448 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Dec., *I2 



Studies Amongst the Coccinellidae, No. 4 (Col.) 



By F. W. NUNENMACHER, Piedmont, California. 



Agrabia sicardi n. sp. 



Color, shining black except head of $ , sides and front margin with 

 median spur from latter extending backwards one-third the width 

 of pronotum. the legs and epipleurae, the sides of the first, second and 

 third ventral segments, and the entire last segment, which are rufo- 

 testaceous ; and one small irregular spot placed on each elytron two- 

 thirds the distance posteriorly and close to the suture, which is blood 

 red. Form, oval, feebly . convexed. Head, closely and very coarsely 

 punctured. Pronotum, a little less closely and coarsely punctured than 

 the head. Elytra, punctured like the pronotum. Ventral surface, 

 coarsely and irregularly punctured, the punctures becoming coarse! 

 at sides. 



Length : $ 5 mm. ; 9 5.50 mm. Width : $ 4 mm. ; $ 4.50 mm. 



Type. $ $ and one cotype in my collection. 



Type locality. Hamburg, Siskiyou Co., Calif., June i, 1911 

 (Nunenmacher). 



Geo. Dist. Siskiyou Co. and Shasta Co. (Castella Cottle), 

 Calif. 



I dedicate this pretty species to my friend, Dr. A. Sicard, 

 for his many kind favors. 



Agrabia sicardi var complexa n. var. 



Color and structure as in sicardi except for the elytra which have 

 two small spots and a fascia situated as follows: one small spot at 

 middle of base, one small discal one-third of distance from base and 

 nearer the margin than the suture, and a transverse comma-shaped 

 fascia at two-thirds the distance from base, with the larger and 

 rounded end very close to the suture; and the tip of the elytra, yel- 

 low. 



Type. $ in my collection. 



Type locality. Hamburg, Siskiyou Co., Calif., June 2, 1911 



(Nunenmacher). 



Coccinella humboldtiensis n. sp. 



Color Black except for two small irregular spots on the vertex of 

 the head close to the eyes and the anterior angles of the pronotum 

 which are yellow, and the elytra which are a yellowish red with the 

 exception of a large roundish black scutellar spot. Form, elongately 

 oval and slightly convex. Head, sparsely and coarsely punctured. 



