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I'he specifs is less narrowed than fentjratui Oi , and much more 

 regularly striate. 



Twenty-two examples, Southern Pines, N. C. Collected bv Mr. A 

 It. Monee. Type coll., Bowditch. 



P. Shasta, nov. sp. — Si/e rather larjje, colour testaceous, tinctured 

 with reddish-brown, not infrequently with the standard spots on the eUtra. 

 which are coarsely punctate. Length, i-t,]-: mm. 



Head flat, testaceous, with dark impressed vertical line joining a dark 

 spot on the verte.x and also at bases of aniennsu, which are testaceous at 

 base, growing darker after the fourth joint and reaching about the middle 

 of the body ( ^ ), eyes distant, ihcrax testaceous, broader than long, 

 moderately punctate, strongly, tubularly narrowed in front and with a 

 well-marked rear depression ; M indicated by brown clouds, which vary 

 much in density, the ends of the arms being, as usual, in the ends of tlie 

 transverse depression, lateral edge angulate and sinuate at rear ; scuicl 

 prominent and truncate, elytra testaceous, with diffuse usually brown 

 punctures, which towards the rear and sides are arranged in rows, making 

 regular but flat intervals, standard spots showing to a greater or less 

 extent, in one example the rear spots are suffused into a rough band and 

 join the middle interior spot, in another 'i all the spots show except the 

 middle ones, so that it appears as four black sjiots on the back, and in 

 others the spots are only faintly indicated, marginal stria very feebly 

 curved and strongly sinuate behind, lobe well developed, very fecblv 

 punctured, below usually dark, with the epimera, sides of abdomen and 

 last segment and pygidium light. This last has dark spots on each side 

 and middle, the fossa of 9 is also dark, legs testaceous, with more or less 

 clouds ; some examples are much lighter coloured below. The form is 

 broad, not narrowed behind, but constricted in front. 



Most of the specimens I have seen were in the collection of Mons. 

 Clavarcau, of Brussels, and collected by Dr. Fenyes at Castle Crag. 

 California. I'ype No. Calif, coll., Bowditch. 



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