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GALERITA Fah. 



G. decipiens n. sp. — Form of Janus. Head, palpi antennae, body beneath 

 and legs black. Thorax reddish yellow, elytra decidedly bluish. Head oval, very 

 broad behind the eyes, coarsely and densely punctate. Thorax as in Janus, oval? 

 narrowed behind, broadest in front of middle, hind angles very obtuse, surface 

 rather densely and coarsely punctate. Elytra oval, rather depressed, black, sur- 

 face decidedly blue, especially at the sides, striate, strise distantly punctured, in- 

 tervals rather coarsely, closely and roughly punctate, sparsely pubescent. Body 

 beneath more shining, less closely punctate and more sparsely pubescent. Length 

 .70 inch ; 18 mm. 



The colors of this species are those of atripes, except that the elytra 

 are more distinctly blue. From that species it is known by the form 

 of the head. Two species, atripes and hicolor have the head rapidly 

 narrower from the eyes to the neck, the present .species has more nearly 

 the form of head of Janus. 



Occurs in Arizona. 



liEBIA Latr. 



Li. montana n. sp. — Beneath and uead black, thorax red, elytra dark blue, 

 or with a slight greenish tinge. Antennae slender, piceous, two basal joints and 

 part of the third red. Head very sparsely finely punctate, rather abruptly nar- 

 rowed behind the eyes. Thorax red, twice as wide as long, median line finely 

 impressed, very little narrower behind, margin narrower in front, broader behind, 

 hind angles rectangular, surface finely transversely wrinkled. Elytra very finely 

 striate, striae obsoletely punctured, intervals flat, very finely alutaceous, dorsal 

 punctures two on the third interval near the third stria. Abdomen very sparsely 

 punctate. Legs piceous or piceo-testaceous. Length .22 inch ,: 5.5 mm. 



This species belongs to that division of Lebia defined by Chaudoir as 

 Lebia proper. By its general appearance it is most closely related to 

 virich'pennis. The latter has a yellow under body, and the legs, except 

 the knees and tarsi, are yellow. The elytral striae are, in montana, a 

 little more distinct. The only other species similarly colored is atripennis, 

 which has the metathorax red, and belongs to a different section of the 

 genus. 



Occurs in Montana. 



Ii. lecta n. sp. — Body beneath, head, thorax, legs and antennae pale rufo-tes- 

 taceous, abdomen piceous, elytra metallic green. Head suddenly narrowed imme- 

 diately behind the eyes, surface alutaceous, impunctate. Antennae slender, en- 

 tirely rufo-testaceous. Thorax very little narrowed behind, margin rather broad, 

 wider posteriorly, hind angles rectangular, median line finely impressed, surface 

 alutaceous and transversely wrinkled. Elytra entirely metallic green above, the 

 epipleurae rufo-testaceous, surface rather deeply striate, striae finely punctured, 

 intervals slightly convex, alutaceous. Abdomen nearly smooth, the punctures 

 sparse and very distant. Fourth joint of hind tarsi very deeply bilobed. Length 

 .14 inch ; 3.5 mm. 



