240 S. FRANK AARON. 



9-— Anterior area of the third dorsal segment of the abdomen sometimes 

 slightly depressed, a little thickened and swelling above the anteapical series- 

 anal margin low. 



'J, . — Larger, less punctured and the third dorsal segment of abdomen, both on 

 the anterior area and the anal margin showing on both sides the same moderately 

 convex surface ^that is to say the anterior area before or above the anteapical row 

 not elevated, nor thickened, nor swelling, and the anal margin not depressed nor 

 low, the foveolse of the series large, irregular and confluent, forming a broad and 

 deep, transversely curved fovea. Texas. Length 8-11 mm. 



The color is green, with more or less blue reflections, deepest on the 

 dorsum of abdomen ; a few scattered fine punctures between the larger 

 separated punctures on the base of the first abdominal segment. The 

 median teeth are twice as long as the outer teeth and longer than the 

 second pair, but they are all equal in position, and I think that is the 

 meaning that the above description intends to convey. Basin of face 

 narrowly smooth, or with very fine striations in the middle. The pits in 

 two specimens are distinct, moderate and with the shallow groove ending 

 the base of segment. In another specimen the pits are subconfluent, and 

 in the remaining specimen are entirely confluent on each side of the 

 dorsum, divided in the middle and distinct and separated above the lateral 

 margin. All of my specimens are males and agree with the description 

 of Gribodo, but has he not taken the following species, clara, which is 

 found in Texas, for the $ of his texana ? The teeth and general ap- 

 pearance are much alike, but male specimens of darn have been found 

 to agree with the females, and are almost certainly distinct from texana ; 

 and, furthermore, I am inclined to believe that the true female of texana 

 will resemble the male in the structure of the third segment. 



Chrysis clara Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila. iv, 313, 1865. 



Nine specimens from Washington Territory, Colorado, Arizona and 

 Texas (the specimen from Colorado is the type). The color varies from 

 emerald-green with bright brassy reflections to darker green with blue 

 reflections. Basin of face punctured, a smooth space in the extreme 

 middle. The larger punctures on the basal portion of the first segment 

 with the space between them having scattered, finer punctures, also a 

 patch of finer punctures on each side of the dorsum of the first segment. 

 The swelling of the posterior margin of the anterior area is more exag- 

 gerated in some specimens than in others, and somewhat overhangs the 

 pits. Pits rather large, distinct, rounded, in some specimens subconfluent; 

 the groove ends on the lateral margin near the base of segment. The 

 apical teeth vary slightly in position, the general form as seen from above 

 resembles the figure of smaragdula. The figure representing this spe- 

 cies is drawn from the type specimen ; 10 mm. %, $ . 



