June, 1907] Fall: North American Cerambycid^. 81 



Neoclytus modestus, new species. 



Piceous, legs brownish, antennae dark rufous ; pubescence of upper surface dark 

 brown, suffused almost throughout with white hairs, which are sparser and less con- 

 spicuous posteriorly. Anterior and middle elytral bands reduced to a sutural spot, 

 the latter often entirely lacking ; posterior band very narrow, directed obliquely back- 

 ward from the suture, then curved forward exteriorly ; this also sometimes reduced to 

 a sutural spot. Antennae slightly longer than half the body { $ ), shorter than half 

 the body ( 9 ); head hoary, densely punctate. Prothorax slightly longer than wide, 

 without markings, the white hairs denser along the basal margin ; discal asperities 

 small, not confined to the median line. Elytra narrowed posteriorly, scutellum and 

 basal margin rather densely suffused with white ; markings of same color ; apex 

 obliquely truncate and acuminate. Beneath with white pubescence which is con- 

 densed at the posterior margins of the meso- and metasternal episterna ; abdomen 

 uniformly sparsely pubescent. Hind thighs not spinose at apex. Length 9-12 mm. 



California (Pasadena and Kaweah); collections of Dr. Fenyes, 

 Mr. Hopping and the author. 



Rather closely allied to the eastern longipes, but differs in its less 

 elongate prothorax, normally reduced markings and uniformly 

 pubescent abdomen. 



Neoclytus carus, new species. 



Black, prothorax with a straight, median, transverse, pale yellow fascia which is 

 interrupted at middle ; the basal margin also narrowly pale. Scutellum densely 

 pale pubescent, base of elytra narrowly suffused with yellowish white hairs, and with 

 three sharply defined pale fascise as follows. First fascia at about the basal 

 fourth, a little oblique, nearly straight, slightly narrowed at the middle of its length ; 

 median fascia lunate, convex posteriorly, a little more advanced at the suture than 

 exteriorly ; third fascia near apical fourth, very narrow, posteriorly oblique and 

 slightly arcuate, apical margin with yellow hairs which extend narrowly along the 

 suture but do not reach the posterior fascia. Beneath with the usual meso- and met- 

 episternal spots, the former whitish, the latter yellow ; abdomen with segments I-4 m. 

 margined with yellow posteriorly. Antennae scarcely half the length of the body ( 9 ) . 

 Prothorax slightly elongate, with both median and lateral asperities. Elytra 

 obliquely truncate, the sutural and outer angles slightly prominent. Posterior femora 

 rather feebly clavate, not spinose at tip, hind tibia; straight and very little widened 

 apically. Length 9-II mm. 



Southern California (Mountains near Pasadena). 



Two examples only of this very pretty species have been seen. 

 The type was taken by the writer in June at an elevation of about 

 3,000 ft. A second example in Dr. Fenyes' collection is labeled " Mt. 

 Lowe," elevation not indicated. 



This species would perhaps best follow niiiricatuliis as our species 

 are at present arranged, but is not very closely related to any. 



