Described Mentlracida' of North America. 439 



coriaceous at Ijase, lightly punctured, basal half and apex 

 hrown. Below yellow, feet and legs brown. Length 6.2 

 mm. 



Described from one specimen from Illinois (Stromberg). 

 Tyi)e in author's collection. 



133. 0. FLAVA, n. sp., 5 and $. 



Similar in stature to S((lamandr(i^ but much broader be- 

 tween lateral angles, and not so depressed. Median carina 

 evidentl}" percurrent. Entirely yellow and pubescent. Apex 

 of head strongly recurved, a short, deeply impressed trans- 

 verse line above each eye. Legs yellow, apex of femora and 

 tibia? ai)d tips of tarsi fuscous. Length 7 mm. 



Described from one 3 received from Mr. Westcott, and 

 one ? from Dr. Riley. Types in author's collection. 

 Hah.— Ill [Westcott), Mich. {Van Duzee). 



One fresh specimen received from Mr. Stromberg is grass- 

 green. 



134. 0. FLAVICEPHALA, n. Sp. 



Brown, head yellow; a yellow stripe on each side of pro- 

 thorax anteriorly; abdomen yellow, tip brown. Head broad, 

 triangular, yellow, eyes prominent; ocelli equidistant from 

 each other and the eyes; a dark brown line along cap- 

 ito-thoracic articulation, two dots of same color on this line 

 directly above ocelli; a short semicircular line of same color on 

 each side between these dots and the eyes. Prothorax with a 

 curved line similar to and just above those on head, the two on 

 each side nearly completing a small circle; the lines on pro- 

 thorax apparently raised; the smooth percurrent median cari- 

 na a trifle lighter colored: just in front of highest point of 

 prothorax a dark spot bisected by median carina; on each 

 side of prothorax a wide yellow stripe (continuous with color 

 on head) extending from the front angles along the lower mar- 

 gins nearly two thirds of the distance to apex, the posterior 

 edge of this stripe truncated diagonally downward and back- 

 ward, the superior edge convex, the inferior border following 

 course of border of prothorax; from posterior edge of this 

 stripe a dark cloud passes across prothorax; apex lighter than 

 ground color, which is ferruginous-brown; punctured and pi- 



