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GEO. H. HORN, M. D. 
than long. The most striking character it possesses is in the great 
(lissiinihirity of the vestiture of the thorax in the two sexes. 
Occurs in northern Florida. Specimens were given me by Dr. 
Hamilton and Mr. Henshaw. 
TK<j|{OI>EKA Lee. 
T. erosa Lee. 
The usual form of this species as found at San Diego and vicinity, 
has the reticulations of the elytra very coarse. The color is })ale 
orange-yellow, always with the tip {)iceous for a short distance. The 
specimens seem about equally divided between those with a piceous 
band across the middle and those without it. 
There occurs in Owen’s Valley, where I collected it rather abun- 
dantlv, a form which seems almost entitled to rank as a distinct 
species, although I consider it merely a race. 
T. erosa, race hitecincta. 
Elytra with reticulations much closer than in the typical form, 
piceous space at apex better indicated, at middle a rather wide, ex- 
actly transverse i)iceous fascia, the edges undulating. 
This form seems a little more robust, and the texture of the elytra 
firmer and less coriaceous. 
I»YROT.\ Lee. 
|». AkliHi*»«tiaiia n. sp. — Elongate, black, surface shining, the front, a tri- 
angular space at apex of thorax, the base and entire limb of the elytra narrowly 
red ; antennte black ; head sparsely punctate, a vague lontritudinal impression of 
the front; thorax narrow, sides parallel near base, narrowed at apical third, a 
vague depression at middle of base, surface shining, sparsely punctate; elytra 
vaguely bicostate, the surface nearly smooth, the punctures minute and very 
indistinct; body beneath black, shining, very sparsely punctate; legs black. 
Length 15 — 22 mm.; .60 — .80 inch. PI. 1, fig. 9. 
IMe.— Third joint of antennfe broader at base than apex, forming a rounded 
angle; terminal joint of maxillary palpus placed transversely, elongate oval, 
narrower at apex, under side concave, with a sensitive surface covering half the 
area; last ventral segment feebly emarginate. 
Eema?e.— Third joint of antenn?e narrower at base tban at apex ; last joint of 
maxillary palpus flattened cylindrical, slightly curved ; last ventral segment 
with a small but acute incisure. 
This species is related to dnbiiabilis (yittigera || Lee.), but differs 
notably in the smoother and more shining stirftice, the costte of the 
elytra are less distinct and finely, the color of the thorax and legs is 
different. 
Occurs in N. IMexico f Akhurst ) and at Tucson, Ariz. (Wickham). 
