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 Male. — Unknown . 



Female, — Antennal club small, much shorter than the funiculus. 

 Last ventral segment broadly emarginate at apex. 



This species, is based upon a single specimen taken by INIr. Schwarz, 

 and now in his collection. It is evidently related to /usca, and agrees 

 with it in all structural details. It is however well distinguished by the 

 almost square clypeus, the punctuation of the head and elytra, and by 

 the curiously parallel form- The genitalia are strongly characteristic and 

 distinct. 



L. nova, sp. nov. 

 Oblong, slightly broader behhwR, chestnut brown, shining. Clypeus moderately 

 emarginate, the border narrowly reflexed, surface densely and coarsely punctured, 

 the front less densely so. Thorax gradually narrowed from base to apex, sides feeljly 

 arcuate, the margin distinctly crenate, surface with distinct irregular punctures, 

 sparse on the disc, where there are irregular smooth spaces, more densely and equally 

 placed at the sides. Elytral punctures finer than those of the thorax, much more 

 closely placed, somewhat rugulose, the costre feeble but evident. Pygidium sparsely, 

 finely and indistinctly punctate. Metasternum densely punctured, the hair not long 

 nor dense, shorter m the female. Abdomen sparsely punctate at the sides, the last 

 two segments more coarsely. Claws curvetl, the tooth strong and median. Last 

 joint of maxillary palpi fusiform, not iippressed. Length, .55 — ,70 inch = 14—18 mm, 



HabUai—'S<, Y., Dist. CoK, N. C 



Male. — Antennal club equal to or slightly longer than the funiculus. 

 Abdomen slightly flattened at middle, penultitnate segment with a 

 distinct, arcuate, granulated ridge, behind which the segment is deeply 

 impressed and punctured. Last segment with a cupuliform depression. 

 Inner spur of hind tibia shorter. 



Female, — Antennal club shorter than the funiculus. Penultimate 

 segment with a linear impression close to and parallel Avith the hind 

 margin. Hind tarsi slightly shorter than the male. 



This species is not uncommon at Washington, and has been very 

 generally confounded \\'\\\\ frat-erna ^nd /orsleri, with which it agrees in 

 all group characters. Apart from the primary differences in the male 

 genitalia, this sex is always easily recognizable by the distinct arcuate 

 ridge of the penultimate and cupuliform depression of the last segment. 

 The same character is sometimes approached in the var. forsteri but is 

 never so distinct. The thoracic margin in both sexes is more distinctly 

 crenate, though this too is indicated in some specimens o'i fratema. 



L. hornii, sp. nov. 



Oblong oval, not broader behind, convex, very deep-brown or piceous, shining. 

 Clypeus moderately deeply emarginate, rather more acutely in the female, margin 

 narrowly reflexed, rather coarsely densely punctured, front scarcely less densely 



