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2. Diclidia g'^l^^? sp. nov. 



Body subcuneate, nearly parallel ; color entirely fulvous, except on the 

 black eyes and the fuscous abdomen, finely transversely-strigate. Head com- 

 paratively large; eyes coarsely granulate and rather deeply emarginate. Anten- 

 nae with the second joint a little shorter than the first; the third and fourth 

 equal in length, each about as long as the first and second together; the fifth one- 

 third shorter than the fourth; the sixth a little shorter and wider than the fifth; 

 the eleventh joint twice as long as the tenth. Prothorax about one-third wider 

 than long, as wide as the elytra at base; its sides converging toward the apex; 

 mesosternum compressed and much elevated ; elytra slightly tapering toward the 

 apex and rounded at tip; sixth ventral segment visible, nearly truncate, or very 

 slightly emarginate at apex. Two short and narrow appendages, pointed at tip, 

 and covered with comparatively long setae, developed at tip of abdomen, pre- 

 sumably part of the oedeagus, as in Diclidia inyoensis. Length 2.5mm., breadth 

 1 mm. 



Two specimens examined, both males, collected on the Inyo Mountains, 

 CaHfornia, at an elevation of 7,000-9,000 feet, on July 7-11. by Prof. H. F. Wick- 

 ham. 



The type is in the possession of the writer, the paratype is in the collection 

 of Prof. H. F. Wickham. 



This species is most closely related to Diclidia grccni Liljeblad,-* from 

 whcih it dififers slightly in size and color, and notably in the shape of the abdom- 

 inal appendages. 



3. Mordella pubescens, sp. nov. 



Body moderately elongate, very slightly cuneiform; entirely covered with 



rather coarse, stiff, sericeous-cinereous pubescence. Ground color mostly black, 

 but the elytra with a double whitish spot, located at one-third the distance from 

 apex to base. Head very finely punctate. Antennae short, not reaching middle 

 of prothorax; third joint one-fifth longer than the fourth; the fifth, one-fifth 

 longer than the fourth, but nearly twice as broad at apex, being strongly clavate; 

 the sixth to tenth joints about equal in length, each being one-fourth shorter than 

 the fifth, and strongly clavate; the eleventh joint one-third longer than the tenth, 

 its sides slightly converging toward the apex. Last joint of maxillary palpi an 

 isosceles triangle. Prothorax one-third broader than long, a little broader than 

 the elytra at base; evenly rounded from base to apex, its hind angles obtuse, 

 finely punctured, slightly canaliculate in the middle near the apex and with a 

 very faint fovea each side of it; its base in front of scutellum very broadly 

 rounded; scutellum triangular; under surfaces finely punctured. Anal style 

 very short, comparatively broad, and blunt at tip. Length to end of the elytra 

 6 mm., to tip of the anal style 7 mm. 



One specimen only, presumably a male, from Littleton, Colorado, collected 

 on June 4 by Mr. C A. Frost. 



This species is most nearly allied to Mordella quadri-piinctata Say., from 

 which it differs markedly, in the much shorter form, and in the color of the 

 elytral pubescence, which is brownish in M. quadri-pimctata. 



1 Can. Ent. L, 191.8, p. 153. 



