194 Journal New York Entomological Society. t^'°'- ^xvi. 



intervals smooth. Prosternum smooth at middle with only a few coarse punc- 

 tures, at sides more closely punctate ; nietasternum at sides coarsely punctate, 

 more sparsely at middle ; abdominal segments moderately closely punctate 

 except the last which is nearly smooth. Length 2 mm. 



Tryon, North Carolina. 



The type is in the National Museum Collection, marked 3i92d 

 Hopk. U. S. and was bred from hicoria by W. F. Fiske. Paratypes 

 in the Forest Insect Collection. 



This interesting minute new species has the cylindrical form of 

 Airora but the form of the head and of the last joint of the antenna! 

 club separate it from this as well as from any other North American 

 genus. 



Airora minuta new species. 



Cylindrical, convex, shining, color pale castaneous. Head somewhat 

 remotely but not coarsely punctate; shallowly transversely impressed below 

 the occiput. Prothorax not wider than the head ; sides parallel ; apical margin 

 truncate ; apical angles feeble ; basal angles distinct but obtuse ; lateral margin 

 angularly reflexed a little below apex ; surface rather coarsely punctate at 

 sides ; punctures finer and more sparse at middle. Elytra as wide as the 

 prothorax ; sides parallel, broadly rounded at apex ; surface somewhat trans- 

 versely wrinkled with rows of moderate punctures, intervals scarcely punc- 

 tate. Prosternum and metasternum feebly punctate ; ventral segments of ab- 

 domen rather coarsely punctate; tibiae scarcely spinous. Length 3 mm. 



Fort Yuma, Arizona. 



Type, one specimen in coll. Hubbard and Schwarz, U. S. Nat. 

 Museum, which bears the note '"' preying on Hylocorus." 



Besides the small size this species differs from (cqualis Reitt. and 

 allies by having the apical angles of prothorax not produced, the lat- 

 eral margin of prothorax angularly reflexed near apex and the elytral 

 striae not impressed. 



Temnochila edentata new species. 



Generally smaller than yucca Cr., front tibias evenly convex and not mar- 

 gined on each side of upper edge and without toothlike projections on outer 

 margin, otherwise as in ynccce. Length 14-15 mm. 



Prescott, Arizona. 



Most of the specimens seen were collected by Dr. Kunze and dis- 

 tributed by Mr. Chas. Palm. They differ constantly from typical 

 yucccc by the characters given above. Specimens of the latter species 



