28 J. L. LECONTE. 31. D. 



li. varicornis Lee. — This pale colored little species varies in the color of the 

 antennje, which are sometimes entirely black, sometimes wholly pale. 



Occurs in Kansas, Texas and Arizona, and is often an injury to vege- 

 tation. 



Ij. torquatus. — Black, prothorax slightly wider than long, very slightly 

 rounded on the sides, bright yellow, distinctly punctulate. Elytra blue, finely 

 and deeply punctured. Length 3 mm. 



San Mateo and Mariposa, Cala., Mr. Crotch and Mr. Thevenet. 



PHYL.L,OBROTIC.*. Redt. 



P. livida. — Dirty dull yellow. Antennce, except at base, and metasternum 

 fuscous. Prothorax wider than long scarcely punctulate, very slightly rounded 

 on the sides. Elytra alutaceous, punctulate. Length 7 mm. 



Arizona, Mr. Morrison. The third joint of the antennae is a Httle 

 longer than the second but shorter than the third. 



PH1I.I.E<THRUS Lee. 



P. fe.Yaiins. — Bright yellow, shining, smooth. Elytra black, with the sides 

 narrowly bordered with yellow. 'Antennte fuscous, lO-joiiited in the male. Length 

 .> mm. 



Texas. Belfrage ; the prothorax has a vague transverse (hscoidal im- 

 pression as usual ; it resembles P. gentilis and nigripennis, but differs in 



the coloration. 



.4NDROL.YPEKUS Crotch. 



A. iiiaeulatus. — Scarlet, snuioth, head, antennae, legs, meso- and metaster- 

 num, scutel, and two spots on each elytron black. Length S mm. 



San Diego, Cala. This species is briefly characterized on p. 340 of 

 Class. Col. N. Am. (2d ed. ) The last abdominal segment is also black, 

 and is broadly foveate in the male. The elytra in that sex are deeply 

 impressed, crumpled and nicked at the edge about one-fifth the length 

 from the apex. 



.4GEL.ASTICA Bedt. 



A. bicolor.— Bright ferruginous, shining. Head, smooth, with a fine trans- 

 verse line and two flattened elevations between the eyes ; in front of these is a deep 

 angulated line, the clypeus is foveate. Prothorax twice as wide as long, smooth, 

 convex, finely margined and rounded at the sides. Elytra broad, convex, finely 

 punctulate, shining black. Antennae fuscous, base testaceous. Length 5.5 mm. 



One specimen given me by 3Ir. Bolter, as found at Fort Yuma, Ariz. 

 Very robust and inflated in form, like the European species. The last 

 ventral is marked with a large deep circular impression. 



GALERUCA Oliv. 



G. erosa. — Dull yellow, finely pubescent. Head strongly densely punctured, 

 prothorax cribrate. Elytra finely very densely punctured; outer joints of an- 

 tennte and the tarsi fuscous. Length 8 mm. 



