T Casey- On North American Coleoptera. U 



lune 1900.J \^rt.3c.i . y^'^ 



Molamba, gen nov. 

 The species are much more numerous than those of Saau;;^ and are 

 eenerally of smaller size, though ohsum is as large as any representa- 

 tive of that genus discovered thus far. Those before me may be con- 

 veniently arranged as follows : — 



Elytra uniform in coloration or devoid of distinctly defined pale maculation 2 



Fivtra dark in color, with rufous or flavous maculaUon ■ ••••> 



^:^nce ion,; distinct and rather abundant ; body large, pic^u. the p^mjn 

 pale anteriorly, but darker at the middle as usual ; punctures fine, rathe c ose set , 

 el rldistincty longer than wide, sometimes very feebly rufescentbehmd the 

 Se in a sill .ea but not obviously so. ^^gth X.9 mm.^^.^^ I^ ^. 



Pub^!!^1ll.uaii;wan;h;g:ead;';;r;heve;;mmu;e's^^^^ 



c d ngl minute hair,^only visible under high power, the surface pohshed ; body 

 much smaller, black, the pronotum piceous-brown, with two ap.cal albescent 

 Ta. elytra perfectly uniform black, scarcely longer than w.de, the abdomen 

 ^ h ext nded behind them in the single type. Length (to extrem.ty of elytra). 



To ml; width 0.7 mm. Texas. (Columbus) T^'''^:': "°" 



, -Elytra ea h with a small pale spot on the median line well behn.d the -.dcUe... . 4 

 llytra lith a transverse pale band, sometimes failing to attain the -^;-; -J-^P^^^^ 



4_it^^i"pornub;i:u;i' d;;;a bia^k o;;^;^^ l^l -^ 



moderately close, the vestiture distinct. Length i. 3-1.0 mm.; width 0.8-0.9 

 ::^^^tJlr:do;nd Utah, one specimen not specifically disUngu^bl^l^ded 



"New York." - 



TV.P nnle snot clearlv defined; size smaller • " 



and Maryland to Iowa and jNIissoun •• 



Antenna very short, the club moderate but as long as the entire preceding part omit- 



Ting thelsal pint ; body almost exactly as in /.../. but much smaller, the n^ - 



sternum more minutely punctured but with longer and finer haux Le gh 



o 88 mm.; width 0.6 mm. Florida (Lake Monroe) parvula sp. no^^ 



6 -The pale band at the middle of the length consisting of a transverse d.scal spot on 

 each the elytra each with two large subconfluent basal spots a so ; pubescence 

 dens; and Lspicuous, the color piceous ; pronotum darker along the median 



line Length 1.5mm.; width 0.8 mm. Texas , kT 



The pale band just visibly behind the middle and formed as ^^ f^^^'^ ^^ ^^_ 

 throughout as in that species but wholly devoid of pale spots at the elytra base , 

 punctures minute but rather close-set. Length -4-1-6 rnn.;^^.dtli o^ 



o 8? mm. Iowa . . , j r 



The pale band much behind the middle, more conspicuous and ^^'^^^^^^ _^_^^'^^_°!^ 



7_T^r;!jrb;md'nubi;oui-;m;;mp;:^'at Ihe'^u;;;;;^ as in the two pre- 



