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3. Calospasta kistriouica G. Horn, Pr. Am. I'lul. Soc., xxix, 1891, p. 100. 

 Calospasta histrionica Champ., Mem., Soc. Ent. Belg., 1899, p. 169. 



Black, rather nitid, head and humeri yellowish red; antennae filiform, 

 joints rather closely articulated, head deeply impressed in median line; 

 thorax longer than wide; elytra at base nearly twice as wide as thorax; 

 first three joints of anterior tarsi of $ gibbous and deeply grooved 

 longitudinally and last segment of abdomen slightly notched. Length 

 10 mm. 



4. Calospasta viridis G. Horn, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., 1883, p. 312. 

 Calospasta viridis G. Horn, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc., xxix,, 1891, p. 100. 

 Green or bluish green, somewhat nitid, feebly pubescent ; head sparsely 



punctate; antennae short, filiform with joints closely articulated; thorax 

 not much wider than long, the median line somewhat impressed; elytra 

 rugose ; upper and lower portions of tarsal claws nearly equal ; $ tarsi 

 simple, last ventral segment emarginate. Length 7 mm. 



5. Calospasta elegans Lee., Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., N. Y.. v, p 161. 

 Calospasta elegans G. Horn, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc., xxix, 1891, p. 



101. 



Black with bluish tinge to elytra ; head and thorax rather sparsely 

 punctate; antennae filiform, joints rather closely articulated all the 

 joints being longer than wide; a deep impression just above the clypeus; 

 elytra dull blue-black with an irregular yellow vitta on each, starting 

 from humerus, interrupted near apex; anterior $ tarsi somewhat di- 

 lated, especially the first joint, and last ventral segment of abdomen 

 feebly emarginate. 



Var. humeralis G. Horn, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., 1870, p. 93, Proc 

 Amer. Phil. Soc. xxix, 1891, p. 101. 



Elytral vitta reduced to a triangular humeral spot. Length n mm. 



6. Calospasta perpulchra G. Horn, Trans. Am. Ent Soc., 1870, p 92. 

 Calospasta perpulchra G. Horn, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. xxix, 1891, 



p. 101. 



Dark blue ; head and thorax almost black, coarsely and sparsely 

 punctate, thorax longer than broad; elytra nearly twjce as broad as 

 thorax, with three yellow bands interrupted at the suture; $ tarsi and 

 last ventral segment as in preceding species, elytral coloration va- 

 riable, ranging from almost confluent yellow markings to entirely 

 blue elytra. Length &/> mm. 



7. Calospasta decolorata G. Horn, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., iv. 1894, p 437. 

 Calospasta decolorata Champ., Mem. Soc. Ent. Belg., 1899, P- 169. 

 Deep violet ; head irregularly puctate, antennae short compact ; thorax 



wider than long, coarsely punctate in 9 almost smooth in $ ; elytra at 



