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Occurs in Californiii, and is to be known bj' the short first joint of the 

 antennal club. 



P. variegatum Ilorn. Oblong-oval, piceous or piceo-rufous. Elytra 

 with two sinuous transverse bands of rufous, with dense white pubescence. 

 Head" and thorax densely punctured, covered with intermixed pale-brown 

 and white hairs. Elytra oblong-oval, sides sub-parallel, surface less 

 densely punctured than the thorax. Color piceous, with a sinuous rufous 

 band at basal and another at apical third, rather densely covered with 

 white pubescence, the remainder of the surface with intermixed pale-brown 

 and whitish hairs. Body beneatli densely punctured, sparsely covered 

 with cinereous hairs. Antennaj rufous or pale brown. Length .20-22 

 incli ; 5-5.5 mm, (Fig. 36.) 



Male. — Club of antennse not quite equal to the preceding joints united, 

 first joint as large as second, terminal as long as the first and second 

 together, and pointed at tip. (Fig. 39.) 



Female. Club of antennse not longer than preceding joints together, 

 first two joints nearly equal, and the terminal shorter than the other two 

 united, oval and slightly obliquely truncate on the inner side. (Fig. 40.) 



Occurs in California and Oregon. This species is larger and broader 

 than the two just considered. It may be recognized by the bicolored pu- 

 bescence and the structure of the antennal club. 



P. Belfragi Lee. Structure, color and ornamentation similar to the 

 preceding species, but the form is decidedly more elongate. Length .23 

 inch ; 6.5 mm. 



Male. Club of antennoe of five joints, twice as long as all the preceding 

 joints united, first and second joints moderately wide, but short, subequal, 

 third and fourth much wider, and twice as long, terminal as long as the 

 four preceding together, and obtusely pointed at tip. (Fig. 43.) 



Female. Club of antennse of five joints, about equal to the preceding 

 joints united ; terminal joint hardly equaling third and fourth, almost 

 globular. (Fig. 44.) 



Occurs in Texas. 



ACOLPUS, n. g. 



Head as wide as front margin of thorax. Frontal ocellus distinct. Eyes 

 large, prominent, round and entire, moderately coarsely granulated, 

 mouth parts free, antennte 11-jointed, thorax about twice as wide at base 

 as long, apex only one fourth as wide as base, sides arcuate, lateral mar- 

 gins somewhat flattened, hind angles prominent, base bisinuate. Scutel- 

 lum small, nearly covered by the thorax ; elytra about twice as long as 

 wide, sides subparallel, apices slightly separately rounded ; no antennal 

 fossae ; spaces between prosternum and lateral margin concave, coarsely 

 punctate ; prosternum broad, moderately long, produced posteriorly into 

 an acute long tip, completely dividing the mesosternum, which is wide. 

 Mesocoxai therefore widely separated. Mesosternum sliort, side pie.ces 



