— 214— 



Elaphidion cinereum Oliv., Ent. iv, 70, p. 69, pi. 8, fig. 102; Chev., Ann. Fr. 

 1862, p. 261 \ fuse atus Dej., Cat. 3 ed. p. 352. 

 Length .28 — .44 inch.; 7 — 11 mm. Hab. — Cuba, So. Fla., Key West. 



This species was collected at Key West by the late Mr. Morrison; 

 "Pale brown, clothed with dense gray pubescence; elytra marked with 

 a brown longitudinal line" (Oliv). The antennal joints 3-7 are unispinose 

 at tip, the thighs and elytral tips are unarmed. The femora are slightly more 

 clavate than is usual in Elaphidion. In addition to the brown elytral line 

 described by Olivier, there is usually a second line and an obscure cloud be- 

 hind the middle of the elytra and several brown lines upon the thorax. 



Elaphidion lanatam Chev., Ann. Fr. 1862, p. 260. 



Length 4 — 5.5 mm.; .16 — .22 inch. Hab. — Cuba, So. Fla. 



"Elongate, convex, clothed densely with grayish white hair; antennas 

 with joints 3 — 10 bispinose, the spines decreasing in length. Thorax rounded, 

 marked with a smooth medial line and two small black anterior tubercles; 

 elytra moderately convex, declivous behind, quadrispinose; body beneath 

 and legs minutely and obsoletely irrorate with fuscous; 9-" 



Has occurred with the preceding at Key West. Both species 

 have been identified by Dr. Horn. 



Phymatodes juglandis n. sp. 



Resembles P. decussatiis Lee. differing by the coarsely punctate 

 elytra and the very oblique and angulate anterior elytral fascia. 



Dark brown; antennae, underside and anterior portion of elytra lighter, 

 the latter bearing two fasciae, the anterior acutely angulate, the posterior 

 broader, oblique and arcuate; the entire insect clothed with long fine hair, 

 distantly placed, except on the elytral fasciae. Head and thorax coarsely 

 punctate, elytral punctures very strong. Thorax rounded and somewhat 

 protuberant at sides, moderately convex on the disc; elytra parallel to one- 

 third, thence slightly arcuately expanded to near the apex, which is broadly 

 rounded, flattened on the disc. Antennae c? about two-thirds as long, 9 

 about half as long as the body. 



Length 4.5 — 6.5 mm.; .18 — .26 inch. Hab. — Los Angeles, Cal. 



Several specimens sent by Mr. D. W. Coquillet to Dr. Horn, 

 and by him kindly given to me. It is believed to live on the Cali- 

 fornia Butternut ( Juglans calif ornicd). 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



In Mr. Leng's very valuable synopsis of Leptura which ap- 

 peared in the October number of Entomologica Americana, the 

 rarity of L. plebefa Rand, is noticed. I have seen several examples 

 from various parts of Canada, and have one in my collection, all of 

 which were females. There is no good description of the species. 



