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Pronotum, closely and finely punctured. Elytra, closely and coarsely 

 punctured. Ventral Surface, more sparsely punctured than elytra, but 

 as coarsely. 

 Length : $ 4 mm. ; 9. 4.50 mm. Width : $ 3 mm. ; 9 3.50 mm. 



Type. i $ 9 and cotype in my collection. 



Type locality. Crescent City, Del Norte Co., Calif., May 27, 

 1910 (Nunenmacher). 



Varieties: A. With a small marginal black spot at one-third from 

 base, another discal at one-third from base, and a larger at two- 

 thirds. 



B. With two small spots arranged transversely at two-thirds the 

 distance from base, the marginal one not touching and smaller. 



C. With the two spots of B joined forming a fascia. 



D. With two fasciae, one just before the middle and one at two- 

 thirds the distance from base. 



I have a form of Adalia frigida Muls. from Br. Columbia 

 that has almost the same markings as D., but in that species 

 the spots slant backwards, whereas in Var. D., they slant for- 

 wards. By the shape of the head and eyes, the more slender 

 form, and the peculiarities of puncture, this species approaches 

 C. tricuspis Kirby, but in regard to the form of the metacoxal 

 line, it approaches C. trifasciata Linn. It can, however, read- 

 ily be separated from the latter by its more slender and less 

 convex form, by the coarse punctuation, and by the weaker 

 claws. It seems to be a local species found in the swampy land 

 of Del Norte Co.. Calif. 



Brachyacantha lengi n. sp. 



Color: $ Black except head, front, anterior angles, and sides of 

 pronotum, the side maculation not quite reaching the base; front and 

 middle legs, knees and tibiae of hind legs, and five spots on each elytron, 

 yellow. The five elytral spots are arranged as follows : a small hum- 

 eral ; a large, narrow, scutellar, not quite reaching the humeral ; one 

 more or less triangular marginal, facing the discal. just behind the 

 middle; one discal at same distance but close to the suture; and a 

 subapical a little larger than the others closer to the margin than to 

 the suture or tips. Form, regularly oval, convex. Head, closely, shnl- 

 lowly, and finely punctured. Pronotum, closely and finely punctured. 

 Elytra, punctured like pronotum. Ventral Surface, closely and much 

 more coarsely punctured than elvtm 



Length : $ 4 mm. Width : 3 mm. 



