312 GEO. H. HORN, M. D. 



C occipitalis n. sp. — Black, rather shining. Head sparsely punctate, the 

 entire occipital region red. Thorax subpentagonal, with very few punctures. 

 Elytra very very obsoletely scabrous and with very few minute punctures. Body 

 beneath very sparsely punctate. Length .50-. 76 inch ; 12.5-19 inillim. 



Male. — Anterior tibiae with two spurs. Last ventral segment broadly emar- 

 ginate with obtuse angles on each side. 



Occurs in the southern part of California. 



C incommoda n. sp. — Black, without lustre. Head coarsely, sparsely 

 punctate. Thorax subpentagonal, with very few punctures. Elytra finely scab- 

 rous and punctate. Body beneath very sparsely punctate. Length .6S-.90 inch ; 

 17-23 millim. 



Male. — Anterior tibiae with two spurs, middle tibiae rather strongly arcuate. 

 Last ventral deeply triangularly emarginate, penultimate ventral broadly emar- 

 ginate. Hind trochanters subangulate. 



The species may be known from the many other black ones by the 

 sexual characters, and by reference to those given in the above table. 

 Occurs in the southern part of California. 



CAL.OSPASTA Lee. 

 C. viridis n. sp. — Green or slightly bluish, feebly shining, sparsely pubes- 

 cent. Head sparsely punctured. Antennae short, not reaching the hind angles of 

 the thorax, filiform, the joints closely articulated. Thorax quadrate, very little 

 wider than long. Elytra rather coarsely scabrous and distinctly pubescent. Body 

 beneath sparsely punctured and pubescent. Spurs of hind tibiae slender and 

 acute. Tarsal claws with the upper and lower portions nearly equal. Length 

 .24-30 inch; 6-7.5 millim. 



This species is remarkable in being the first appearance of the genus 

 east of the Rocky Mountains and in having the two portions of the claw 

 nearly of equal length. 



Occurs in Colorado and New Mexico (Prof. F. H. Snow). 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE IX. 



Fig. 1. Laccophilis insignis Sharp. Fig. 12. Same of C. terminalis. 



" 2. Laccophilvs pictus Lap. " 13. Same of ft Lewisi. 



" 3. Laccophilus lateralis Horn. " 14. Same of ft inconspicun. 



" 4. Hydroporus picturatus Horn. " 15. Same of C. punctulata, fune- 



" 5. Hydroporus quadrimarulatus bris, vittata. Bardi and distin- 



Horn. guenda. 



" 6. Pseudomorpha aiigustata Horn. " 1 6. Same of C. pulchra, labiata and 



" 7. Stachygraphis maculata Lee. Crotchi. 



" 8. Stenopodius flavidus Horn. " 17. Same of ft lugubria, abnormis, 



" 9. Octotoma viargiriicollis Horn. flabellata and collaris. 



" 10. Asida macra Horn. " Is. Same of ft fu/vipes, Kewmani 



" 11. Oedeagus of Corphyra canalicu- and elegans. 

 lata Lee. 



