198 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. xi. 



Lee, now regarded as a variety of trifasciata, may become equally 

 established as a definite species. 



The expression "normally" is used because great variation in 

 marking is liable to occur, as will be explained in dealing with each 

 species. 



3058. C. 9-notata Herbst, Kafer, V, 1793, p. 269. 



Hemispherical, black, alutaceous, very obsoletely punctulate ; meso- and meta- 

 epimera white ; elytra orange with a common sutural spot, one on the callus, one 

 small near the margin (sometimes connected with the preceding), one large discoidal 

 and one subapical, black ; suture of elytra very narrowly black ; head pale, pos- 

 teriorly margined with black ; apical margin of thorax white. Length, 5-5-7-0 mm. 

 = .22-. 28 inch. , 



Occurs in the Atlantic region, and west to Oregon. Four speci- 

 mens taken at Dilley, Ore., by Miss Dennis. The following varieties 

 have been described :•_ 

 3058a. Var. franciscana Muh.. 1853, Opus. Ent., Ill, p. 19. 



Elytra spotless. — Occurs in Mexico and should be dropped from 

 our list. Major Casey places this name as a synonym of californica 

 which view would also drop the name from our list. 



. Var. degener Casey, 1. c, 1899, p. 88. 



" Elytral spots very small and feebly developed, the subhumeral and posthumerat 

 reduced to small points, the juxta-sutural transversely linear and much smaller than 

 the transverse subapical, which is the largest ; coloration as in g-notata, the body 

 smaller." Length, 4.7-6.3 mm. z=.i8-.25 inch. 



Occurs in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado. 



One specimen from Nebraska in which the posterior spots are 

 obliterated is included under this name. 



3060. C. monticola Muls., 1851, Spec, p. 115. \_Iacustris Lee] 



Hemispherical, black, alutaceous, very obsoletely punctulate ; meso-epimera 

 only white ; elytra orange with a large scutellar spot, and each with a broad oblique 

 medial fascia, and a shorter subapical one, black ; suture of the elytra never black ; 

 apical margin of thorax not white ; head with two pale spots. Length, 6-7 mm. = 

 .24-. 28 inch. 



Occurs in Lake Superior, Oregon, Vancouver, Colorado and Cali- 

 fornia (Tallac and Kern Co. ) . 



The following variety has been described. 



. Var. SUturalis Casey, 1899, 1. c, p. 89. 



" Body more narrowly oval than usual in this group and very much less 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 before the 

 middle, terminating at equal distances from the suture and margin, and also with a 



