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Callidium antennatum hesperum Casey. 



This variety or subspecies is separated form typical antennatum 

 in having shorter antennae, the elytra more shining and deeply and 

 coarsely punctured. The length of antennse varies in typical anten- 

 natum; they may be " fully as long as the body" or shorter; however, 

 I have a male from Eldridge Co., Cal., which has the antenn?e fully 

 as long as the body. The sculpture of elytra of the California speci- 

 mens of this form which I have seen differs very much from those 

 of typical antennatum. Specimens from Colorado in Mr. Leng's col- 

 lection have the elytra less coarsely punctured and a little less shining 

 than typical hesperum and differ very little from certain specimens 

 of antennatum. 



Callidium schotti new species. 



Oblong, subopaque, dark blue, outer joints of antennae, palpi and tarsi 

 black. Head coarsely, moderately closely punctate ; antennse reaching beyond 

 middle of elytra in the male, in the female to about middle of elytra. Pro- 

 thorax transverse; sides arcuate and rather feebly narrowing towards apex, 

 strongly narrowing from a little below middle to base ; the lateral area on 

 each side densely rugosely punctate and opaque in the male or less coarsely 

 and a little more closely punctate than at middle in the female ; the median 

 part slightly more shining and with rather coarse punctures. Elytra oblong, 

 sides nearly parallel, apices obliquely rounded ; surface more coarsely and 

 deeply punctured than in antennatum. Presternum a little more coarsely 

 sculptured than in antennatum. Length 12.5 mm. 



Huntington, Long Isld. (Schott), North Carolina (Leng). The 

 types, male and female from Long Island in the Museum collection, 

 paratypes in the collection of Chas. W. Leng. 



This distinct species looks superficially like antennatum but has 

 shorter antennae, and in the male, the line separating the lateral area 

 from the median part less distinct and less strongly sinuate, the 

 median part shining and coarsely and moderately closely punctate, 

 the femora, especially the posterior one, more abruptly dilated with 

 the club rather shorter and the hind tibiae a little more curved; in the 

 female the prothorax is more closely punctate than in the male, and 

 the line separating the lateral area scarcely evident. While this 

 species is a little more shining than antennatum, it is much less shin- 

 ing than violaceum (janthinum), frigidum and calif ornicum. 



