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Pronotum nearly one and two thirds times as wide as long, not very con- 

 vex, sides nearly straight and but little convergent anteriorly, except just 

 before the rather obtuse anterior angles where they are broadly rounded in- 

 wardly ; punctures a little smaller than those of the clypeus, rather evenly and 

 closely placed, being separated by one to two times their own diameters. 

 Measurements of pronotum as following: Width through posterior angles, 35; 

 width through anterior angles, 23 ; length on median line, 22. Scutellum me- 

 dially with punctures separated by two to three diameters, but laterally by 

 only half a diameter; length. 7.5: width, 7.5. 



Elytra moderately striated, the strioe not sharply limited and with three 

 somewhat confused rows of moderate-sized punctures, which though closely 

 placed show very little tendency to coalesce laterally. Length of elytra, 55 : 

 greatest width, 45. 



Posterior coxal plates shining, coarsely and closely punctured, the princ- 

 tures separated by about their own diameters. Elsewhere beneath, surface 

 less shining and puncturation finer. Abdominal sternites with the usual single, 

 transverse rows of setigerous punctures ; setze, however, not conspicuous and 

 tending to become obsolete medially. 



Length of genital armature of male 2 mm. ; recognizable at a glance from 

 the armatures of all the other vespertina like Sericas known to the writer by 

 the attenuated form of the stalk and claspers (Plate XII). 



5. — Differs from male, by having the clypeal notch nearly or quite oblit- 

 erated, the anterior and lateral reflexed margins of the clypeus being con- 

 tinuous; by having smaller eyes (dorso-ventral diameter of 8 instead of 10) 

 and a shorter antennal club (6.3 instead of 8) ; also by the more convex under- 

 line of the abdomen and less emarginate terminal sternite. 



Type: ^, Southern Pines, North Carolina, December 31, 19 15 (A. H. 

 Manee). 



Allotype: J. Southern Pines, North Carolina (A. H. Manee). 



Paratypes : 14 c^, 11 $. 



North Carolina: Southern Pines. 13 ^, 10 5; Chapel Hill, 2 ^. 



In deference to the memory of the late Frederick Blanchard I 

 have employed the name which he intended to use for this species. 

 The specimens in Mr. Blanchard's collection as well as most of those 

 in other collections were taken hy Mr. A. H. Manee of Southern 

 Pines, North Carolina, who has also used the manuscript name Caro- 

 lina in sending out his specimens. 



Serica perigonia new species. 



S- — Length, 8 mm. ; width, 4.5 mm. Color auburn, surface opaque, lightly 

 covered with a grayish bloom or pollen, and showing traces of a brilliant 

 iridescence when viewed in shifting light with a lens. 



Clypeus with discal area rather densely covered with medium-sized punc- 



