Sept., 1909.] Lexg : A New Clerus. 103 



7. Thorax, viewed laterally, feebly transversely impressed near apex, causing the 



almost entire obliteration of the usual discal tubercles ; pubescence dark brown 

 or black and cinereous, the latter color condensed into a more or less distinct 

 subbasal and apical fascia ; elytral punctuation very feeble or absent slightly be- 

 low middle oregomis I.ec. 



Thorax, viewed laterally, distinctly transversely impressed near apex ; discal 

 tubercles distinct 8. 



8. Longitudinal interantennal impression feeble ; elytra with yellowish cinereous ob- 



lique fascia, starting below the humeri to suture and extending more or less dis- 

 tinctly along the suture to apex ; above this fascia the base is blackish ; the 

 pubescence at sides of each elytron grayish ; costiie with a few more or less dis- 

 tinct tufts of erect black setre negundo Schaef. 



Longitudinal interantennal impressed line distinct ; pubescence of elytra uniform 

 gray except as variegated by the erect tufts of black seta? californiciis Schaef. 



9. Antennal scape attaining the acute thoracic spine; elytral pubescence nearly as in 



nei:mido, but slightly paler, and at base is not the distinct subtriangular blackfsh 

 space 'c 'olitans Lee. 



In all the species the pubescence is intermixed with longer erect 

 hairs. These hairs are shorter in mixtus and a/izom'cus, longer and 

 more numerous in most of the other species. 



In the above table I have placed alaskatius in the section with 

 rounded elytral apices, while in the description they are stated to be 

 truncate and proposed to be placed w^ax pcnicellatiis. However, as 

 the outer apical angle is rounded the form of the elytral apices are 

 more correctly called rotundate- truncate. 



A NEW CLERUS. 



By Charles W. Leng, 

 New Vokk. 



One of the results of a two weeks' vacation spent in the mountains 

 of northern Georgia with my friends William T. Davis, Dr. E. G. 

 Love and Charles Dury, was the capture of a brilliant Clerus which 

 appears to be undescribed. As examination of the literature at my 

 disposal and consultations with Mr. Joutel and Mr. Charles Schaeffer, 

 both of whom have closely studied the family Cleridae, all fail to disclose 

 a name for this insect, I venture to describe it. 

 Clerus jouteli, new species. 



Dark greenish bronze, almost black, above and beneath, except thoiax, which 

 has a purplish reflection, and abdomen, mesosternum, hind femora, palpi and under- 



