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Gorhami differs from h&matica in its slightly less elongate form, less 

 shining surface; coarsely densely punctate elytral apices, which are 

 tumid and nearly smooth in h&matica, much coarser, denser elytral 

 sculpture, distinctly, densely rugose disk of thorax and color pattern 

 of elytra, the last being identical in all the specimens before the writer. 



Named in honor of Rev. Henry Steven Gorham, whose unflagging 

 zeal and ability has accomplished much towards making known the 

 Clerid fauna of Middle America. 



Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Six specimens. Type in cabinet 

 of Prof. Wickham; cotypes in collection of the author. 



Hydnocera gahani sp. nov. 



Form of discoidea Lee., but more elongate. Aeneous black, 

 feebly shining; palpi, antennae, basal and apical margins of thorax, 

 legs (the posterior femora and tibiae infuscate near knees), and a 

 vitta, on each elytron yellowish testaceous. Head, including the 

 eyes, wider than the prothorax, rather finely but densely rugose and 

 densely clothed with short, whitish pubescence; eyes prominent. 

 Thorax as long as wide; sides distinctly constricted near apex, mod- 

 erately dilated at middle, nearly parallel at base; surface smooth at 

 middle, rather finely but densely rugose elsewhere; lateral foveae 

 feeble; subapical and basal transverse impressed lines distinct; 

 apical margin broadly, basal margin narrowly, yellowish testaceous. 

 Elytra normally covering the abdomen, slightly narrowing to apex 

 where they are dehiscent ; humeri distinct ; apices separately rounded, 

 tumid and strongly serrate; punctuation coarse but very sparse; 

 apical portion more finely and densely punctate; rather sparsely 

 clothed with short, semierect whitish pubescence ; a broad yellowish 

 vitta, remote from sutural and lateral margins, parallel sided at base, 

 gradually constricted near middle and rounded at apex, extends from 

 base to apical fourth of each elytron. Body beneath rather sparsely 

 pubescent. Length 3 millim. 



El Paso, Texas. One specimen, generously given the author by 

 Mr. Warren Knaus and named in honor of my esteemed correspondent, 

 Mr. Charles J. Gahan of the British Museum of Natural History. 



Hydnocera aspera sp. nov. 



Elongate, black, subopaque; body beneath shining; palpi and 

 basal joints of antennae reddish; pubescence sparse, grayish. Head 

 and thorax rather coarsely and very densely rugose, disk of latter 

 with longitudinal, less densely punctate, feebly elevated carina. 



