Dec. 1919.] Shaeffer: Xotes on* Chrysomelid.e. 



Huachuca Mts.. Arizona. 



The color is black, except the first four or five antennal joints, 



and the red marking's are as in quad ■ ;, but the 



size is much larger, relatively narrower and a little more elongate, 



orothorax less transverse and the underside relatively densely 



pubescent with rather long hai" 



Cryptocephahis gutrulatellus new species. 



m Schaef. nee SufFr. 

 Shining-, flavous. prothorax a little darker, except a pale transverse basal 

 fascia not reaching the middle nor the sides ; elytra marked with longitudinal 

 and transverse pale brown lines as in guttulatus Oliv. Head almost smooth, 

 only a few sparse frontal punctures : antenna w ree or four joints 



darker. Prothorax relatively less convex - smooth, v 



most a few very small punctures. Elytra rather feebly impressed below the 

 subhumeral umbone : stride as m tt$s, here and there feebly impressed, 



punctures moderate. Pygidium coarsely and moderately closely punctate, with 

 at most a few scattered, short hairs. Length . 



Brownsville. Texas. 



In Jousx. X. Y. Est. S jL XII. p. 226. I reported this species 



as the Mexican r_- i juSr. which is a much Iar_ 



The above described species is about the size of ocellatus SufFr. and 

 similarly marked but the color of the head and prothorax is not 

 " rostrot!: le pygidium is not finely punctate and pubesc 



Metachroma texanum new species. 



Oblong, shining, rufocastaneous. 

 paler, the apical joints of the -i. Head coarsely punc:.-. 



occiput and clypeus. faintly and more sparsely at middle : frontal impression 

 rather feeble : clypeo-frontai suture obliterated. Prothr - 

 sides rather Epical and basal 



moder a - apex and 



base. :e at middle, n 



coarse punctures, wh met towards apex and base 



seventh, abser. ;neath sparsely 



punctate : propleune at base ilmost 



smooth ; posterior femora with a small tooth on the lower edg ' ' - I mrn 



Brownsville. Te:: - 



Th : . . our 



spec: "edge 



