) ; antennae, 0.26 to 0.35 inch; hind 

 femora, 0.45 inch; elytra, 0.7 inch, j^ Length, 0.45 to 0.55 inch. 



Massachusetts (Scudder) ; Wyoming, Minnesota (Thomas). 



Figured, Glover, Ills. Am. Ent. Orth., PI. x. Fig. 14. 



Remark. — The following independent description of living specimens 

 procured at Omaha, Nebraska, is inserted that it may be used as a means of 

 comparison with specimens from other localities, as there is much difficulty 

 in distinguishing some of Mr. Scudder's closely-allied species, if in flict they 

 are distinct, which is a matter of some doubt: 



Female. — Face dull, rusty -y ello w ; cheeks and sides of the head brown, 

 darkest immediately back of the upper part of the eye, where it forms an 

 ill-defined stripe which runs back to the pronotum. Occiput and disk of the 

 pronotum pale-brown. 



The black or dark-brown stripe running back from the eye continues 

 along the upper portion of the side of the pronotum, jiassing over the lateral 

 caringe upon the disk of the posterior lobe ; the lateral carinas yellowish. 

 The elytra have a pale stripe along the lower (or anterior) field, near the 

 margin ; a narrow stripe along the middle field is marked with lilack or 



