BUPRESTIDAE OF NORTH AMERICA 207 



CUPREFUSCA Casey (9326), See CALIFORNICA Horn 



LATICORNIS Casey, See CAELATUS Leconte 



METALLICUS Casey, See CUNEATUS Horn 



PLANICAUDA Casey (9308), See SPHENICUS Leconte 



ROBUSTUS Casey, See SPHENICUS Leconte 



SERRULATUS Casey, See SPHENICUS Leconte 



349. SPHENICUS Leconte (9307) 



1854 Buprestis sphenicus Leconte 1903 var. sphenica Lee, Kerre- 



p. 83. mans p. 65. 



1859 Gyasciitus Leconte p. 190. 1908 Kerremans p. 310. 



1866 Gyascutus Leconte p. 348. 1909 Casey p. 57. 



1868 Gyascutus Horn p. 133. 1909 cylindricus Casey p. 58. 



1871 Gyascutus Saunders p. 22. 1909 grossus Casey p. 57. 



1883 Horn p. 288. 1909 planicauda Casey p. 58. 



1889 Waterhouse p. 172. 1909 serrulatus Casey p. 57. 



1892 Kerremans p. 56. 1909 robustus Casey p. 57. 



1898 Wickham p. 304. 1918 Garnette p. 142. 



1900 Griffith p. 568. 



Type locality: Between Laredo and Ringold Barracks, Texas. 

 Distribution: Texas, California, Arizona, Lower California and Mex- 

 ico 

 Arizona: Phoenix VII (C) ; Ft. Huachuca VII-12 (7) ; Hot Springs 

 VII-9 (9); Sabino Can. IX (10); Tucson (10); St. Rita Mts. VIII- 

 22 (10) ; Florence VII-26 (16). 

 Texas: San Diego X-27 (10) ; Del Rio Valverdo VIII-22, 1000 ft. (17). 



California: Near Banning (Garnette). 

 Lower California: Santa Rosa (1). 



Mexico: Coahuila, Alamar and Durango (Waterhouse). 

 Host: Mesquite (Pr'osopis juliflora). 

 Season: July to October. 



