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rounded, gibbous between the bases of the antennae; antennae 

 as in Calospasta, very closely jointed, the articulations scarcely 

 visible ; elytra strongly costate somewhat as in Pleuropompha 

 Lee. ; anterior tarsi of $ simple. 



2. Pleuropasta mirabilis G. Horn. 



Calospasta mirabilis G. Horn, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., 1870, p. 121. 



Pale rufous except the antennae which are lemon yellow with ru- 

 fous markings. Head oval, very rounded at vertex, gibbous between 

 bases of antennae, with a few scattered -punctures. Thorax oval, 

 deeply impressed medianly. Elytra with margins reflexed and with 

 four conspicuous, elevated costae on each elytron ; $ front tarsi simple, 

 but last ventral segment emarginate. Length 9.5 mm. 



Genus CALOSPASTA Lee. 



Calospasta Leconte, Class. Col. N. Amer. 1862, p. 273. 

 Calospasta Horn, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., 1870, p. 92. 

 Calopasta Gemni. et Har., Cat. Col., 1870, p. 2147. 



I am retaining in this genus twelve species including one 

 that is new. These may be separated as by the following table. 



Spurs of hind tibiae similar. 

 Spurs of hind tibiae slender and pointed. 

 Face longitudinally impressed. 



Black, with yellowish red head and humera histrionica. 



Face not longitudinally impressed. 

 Thorax longitudinally impressed. 



Color green viridis. 



Thorax not longitudinally impressed. 



Head and thorax punctate elcgans. 



Head and thorax smooth ... perpulchra. 



Head punctate, thorax smooth decolorata. 



Spurs of hind tibiae thick and truncate. 



Black, with yellowish red head and elytra schwarzi. 



Spurs of hind tibiae dissimilar, the inner slender and pointed, the outer 



thick and truncate. 

 Face longitudinally impressed. 



Thorax punctate, with smooth space down middle. . . . sulcifrous. 

 Face not longitudinally impressed. 

 Entirely black. 



Thorax wider than long fuller!. 



Thorax longer than wide moesta. 



Black, with red thorax. 



Head and thorax punctulate and furnished with hairs, morrisoni. 



Head and thorax smooth, without hairs .... neuiognathoides. 



Red, with metallic elytra and venter weuzeli. 



