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foveae moderately distinct ; pubescence and pilosity similar to that of 

 head but more dense. Elytra scarcely shorter than the abdomen ; flanks 

 slightly convergent posteriorly; wider than the head; humeri distinct; 

 disk feebly convex ; coarsely, densely punctate, an area behind the post- 

 median fascia confluently punctate, becoming granular at the apices ; 

 sparsely clothed with short, recumbent, whitish hairs, long erect black 

 hairs conspicuous on basal half; a post-median transverse spot or 

 fascia dull testaceous, clothed with long, recumbent, posteriorly directed 

 whitish hairs, these also extending anteriorly on suture to about basal 

 one-third, thence sinuately to the humeri, behind the fascia these hairs 

 also evident, extending nearly half way to apices thence forming an 

 arcuate fascia with its convexity toward the apices, the latter obtusely, 

 separately rounded, non-serrate and dehiscent at suture. Body beneath 

 and abdomen finely, sparsely punctate, clothed with moderately long, 

 sparse hairs ; legs clothed with short whitish and longer erect black 

 hairs. Length 5. 5.5 mm. 



This species bears a striking resemblance to the North 

 American sub fa-s data, the size, color, general form and espe- 

 cially the markings being very similar. The upper surface 

 more coarsely punctate throughout, the more distinctly mark- 

 ed elytral pattern with the post-median color fascia and non- 

 serrate elytral apices render it impossible to consider it as 

 other than a distinct species. 



Two specimens. Tepehuanes, Durango, Mexico. Type in 

 collection of Prof. Wickham ; cotype in my collection. 



Hydnocera bituberculata Chevr., Rev. Mag. Zool., 1874, p. 71. 



A specimen of this graceful but oddly formed little species 

 was taken at Jalapa, Mex., and sent me by Prof. Wickham. 

 In the original description the color of elytra is given (by im- 

 plication) as black, while in the Var. B. the prothorax and 

 elytra are said to be blue. In the present specimen the head 

 and prothorax are shining dark bluish green and the elytra are 

 purplish black. The length is 4 millimeters, agreeing with the 

 type in size. The basal tubercles of the elytra are quite con- 

 spicuous. 



Ellipotoma laticornis Say. 



Enoplium laticornis Say, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist., I, 1835, p. 164. 

 Ellipotoma laticornis Wolc., Bull. Ind. Dep. Geol. Nat. Res., I. 

 1910, p. 859. 



