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Another form in my cabinet, departing radically from LeCojitei in having 

 the pronotal side margins narrowly and subequally pale from apex to base, 

 may be described as follows : 



H. Uteajia, n. sp. — Smaller than LeContei and bright scarlet, with 

 isolated large subhumeral spot and trilobed scutellar star, similar in general 

 form, more shining, the punctures distinct and rather sparser ; head with 

 rhomboidal isolated pale spot ; pronotum solidly black, without trace of 

 discal spots, the lateral spur of the black area very obtuse, so that the 

 unusually narrow lateral pale margin is subparallel, not much wider at any 

 point than the entire apical pale margin, and never divided ; apex of the 

 met-episternum pale, as well as the epimeron ; elytra with oblique post- 

 median fascia and subapical circular spot. Length, 5.0-5.6 mm.: width, 

 3.25-3.4 mm. Utah (Sevier Lake, Marysvale and Nephi), Wickham. 



Finally, we have a group of small species, in no way closely related 

 to any others of the j-signata group. Dispar is recognized as sufficiently 

 distinct to require no farther notice. PuncticoUls is an equally isolated 

 species, readily identifiable by its small size, narrowly oval outline, narrow 

 and uninterrupted pale thoracic side margin, complete absence of discal 

 diverging lines, strong and close pronotal punctures and the peculiarly 

 irregular post-median spot of the elytra. The following is a very distinct 

 form related to pimcticollis : 



H. lilipniana, n. sp. — Very small, narrow and parallel in form, the 

 head with rhomboidal central spot as in puncticollis, but more slender, 

 the pronotum much more sparsely punctate but otherwise nearly similar, 

 except that there are two small basal impressions, at lateral fourth ; elytra 

 pale brownish-yellow, the margins more finely reflexed than \\\ pimcticollis^ 

 the broad entire bioblique basal fascia similar, with its outer ends truncate, 

 the spot just behind the middle large, rounded, with an external 

 posteriorly oblique spur, the subapical spot large, transversely oval ; 

 surface more shining, more coarsely and less closely punctate than in 

 punciicollls. Length, 4.0 mm.; width, 2.2 mm. Colorado. 



Most of the forms mentioned are, I think, true species; at least, there 

 is no apparent reason for giving them less weight ; they have distinctive 

 and readily observable characters, seem to breed true within more or less 

 wide, though perfectly definite, limits of variation and satisfy all the 

 usual definitions of species. It is too much to expect radical divergencies 

 in colour pattern, for the general scheme of ornamentation in the 

 Coccinellidse is more of a generic than a specific character. 



