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taceous ; tegulae, narrow apical margin of abdominal segments, yellow- 

 ish testaceous ; pygidium red ; wing dusky hyaline, nervures dark brown ; 

 face, clypeus, side of thorax with silvery pubescence. 



Habitat. Larimer Co., Colo., between 8000 and 9000 feet, 

 July 18, (C. P. Gillette). Co-types in collection of Colo. Agri- 

 cultural College and in author's collection. 



This may be the female of B. forbesii Rob. but differs as 

 follows from his description of that species : no depression on 

 posterior face beneath spine, sides of abdomen are not parallel, 

 the wings are strongly dusky, nervures brown. 



Grabro (Paranothyreus Roll.) gillettei n. sp. 



9. Length about 7 mm. Clypeus broadly truncate, very finely punc- 

 tured, some large punctures near margin, carina very low and broad ; 

 mandibles with a small subapical tooth, at apex obtusely truncate ; width 

 of eyes at the clypeus a little more than the width of the clypeus ; facial 

 basin smooth, shining, not strongly margined above ; between the ocelli 

 and the facial basin the head is striated with irregular striae; outer orbits 

 and head back of ocelli shining, with sparse, fine punctures ; ocelli in 

 a low triangle, the distance between the lateral ones and the nearest 

 eye margin about the same ; lateral ocelli back of a line drawn between 

 the superior orbits ; furrow from lower ocellus distinct, strong, extend- 

 ing to base of antennae ; pronotum not carinated or dentate, anterior 

 angles sharp, but without teeth ; most of dorsulum and scutellum shin- 

 ing, sparsely punctured with rather small punctures ; anterior margin 

 of dorsulum with short longitudinal striae ; middle of dorsulum from 

 anterior margin with a distinct carina ; mesopleura shining, punctured 

 like dorsulum, below tegulae there is a distinct pit ; enclosure and sides 

 of metathorax not strongly defined ; enclosure with a few longitudinal 

 striae; middle furrow shallow, not extending on posterior face, slightly 

 broader at apex ; posterior face with a triangular fovea, apex beneath ; 

 finely reticulate ; metapleura finely, transversely striate ; longest spur 

 of hind tibiae not as long as the first joint of hind tarsi; abdomen i in- 

 punctate ; pygidium broad, flat, sparsely punctured with large punctures. 

 Black; ocelli (dry) reddish; two spots on pronotum, tubercles, spot 

 on scutellum, line on postscutellum, four anterior tibiae, except within, 

 posterior tibiae at base, spot on each side of first three abdominal seg- 

 ments (the two apical segments have faint indications of spots), 

 yellow; tarsi testaceous ; wings at base yellowish at apex hyaline, 

 nervures and stigma testaceous ; the usual pubescence undoubtedly 

 occurs, but the specimen is somewhat worn and it is wanting. 



Habitat. Larimer Co., Colo., between 8000 and 9000 feet, 

 July 18, (C. P. Gillette). Type in the collection of Colorado 

 Agricultural College. 



