THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Mexican border. One of them is what passes for A. suinptuosa, Sm., in 

 this country, and indeed agrees with Smith's description ; but Col. 

 Bingham finds that a co-type in the British Museum belongs to Section A 

 above (spur minutely ciliate), while our insect belongs to Sect. B. It is 

 just possible that the B. M. co-type is not identical with the true type of 

 swnptuosa ; if this is not so, our suinptuosa will have to be renamed. 

 The other Texan species referred to was recorded by Cresson as 

 A. lucidula, Sm., but it differs from that, and is referable to A. /mmeralis, 

 Patton, of which it may perhaps constitute a geographical race. I have 

 several specimens collected by Prof. C. H. T. Townsend at Beeville, 

 Texas, Aug. 29, 1896, on a species of Compositte. Col. Bingham's 

 studies at the British Museum show that A. huvieralis, which belongs 

 to Sect. B, cannot be identical with A. fervida^ Sm., as Robertson has 

 supposed, since that belongs to Sect. A. Also, Patton was wrong in 

 referring lucidula, Sm., which belongs to Sect. B, to viriduia, Sm., which 

 is of Sect. A. I will now describe the two new species indicated 

 above : — , 



Augochlora Bhighami, n. sp. (subg. Augochlora, s. str.) — S. Length 

 about 12 mm., brilliant bluish-green, the face a yellower green. Face nar- 

 rowing below, eyes deeply emarginate; sides of face with conspicuous, 

 partly appressed, silky white pubescence ; cheeks with long white hairs. 

 Clypeus, supraclypeal area and middle of vertex with sparse, inconspicuous 

 black hairs. Clypeus rather prominent, subcancellate with very large 

 close punctures, its anterior margin and the upper half of the labrum 

 whitish, mandibles wholly dark. Vertex finely and very closely punctured. 

 Antenna? reaching to base of wings, piceous, flagellum obscurely rufescent 

 beneath, last joint conspicuously hooked. Mesothorax shining, with very 

 distinct rather small close punctures, much densest at the sides, where a 

 minute cancellation results. Parapsidal grooves distinct. Prothoracic 

 keel fairly strong. Enclosure of metathorax fairly well defined, irregularly 

 wrinkled, its hind margin gently curved, not angled. Posterior truncation 

 roughened, bounded below at sides by an acute ridge, which ascending 

 rapidly fails. Pubescence of thorax sparse, grayish-white, black and 

 inconspicuous on dorsum. Tegulee shining piceous, anteriorly whitish, 

 basally green and punctured. Wings smoky-hyaline, apical margin 

 darker, stigma dull testaceous, nervures fuscous, marginal cell minutely 

 appendiculate. Legs green with black tarsi, pubescence short and pale. 

 Abdomen shining, closely punctured, hind margins of segments broadly 



