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B. Elytra black, the humeri red, fasciate as in secton A, very robust. Head, 

 prothorax, venter, abdomen and legs black gerhardi new species 



C. Elytra black, the basal thiril or more red, fasciate as in section A. 



b. Shining; head and prothorax red, the occiput and front of the former 

 usually black, the prothorax usually with a large discal black maculation, 

 but varying from head and prothorax entirely red to tlie same j^arts 

 entirely black. 



c. Rather slender, legs and ventral surface entirely black, nigrifrons Say 



CO. More robust, sutural margin of elytra from base to apical third, 



coxae and legs pale testaceous . nigrifrons var. testaceipes new variety 



bb. Feebly shining; head and prothorax usually red, sometimes in part 



or entirely black, the legs black, abdomen red. 



c. Elytra red in nearly basal half, front of head immaculate. 



nigripes Say 



cc. Elytra red in basal third only, front of head with a more or Ic^s devcl- 



oj)ed black maculation nigripes var. dubius Siiinola 



Enoclerus quadriguttatus Olivier 



Citrus quadriguttatus Olivier, Entomologie, iv, genus 7G, no. 23, j). 18, 

 pi. 2, figs., 23, a, b, 1795. 



No species of Enoclerus found in the United States, so far as 

 known to the writer, can be referred to the jii-esent species, the 

 original description of which follows: 



"23. ('lairon (luatre-taches. 



CUrus quadriguttatus. PI. 2. fig. 23. a. b. 



C. noir; tete et corcelet fauves; elytres avec quatre taches blanches. 



C. Niger, capite thoraceque rufis, elytris maculis quatuor albis. 



Parvus. Antennae fuscae. Caput rufum oculis nigris. Thorax rufus 

 Iiubcsccns. Elytra punctata nigra, fasciis duabus interrupt is albis. Corpi 

 nigrum. Pedes fusci. 



11 est petit, les antenncs sont brunes. La lete est fauve, avec les j'exu 

 noirs. Le corcelet est fauve, jjubescent. L(\s elytres sont ponctuees, noir(>ss 

 avec tleux bandes blanches, interrompu(>s, (jui i)aroissent fonnci- (juatre 

 taches, deux sur chnque elytre. Le dessous du corps (>st noir, avec les jjattes 

 brunes. 



11 se trouve dans la Caroline. 



Du Cal)inet du cit. Bosc. " 



The figures cited by 1h(> nuliior of lliis s])('ci(>s ai'e colored and 

 agree ix-i-fcctly with the description, as far as it goes, both as 

 regards color and markings. One of the figures represents the 

 insect imich cnlaiged, 1lie oilier intended lo indicate 1h(> natural 

 size is exactly five niilliineters in length, thus agi'ceiiig in size 

 and in geneial form wil h it'njripcs Say. TIk^ ])roth()rax is, however, 

 represented a,s being nuicli more eloiig;itc I hail in titgripes and 



