124 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. vii- 



teriorly, subparallel for less than half its length, then rapidly and rectilinearly 

 narrowed to a blunt point ; head black ; pronotum black, with a moderately wide 

 yellow side margin longer than wide and broadly rounded internally, the apex 

 not pale ; punctures very fine but rather close-set ; under surface black ; anterior 

 tibia; and tarsi pale. Length 3.0mm ; width 2.2 mm. Florida (Jacksonville). 



regalis, sp. no v. 



Discal spot circular or oval in form II 



1 1 — The spot situated slightly before the middle of the length 12 



The spot circular, moderate in size and situated more or less distinctly behind the 



middle 14 



12 — The spot obliquely oval from the base outwardly 13 



The .spot lather small, circular or very nearly ; head and pronotum black throughout 

 in the female, the latter margined at tip and sides with yellow in the male, 

 finely but strongly, rather closely punctured, the elytral punctures strong and 

 sparser, the spot before the middle and rather nearer the margin than the suture, 

 red in color. Length 2.0-3.8 mm.; width I.7-3. imm. New Hampshire, 

 Pennsylvania, Maryland, Indiana and Wisconsin; \_signafa Lee. nee Oliv., 



normata Say, affinis Rand, and leiicopsis Mels.] binotata Say 



13 — The spot extending from basal two-fifths and inner two-fifths to apical three- 

 fifths and outer five-sevenths ; pronotum of the female with a subparallel yellow 

 margin. Length ^''2,-'}) nim. ; width 2.6 mm." L'Amerique septentrionale — 



Dejean *. Inedlta Muls. 



The spot extending from basal fourth and inner third to three-fifths of the length and 

 outer third, red in color ; head and pronotum of the female entirely black 

 throughout ; punctures very fine and incon.spicuous, moderately sparse ; under 

 surface black. Length 2.3 mm. ; width 1. 9 mm. Texas (Austin). 



bicentralis, sp. nov. 

 14 — The spot just visibly behind the middle and equidistant from the suture and 

 margin ; male with the head pale, the pronotum black, with a narrow apical and 

 broad lateral margin pale, the latter feebly arcuate internally, the female with the 

 head and pronotum black, the latter having a pale, internally rounded side 

 margin, as wide as that of the male ; punctures fine but strong and close-set ; 

 legs pale, the femora blackish ; ornamentation yellowish-white in color. Length 

 1.9 mm. ; width 1. 45 mm. Texas (Brownsville) — Mr. Wickham. 



globula, sp. nov. 



The spot just before apical third and distinctly nearer the margin than the suture ; 

 head pale, the pronotum black, with narrow apex and broad side margin pale, 

 the latter rather wider than long and internally rounded ; punctures rather fine but 

 strong, moderately sparse ; legs red throughout ; ornamentation dark yellow in 

 color. Length 2.5-3.2 mm. ; width 1.9-2.5 mm. Texas (Brownsville) — Mr. 



Wickham wickhami, .sp. nov. 



15 — Elytra without a discal spot near the middle 16 



Elytra with a discal spot at or near the middle 33 



Elytra with a discal vitta which is occasionally more or less obsolete, and, in iimu- 

 lan\ altogether wanting, the elytra being black without indication of subapical 

 pale spot ; sides of the pronotum narrowly pale 38 



