32O ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [July, '08 



Metasternum rather densely clothed with long whitish hairs; abdomen 

 very sparsely clothed with shorter pubescence. Length, 11.5-12.5 mm. 



Male. Antennal club longer than the funicle. Second and third 

 abdominal segments slightly convex, fourth longitudinally impressed 

 at middle. Pygidium convex shining, sparsely punctate and broadly 

 rounded at tip. Claws of anterior tarsi feebly serrulate in basal half, 

 without median tooth ; outer intermediate, and posterior claws feebly 

 toothed at middle and feebly serrulate in basal half, median tooth 

 of inner claws obsolete: First joint of anterior tarsi acutely produced 

 at inner apical angle. First joint of posterior tarsi broadly dilated in- 

 side, with inner apical angle acutely produced. First three joints of 

 hind tarsi and tibiae clothed with long hairs. Spurs of posterior tibiae 

 slender, equal in size. 



Female. Club of antennae shorter than the funicle. Claws on all 

 the tarsi alike, with a small tooth at middle with the basal portion 

 feebly serrulate. Inner apical angle of first joint of anterior tarsi 

 acutely produced. Posterior tibiae feebly fimbriate within with a few 

 shorter hairs than in the male. Pygidium feebly convex, shining at 

 apex, but pruinose at basal half. 



Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona. 



This species is apt to be taken for a small opacicollis Horn, 

 but the male of the latter species has the claws similar on all 

 the tarsi and the first joint of hind tarsi normal, not broadly, 

 dilated, and the female has the first joint of anterior tarsi not 

 acutely produced at inner apical angle as in tarsalis. 



Pyrota obliquefascia n. sp. 



Slightly more elongate than akhnrstiana Horn, and the black color 

 of elytra divided by a narrow oblique pale fascia. Head yellow, a spot 

 on the occiput and the space above each eye black ; surface shining 

 moderately coarsely and rather sparsely punctate. Thorax narrow, 

 elongate, sides parallel from base to slightly above middle, thence 

 obliquely narrowing to apex; surface shining, sparsely punctate; color 

 black, a median vitta, widening at apex and base, and on each side a 

 short oblique vitta yellow. Elytra dull, rather densely but not 

 coarsely punctate, feebly rugulose and faintly bicostate on each side, 

 color black, base, suture, apex and side margins yellow, the sutuiv mi 

 each elytron connected at middle with the side margin by an oblique, 

 yellow fascia. Underside and legs black, except the femora at base, 

 yellow. Length, 15-23 mm. 



Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona (Marsden). 



The male of this species has the third antennal joint simi- 



