Dec, 1904] SCHAEFFER : NeW CoLEOPTERA. 227 



somewhat deeply impressed, moderately large punctures, which become finer towards 

 apex, scutellar stria long obliterated at base, first stria short, running to about the 

 middle, second entire, joining the seventh at apex, third and fourth meeting at apex, 

 fifth and sixth also joining at apex, seventh continued along apex and joining the 

 second near entire, eighth or marginal stria continued around apical marginal to the 

 suture by a few punctures, color yellow or flavous, alternate interspaces more or less 

 brown, intervals nearly smooth, shining. Pygidium sparsely coarsely punctate. Pro- 

 sternum nearly truncate in front broadly not deeply emarginate behind which causes the 

 prolongation of the basal angles. Abdomen shining, punctuation not close, males 

 with the usual large round impression on last segment. Length, 3-4 mm. 



Brownsville, Texas, where it occurred at different places. 



This species is to be placed near defectiis with which it is confused 

 in several collections, but the regular seventh stria will seperate it 

 from that species, which according to the description has the seventh 

 stria reduced to a small hook attached to the eighth in front of the 

 middle. Although easily recognizable I was not able to find any de- 

 scription in the " Biologia " or in Suffrian's " Zur Kenntness d. N. 

 A. Cryptocephalen," that would satisfactorily fit this insect. A 

 moderately large number shows that the arrangement of the stri?e is very 

 constant, in all of the specimens there is not even the slightest attempt 

 of a displacement or interruption of the seventh stria to be seen. 



Fidia clematis, new species. 



Brown, subopaque, pubescence cinereous, not very dense. Head moderately, 

 coarsely, not densely punctured. Antenna; slender, piceous, joints three to six, paler 

 at apex, outer joints black. Thorax nearly as long as wide, narrower in front than at 

 base, sides arcuate, disk convex, moderately coarsely not closely punctured. Elytra 

 about twice as long as the thorax, with rows of closely placed, but not very close 

 punctures, intervals flat, finely transversely rugose. Body beneath brown, sparsely 

 pubescent at middle, denser at sides. Legs a little paler, extreme apex cf tibia; and 

 tarsi black. Length, 5-5.5 mm. 



Occurred at Brownsville on different species of vines. 



The color is variable which may be from very dark brown to 

 fulvous. It is of the same form as caua but is more finely punctate, 

 the pubescence is more cinereous, denser on the thorax and uniform, 

 not forming a denser line at middle of thorax. 



Fidia plagiata Lef . 



This species occurs in Arizona, and has to be added to our list ; it 

 is easily recognizable from any of our species by the characters given 

 in the following table : 



Pubescence very fine, short and sparse, elytral striae faintly impressed on the disk and 

 at apex, intervals as coarsely punctate as the stride ; a longitudinal red stripe on 



