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so for a short distance at base ; sides with the usual impression ; sur- 

 face closely moderately coarsely punctate throughout. Elytra obvi- 

 ously wider at base than the prothorax, varying from a little less to a 

 little more than 3-10 longer than wide, sides nearly parallel, surface 

 finely lightly punctured between the feebly defined geminate striae. 



Length, 241/2-28 mm.; width, 14-1554 mm. 



Female. Castaneous, of the usual robust form; the clypeus more 

 narrowly but very distinctly triangularly emarginate ; surface sculpture 

 rougher than in the male, as is usual. 



Habitat. Bailey Canon, San Gabriel Mts., near Sierra Ma- 

 dre, California; elevation 2500 ft. 



Compared with fimbriata the present species differs most 

 conspicuously in the more coarsely and closely punctured tho- 

 rax and smoother elytra ; there are, however, a number of 

 other differences which are evident on closer attention. Three 

 males in my collection from Eldorado Co. are undoubtedly 

 typical representatives of fimbriata; all these agree in being 

 relatively broader than any of the new series ; the prothorax is 

 scarcely narrower than the base of the elytra, with the sides 

 more rounded posteriorly and with ill defined hind angles, the 

 cephalic horn is also longer and more slender than in australis, 

 in which it is distinctly more triangular when viewed laterally. 

 In all my typical fimbriata the third antennal joint is shorter 

 than the next two combined ; in australis it is equal to the next 

 two, and in puncticollis it is said to be longer than the two fol- 

 lowing. Puncticollis differs conspicuously in having the long 

 hair of the under body black. 



THE COMMITTEE appointed to represent and look after the interests 

 of the International Entomological Congress for the United States 

 consists of Dr. Philip P. Calvert, Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell. Prof. T. H. 

 Comstock, Prof. H. C. Fall, Prof. C. P. Gillette. Dr. W. J. Holland. 

 Prof. A. D. Hopkins, Dr. L. O. Howard, Prof. C. W. Johnson, Prof. 

 V. L. Kellogg, Prof. Herbert Osborn, Dr. John B. Smith, Dr. Ch. W. 

 Stiles, Dr. Creiehton Wellman. Dr. W. M. Wheeler. The committee 

 for Canada is Dr. C. J. S. Bethune, Dr. C. G. Hewitt, Henry H. Ly- 

 man. The Permanent Executive Committee consists of Dr. Malcolm 

 Ilurr, Dr. Walther Horn, Dr. K. Jordan, P. Lesne, G. Severin, Henry 

 Skinner. 



The Executive Committee will meet in Paris in August of this year 

 to arrange for the Second International Congress to be held in Ox- 

 ford, England, in 1913, 



