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Dull testaceous, densely pubescent; punctures of elytra dense, finer 

 behind, a short humeral vitta black, which in one specimen has a con- 

 tinuation near the tip (indicating that it may be entire iu some indi- 

 viduals). New Mexico. 7. iktmebalis Lee. 



Bright red, antennae, legs, postpectus, and head black ; elytra coarsely 

 punctured, punctures denser and somewhat smaller behind, basal band 

 and sutural blotch black, the latter vary broad in both sexes. Colorado. 



8. Discoideqs (Say). 



517. C. punctatus. Niger, pube longa pallida vestitus, prothorace 

 lateribus rotnndatis medio angulatis, dense punctato, ssepe rufo; elytris 

 grosse punctatis, punctis postice ininoribus, rufo-testaceis, niargine 

 basali maculaque elongata suturali plus minusve dilatata nigris ; 

 subtus niger vel testaceus. Long. 13 — 17 mm. 



Oregon, Lord "Walsingham ; California, Dr. Horn. Easily re- 

 cognized by the coarser punctures of the elytra ; the sutural 

 blotch varies greatly ; in one % it is a very narrow line, in two 

 others it is a large, oval, elongate spot; in two 9 it is broader, 

 with the sides straight and parallel. 



6. C. hirtipes Lee, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., vii, 1P>. C. 

 suturalis Lee, from. New Mexico, is perhaps a local variety of 

 this species, but the prothorax is less densely punctured, the 

 basal margin of the elytra is not black, and the body beneath is 

 rufo-testaceous, the hind tibia? are a little sinuate on the inner 

 side, and the hind tarsi rather broader, with the 1st joint less 

 elongated in the single ? in my collection. 



8. C. discoideus; Callidium discoideum Say, Journ. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila., iii, 411; Crossidius pulchrior Bland, Proc. 

 Ent. Soc. Phila., i, 272; this beautiful little species represents in 

 miniature the red variety of C. punctatus ; the sutural blotch is 

 broad, with parallel sides, and extends to the side margin by 

 curving outwards about one-fifth the length from the tip. 



CYLI.EAE Newm. 



51S. C. Dreripennis. Nigro-picea, cinereo-pubescens, prothorace 

 obscure ferrugineo, lateribus rotundato, versus basin utrinque vix exca- 

 vato ; elytris fasciis tribus angustis, base apiceque late testaceis, flavo- 

 pubescentibus, antennis pedibusque ferrngineis ; abdomine elytris multo 

 longiore. Long. iucl. abd. 18 ; excl. abd. 12.5 rum. 



One specimen ; Etah, collected by Dr. Leidy. The base of 

 the prothorax is not excavated each side and the presternum is 

 not perpendicular behind ; the species is easily recognized by 



