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pale spots at the side of each segment. Head subtriangular, coarsely and 

 moderately densely punctured with sparse pubescence, surface feebly shining. 

 Eyes slightly oblique, rather broadly oval. Antennae a little longer than the 

 head, piceous, basal joint pale. Thorax not wider than the head, a little 

 longer than wide, sides nearly straight, base broadly arcuate, coarsely punc- 

 tured with rather broad smooth median line, surface very sparsely pubescent. 

 Scutellum velvety. Elytra a little wider than the thorax, conjointly as wide 

 as long, densely finely punctured, subopaque, pubescence fine pale brownish, 

 holosericeous. Abdomen moderately densely finely punctured, sparsely clothed 

 with golden pubescence, segments 2—6 with indistinct double row of velvety 

 spots; beneath sparsely punctate, the first two more densely and finely, sparsely 

 clothed with yellowish pubescence, each segment with a pale yellow spot on 

 each side, the terminal also pale at tip. Body beneath densely punctured. 

 Coxse piceous, legs pale, the femora punctured and with a longitudinal piceous 

 stripe. Length .50 inch; 12.5 mm. 



The color of this species above varies cousiderably. One specimen 

 before me has the head and thorax piceous with slight aeneous lustre 

 as in femoratus, a second the color is pale brownish variegated with 

 darker spots. The elytra in both cases are pale brown slightly clouded 

 as in maculosus. The lateral pale spots of the abdomen are probably 

 not constant, as in the paler specimen above noted the spots are large 

 while in the other they are scarcely evident. 



Occurs in Georgia and Florida, and is not common in collections. 



S. cinnaiiiopterns Grav., Micr. 164,11; Erichs. Staph, p. 390; zonatus 

 Grav. Micr. 162, 7; badipes Mann. Brach. 23, 9.— Rather slender, elongate, 

 piceous, elytra, tip of abdomen, tibise and tarsi paler. Head densely coarsely 

 punctured, the punctures however not confluent, surface rather shining and 

 with feeble or no pubescence. Eyes rather small, oblique, subtruneate in front. 

 Antennae a little longer than the head, piceous, gradually paler toward the tip. 

 Thorax as wide as the head, sides straight or feebly arcuate, base broadly 

 arcuate, coarsely moderately densely punctured with a rather wide smooth 

 median line, surface very sparsely pubescent, moderately shining. Scutellum 

 velvety. Elytra a little wider than the thorax, as wide conjointly as long, 

 densely punctulate, sparsely pubescent. Abdomen rather sparsely punctate, 

 slightly iridescent, sparsely clothed with pale brownish pubescence, beneath 

 iridescent, more coarsely punctate and with brownish pubescence. Body be- 

 neath moderately densely punctate. Femora piceous, punctate, tibise and tarsi 

 pale rufous. Length .52— .60 inch ; 13— 13.5 mm. 



This species is very variable in color and general aspect. The fully 

 mature specimens are as described above. Specimens frequently occur 

 in which the head, thorax and elytra are uniformly pale brown, while 

 the abdominal segments are piceous with the apical and basal margins 

 broadly paler. In those specimens iu which the abdominal pubescence 

 is well preserved, the pubescence is less distinct along the middle of 

 the upper surface so that the appearance of a velvety spot is imitated. 

 The pubescence appears to be very feebly persistent so that in most 

 specimens the head and thorax are quite glabrous. 



