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bescent with the brown hairs predominating. Lower or apical third fer- 

 ruginous, separated from basal third by an oblique raised ferruginous 

 stripe, composed of three elevations. This oblique stripe will serve to 

 separate this species from its allies. Length, $, 12.5 mm. ; 9. T 4 mm., 

 including ovipositor 19 mm. 



This fine and distinct species is from the same locality as the 

 others herein described. Six specimens. August, 1905. 



Oncideres quercus n. sp. 



Elongate and convex, densely clothed with light gray pubescence. 

 Thorax wider than long, narrowed behind the lateral tubercle. Bases of 

 elytra with dense ferruginous pubescence, with the same character of 

 spots on the apical third, some of which near the apex are yellowish. 

 Length 12 mm. 



This species is allied to tcxana Horn, but slenderer, less 

 robust, lighter in color and the elytral spots more distinct, 

 raised and differentiated from the elytron. Described from 

 two specimens taken in Carr Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, 

 Southern Arizona, in August. Probably half the oak trees at 

 about five thousand feet elevation had branches and twigs 

 severed by this species, and it must be quite abundant but is 

 difficult to see and find, except when at work cutting off 

 branches. 



Prionus heros Fall, was fairly abundant and its hum just at 

 dusk was a common sound. 



Lypsimena tigrina n. sp. 



Entire beetle light grey with linear dashes of black on the elytra 

 arranged as follows from base to apex : One, two, four, two. Of the 

 apical two spots one is cardioid and the other linear. The thorax has 

 three black dots in the form of a triangle. The antennal joints are half 

 black and half grey. Length 12 mm. 



This is a very handsome and distinctly marked species and is- 

 the largest in the genus. Described from one specimen from 

 Carr Canyon, Hucahuca Mountains, Arizona, and one in the 

 Horn collection from Southern Texas. 



An interesting find was Ophistomis ventralis~Ror\\, described 

 from El Taste, Southern California. 



Clerus bimaculatus n. sp. 



Head, thorax, abdomen and legs brown, pubescent, obsoletely punc- 

 tate. Elytra brown, with a central, round, pink or flesh colored spot ; 

 the lower or apical third of the elytra covered by course hairs which 



