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Clerus badeni Gorham. 



Clerus Badeni Gorh., Cist. Ent., n, 1876, p. 80. 



This species, which was described from Mexico, although recorded 

 as occurring in our fauna, has not as yet found a place in our lists. 

 The writer has a specimen from Los Angeles County, California, and 

 Mr. Sigmund Schenkling (Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr. , 1906, p. 277) gives 

 as localities California, Texas and Mexico. 



Closely resembling quadrisignatus , with which it agrees in size; 

 it may be known by the less convex form ; the ante-apical fascia in- 

 distinct, reduced to a small ante-apical spot, or entirely wanting; the 

 general color is as variable as in quadrisignatus. At each side of the 

 scutellum there is usually a minute spot of reddish hairs. 



Clerus lunatus Klug. 



Clerus lunatus Klug, Abh. Berl. Akad., 1842, p. 294. 



Clerus lunatus Spin., Mon. Cler., i, 1844, p. 255, pi. xxiv, fig. 2. 



Clerus bicolor Melsh., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., n, 1846, p. 307. 



This species has been invariably accredited to Spinola. Klug 

 cites the name.from Sturm's Cat., i, p. 120. The locality is not given, 

 but some of the individuals from New Jersey in the collection of the 

 author agree with Klug's description in every detail. 



Clerus nigriventris LeConte. 



This species is referred to Thanasimus by Mr. Sigmund Schenkling 

 and, if Thanasimus, which is feebly differentiated from Clerus, is to 

 stand, the assignment is the correct one. It seems probable, however, 

 that Thanasimus will have to give way to Clerus, as some known 

 species seem to bridge over the generic differences. The name ni- 

 griventris is preoccupied in Clerus by C. nigriventris Blanchard 

 (Voy. d. Orb., 1842, p. 90, pi. 6, fig. 3) described from the Argentine 

 Republic, LeConte's species dating from 1861 (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., 1 86 1, p. 351"). Should the species be reassigned to the genus 

 Clerus, the specific name of lecontei is suggested for it. 



Clerus bimaculatus Skinner. 



Clerus bimaculatus Skin., Ent. News, xvi, 1905, p. 291; Schaef., 



Can. Ent., 1906, p. 21. 

 Clerus bioculatus, Schaef., Sci. Bull. Brookl. Inst. Arts and Sci., 



i. no. 7, 1905, p. 154; Schaef., Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc., xvi, 



1908, p. 127. 

 This is a variable species in coloration. A specimen from the 



