JuneiEgjJ CaSEY : On AmERICANT CoCCINELLID.^. 89 



tata. Lengtli 5.2-6.2 mm.; width 3.9-4.7 mm. California (Coa.st region.s from 

 Sonoma to San Diego) [franciscana Muls.] californica Alattn. 



7 — Body more narrowly oval than usual in this group and very much les.s convex, the 

 pronotum finely but strongly and closely punctured, with the pale spot at the 

 apical angles small and subquadrate ; elytra with an even oblique band just be- 

 fore the middle, terminating at ec|ual distances from the suture and margin, and 

 also with a short transverse spot at apical fourth or fifth ; subhumeral spot com- 

 pletely obsolete, the punctures rather strong and close-set. Length 5.7 mm.; 

 width 4.1 mm. Colorado SUturalJS, sp. nov. 



8 — Pronotum polished, the minute punctures well separated, the pale spot at the apical 

 angles moderate in size and subquadrate ; elytra each with a long oblique spot 

 just before the middle ancl another shorter near the apex 9 



Pronotum strongly alutaceous, the minute punctures deep and close-set, the pale spot 

 at the apical angles large, extending to basal third lO 



9 — Submedian oblicjue fascia broad, entire and veiy conspicuous ; pronotum evenly con- 

 vex toward the sides. Length 6.0 mm. ; width 4.6 mm. Vancouver Island [/«(?«- 

 trU Lee ] tnonticola Muls 



Submedian oblique fascia tending to disintegrate into an outer smaller and inner and 

 larger spot ; body more broadly oval, polished, strongly punctured toward the 

 sides of the elytra, the impression along the side margin of the pronotum extend- 

 ing arcuately inward just before the middle, disappearing at some distance from 

 the edge ; inner part of the abdominal plates acutely angulate behind. Length 

 6.4 mm.; width 5.0 mm. California iiTipressa, sp. nov. 



10 — Body oval, very strongly convex, the elytra dull, finely and feebly punctate, each 

 with a transverse spot at the middle as in ^-notata, and a small rounded spot 

 near the margin and somewhat more anterior, the two sometimes subunited, the 

 subapical transverse spot nearer the margin than the suture. Length 6.7 mm.; 

 width 5-2 mm. New Mexico alutacea sp. nov. 



1 1 — Elylral punctures rather strong, moderately close and conspicuous, finer toward the 

 suture ; besides the common subbasal fascia, each elytron has a transverse spot 

 from the center of the disk to inner fifth, and a similar or rather wjder trans- 

 verse spot near the apex ; submarginal spot before the middle extremely rare ; 

 suture always pale ; pronotum with a subquadrate pale spot at each apical 

 angle. Length 5.8-7.5 mm.; width 4.5-5.8 mm. Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, 

 Montana and northward, and probably also northern California; \^ransverso- 

 } uttata Cr. nee Fald. , migitoria Muls.] 5=notata Kit by 



12 — Elytra with a broad subbasal fascia, equally wide throughout and but little prone to 

 disintegration, each also with a broad oblique fascia at the middle and another 

 near the apex ; punctures strong and close-set. Length 4.9 mm.; width 3.75 mm. 

 Rhode Island and Wisconsin \tr fas data Cr. nee Linn.] perplexa JMds. 



Elytra with a narrower and more irregular subbasal fascia tending to disintegrate 

 into three spots, and each also with two oblique bands as \n ptrphxa but nar- 

 rower and frequently altogether obsolete, the punctures fine, sparse and feeble. 

 Length 4.0-5.2 mm.;, width 2.9-3.8 mm. California (northern and middle 

 coast regions ) ; \^harJa Lee. ] Juliana Mu s. 



Elytra with a small and evenly equilatero-triangular black scutellar spot widely de- 



