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Enoclerus palmii Schaeff., Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc., xi, 1904, p. 218. 



This recently described species seems to be not rare in col- 

 lections. It is in my collection from Las Vegas, New Mex., 

 and Prof. Wickham has taken it at Gallup, New Mex., and 

 at Williams, Ariz. There is some variation in size but the 

 markings and sculpture are constant. 



Hydnocera superba sp. nov. 



Moderately robust, cyaneous, shining; head and thorax with slight 

 greenish tint, the latter sometimes aeneous; elytra violaceous; antennae 

 pale testaceous at base, gradually infuscated toward apex; legs blue 

 black. Head including the eyes wider than the prothorax, very densely 

 but not very coarsely punctate, front impressed each side of middle, 

 clothed with short sparse whitish pubescence, with a few long erect 

 black hairs intermixed. Thorax broader than long, densely, rather 

 coarsely punctate, middle of disk at base impunctate ; sides strongly 

 constricted at apex, moderately dilated at middle and straight and par- 

 allel at base, lateral fovese deep and distinct, pubescence greyish, short 

 sparse and inconspicuous with a few long erect black hairs intermixed. 

 Elytra normally covering the abdomen, feebly narrowing to apex ; 

 humeri distinct ; surface coarsely, subcribrately punctate, the individual 

 punctures mostly well separated, apical two-fifths more finely and 

 densely punctate, becoming scabrous toward apex ; apices obtusely 

 separately rounded, non-serrate, slightly dehiscent at suture ; clothed 

 with short, recumbent greyish pubescence which is most conspicuous 

 toward the apices and also forms an indistinct fascia at apical two- 

 fifths, also with longer dark hairs which are erect before the fascia 

 and semi-recumbent behind it. Body, abdomen and legs very finely 

 and densely punctate, moderately clothed with whitish pubescence, the 

 legs quite densely. Length 6 mm. 



Two specimens. Tepehuanes, Durango, Mexico. 

 Type in collection of Prof. Wickham ; cotype in my collec- 

 tion. 



Hydnocera mexicana sp. nov. 



Robust, aeneous, moderately shining; antennae (except club), tibiae 

 and tarsi rufo-testaceous, the tarsi more or less infuscate; abdomen 

 black with cupreous reflexions. Head, including the eyes, distinctly 

 wider than the prothorax, rather coarsely, very densely punctate, clothed 

 with short, whitish, recumbent pubescence and longer sparse black 

 pilosity. Thorax wider than long, discal area sparsely, the flanks 

 coarsely and densely punctate; sides strongly dilated before the middle, 

 strongly constricted near apex, feebly convergent at base; lateral 



