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with pale scales on the hypomera and at the sides of the abdomen ; 

 tibije not ciliate in the male. Length 28.0-32.0 mm.; width 8.0-9.5 

 mm. Arizona (Phoenix). [^ />ara//e/us, O. Sch.]. .iartarus, Fall 



14. Body elongate-oval, the elytra not distinctly wider than the prothorax, 



the latter narrowed very slightly from the large and feebly everted 

 basal angles to apical third, then more strongly rounded to the 

 apex, the lateral vitt?e pale brown in colour, attenuate and retreating 

 from the margin anteriorly, their width at apex a third that at base ; 

 elytra without paler lateral margin, the scales pale brown, dense in 

 the sulci, minute and sparser on the convex intervals ; hypomera 

 without larger pale scales. Length ( $ ) 32.0 mm.; width lo.o mm. 



Mexico (Guerrero) Aztecus, n. sp. 



Body much smaller and still more slender, the elytra not narrowing 

 behind the middle only, as in Aziectis, but narrowed from base to 

 apex, with feebly arcuate sides, the prothorax similar, but with the 

 lateral vittce pure white and less attenuate anteriorly, their apical 

 width about half the basal ; elytra with a narrow white margin^ the 

 other vestiture as in Aztecus ; hypomera with a line of white scales 

 along the central part. Length (9) 26.0 mm.; width 7.8 mm. 

 Mexico (Guerrero) sodaiis, n. sp. 



15. Form parallel, strongly convex, the prothorax, scutellum and entire 



under surface densely clothed with green squamules, sometimes 

 becoming bluish toward the sides of the first, which is elongate, 

 parallel, broadly, arcuately narrowed in about apical half, with the 

 basal angles strongly and acutely everted; elytra scarcely more than 

 twice as long as wide, parallel, arcuately narrowed near the apex, 

 the strise impressed, finely punctate, the intervals equal, feebly 

 convex and clothed uniformly and sparsely with extremely minute 

 grayish-blue squamules. Length 33.0-38.0 mm.; width 10. 5-13.0 

 mm. Lower California rubripeiuiis, Lee. 



16. Elongate-oval, moderately convex, black, polished, densely clothed 



throughout above with large white scales, which thickly fill the sulci 

 of the elytra, the prothorax elongate, moderately narrowed from the 

 everted basal angles, more strongly and arcuately toward apex, the 

 surface somewhat rugose, without lateral vittse ; elytra parallel, 

 arcuately narrowed behind the middle, with deep sulci and convex 

 subequal intervals ; entire under surface, except the usual glabrous 

 median lii e, densely clothed with rather smaller suberect brown 

 scales. Length 37.0 mm.; width 11.6 mm. Honduras . aw^V/f(t.y, n. sp. 



