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Metasternum coarsely and abdomen finely punctured ; posterior part of 

 lateral stripe almost separated as a spot; (probably var. of fimbriolaia) ; 



2.5mm.; L.Superior, 9 3. dissoluta. 



5.— Lateral stripe of equal widtb; elytra with a discoidal and a subapical 

 spot; metasternum coarsely and abdomen finely punctured; % head, 

 sides and apical margin of prothorax yellow; 2.5—2.8 mm.; Col.; Cala. ; 



Nev.; Vane; % 9 •!. lateralis. 



Varies a. without discoidal spot; 9- 



" (i. without discoidal and apical spots; % . 

 Lateral stripe suddenly dilated inwards; beneath punctured as usual; 

 'J, head and narrow side margin of prothorax yellow; 2.3 mm.; Cala.; 



-t 9 0- tfeniata. 



Lateral stripe gradually but largely dilated inwards, sides of prothorax 

 red; beneath punctured as usual, abdomen and legs brownish-red; 



% head dark red; 2.5 mm.; Texas; (Boll.); % 9 6. crueuta n. sp. 



6. With three marginal spots representing an interrupted lateral stripe; 



abdomen punctulate, nearly smooth at the middle 7. 



Without marginal spots 9- 



7. —With basal spots; discoidal spots behind the middle 8. 



Without basal spots; discoidal spot in front of the middle, side margin of 

 prothorax yellow; % head, sides and apical margin of prothorax yellow; 



2— 2.6 mm.; Pa.; Ga.; Can.; Ks.; % 9 7. elegans. 



Varies a. marginal spots connected. 



" 0. discoidal spot confluent with the middle lateral one. 



S._Oval, discoidal spot oval; 2.7 mm.; L.Superior; 9 §• disconotata. 



Rounded, discoidal spot rounded ; more coarsely punctured above ; % head 

 and narrow side margin of prothorax yellow; 2 mm.; Mass.; %. 



9. discrcta n. sp. 



9. Prothorax black ( 9 ) ; with sides and front margin pale {%); abdomen less 



densely punctured 1^'- 



Prothorax with lateral spot or margin pale CJ) 9)' ^^^^ pale ( % ) 12. 



10. — Form hemispherical 11- 



Oval convex; elytral spot extending to the side margin about the middle ; 



tibiffi testaceous; 3.2 mm.; Texas; 9 10. liCWisii. 



11. Elytral spot red, very large, placed before the middle, extending to the 



side margin, anterior outline oblique; a smaller spot near the tip; 

 'J, with a frontal spot and side margins of prothorax yellow; 3 — 3.2 mm.; 



Florida; (Schwarz, Bolter) ; % 9 11. fjedata n. sp. 



Elytral spot rounded, situated about the middle, a little nearer the sides 

 than the suture; % head, sides and apical margin of prothorax yellow ; 



2.2—4 mm.; Pa.; 111.; Tex.: % 9 12. signata. 



a. with a small rounded spot near the tip; signata Oliv. 

 Elytral spot behind the middle, and near the side; % head and side of 



prothorax yellow; 2.4— 2.8 mm. ; Cala.; % 9 13. osculans u. sp. 



12. — Form hemispherical, elytra spotted 13. 



Form hemispherical, elytra vittate; abdomen finely and sparsely punctu- 

 late - 19- 



Form oval; abdomen finely and sparsely punctulate 1(5. 



13.— Legs black; abdomen more strongly punctured 14. 



Legs yellow; abdomen less strongly punctured 15. 



