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The only other specimen seen, the companion female, differs 

 somewhat as regards the sculpturing of the elytra, all of the 

 intervals here being broadly and frequently interrupted so that 

 they present a chain-like or catenulate appearance instead of 

 the more or less regular one which is observable in the male. 



This species differs materially from our other species, by 

 its uniform brassy green color, its more evident hairiness, the 

 more distinctly defined longitudinal sulci of the pronotum, 

 and the greater elevation of the elytral intervals, resembling 

 in this last regard some of our Diccrcas, such as D. tcnebrosa 

 Kirby. 



Type male and female from Imperial County, California, 

 June, 1911, collected on flowers by Mr. J. C. Bridwell. The 

 type male is in my own collection, the type female in the collec- 

 tion of the University of California. The species is named in 

 honor of the collector. 



Melanophila californica n. sp. 



Elliptical, sub-depressed; bronzed above, brassy green beneath; with 

 minute, short, erect, white hair sparsely scattered over the elytra, denser 

 and more oblique on under side of body; front of head convex, shining, 

 densely, coarsely and closely punctate, the median punctures some- 

 what elongated; pronotum two-thirds as long as broad, widest near 

 base, distinctly narrowed in front, sides feebly arcuate, hind angles 

 acute, marginal line obliterated in front, disc rather evenly, coarsely, 

 closely and regularly punctured, the punctures rarely confluent; elytra 

 three times the length of pronotum and but slightly broader, densely 

 granulate-punctate, without costae, lateral margin finely serrulate 

 towards apex, apices obtuse; beneath coarsely and densely punctate 

 in front and more finely and sparsely behind; tip of prosternum sud- 

 denly constricted; last ventral segment obtusely rounded, with a sub- 

 serrate ridge below the side margin near the apex; posterior tarsi with 

 the first joint not longer than the next two. Length 8.5 mm., breadth 

 3-5 mm. 



$. Generally narrower, with outer joints of antennae broader, and 

 with last ventral subtruncate at apex. 



9 . Generally broader and with sides of pronotum slightly depressed, 

 with outer joints of antennae less serrate, and with last ventral more 

 rounded at apex. 



The color of the upper surface may vary from greenish or coppery 

 bronze to a very dark purplish bronze and that of the under surface 

 from the usual greenish to a deep bronze. Specimens are generally 



