—94- 



Neum. mentioned in Papilio III, p. 151; ochracea being pieoccupied by 

 Mr. Stretch for a var. of A. Achaia , 



Adelocephala Bicolor var. Suprema. 



A brilliant variety of this handsome Bombycid. Head, thorax, abdomen and 

 legs pearl gray. Primaries brownish shading off into pearl gray, from apex along ex- 

 ternal and interior margins to base. Two distinct silvery white di^cal dots. Fringes 

 pearl gray. Secondaries bright rose color, fading into pearl gray along margins. 



Below, primaries bright rose color, shading into pearl gray along costa and mar- 

 gins. Secondaries uniform pearl gray, sprinkled with brown granules. 

 Habitat: Iowa. 



Types coll. Mr. Geo. Franck and B. Neumoegen. 



Some New Species of Hispini. 



By John B. Smith. 

 While arranging my collection of Chrysomelida recently, I found 

 that an Odontota given me by Mr. Julich which superficially resembled 

 dorsalis was really a distinct species. As it seems probable that speci- 

 mens of this species are confounded with dorsalis in collections I desire 

 to call attention to the form. In order that our knowledge of the His- 

 pini might be brought to date, Dr. Horn has kindly sent me such new 

 species as were in his own collection. 



Microrhopala uniformis, sp. nov. 



Terminal joint of tarsi very little longer than lobes of third; antennal club elon- 

 gate. Moderately robust, black, shining. Vertex not sulcate. Thorax rather longer 

 than wide, wider at base, sides arquate, surface cribrate; a shallow fovea at base. 

 Elytra nearly parallel, each distinctly tricostate, the intervals biseriately punctured 

 except between the second and third in which four rows are observed at the apical 

 fourth; margin not serrate. 



Length 4 — 4.5 mm. Had. Ariz. 



Two specimens; one somewhat immature, and therefore piceous. Dif- 

 fers from porcata to which it is most nearly allied by not having the vertex 

 sulcate, by the longer thorax, the sides more distinctly arquate, and by 

 the more robust form. The species is to an extent intermediate between 

 the groups into which the genus is divided, the posterior tarsi having the 

 fourth joint very obviously exceeding the lobes of third, while in the an- 

 terior tarsi it is scarcely longer. 



Odontota Horni, sp. nov. 



Elytra with ten series of punctures, with three entire costa; ; reddish yellow, sut- 

 ure narrowly black, the sides and tip not serrate or crenate. Antennae and legs 

 black. Head black, coarsely punctured. Prothorax yellow above and below; above 

 coarsely punctured, the punctures deep and somewhat elongate; a smooth deeply im- 

 pressed median line. Meso and meta-thorax black, sternum yellow. Abdomen pale, 

 sides piceous. Size and form of dorsalis. 

 Length 6 mm. Hab. Mass. 



This species bears a deceptive resemblance to dorsalis, and may be 

 confused with it in collections. Superficially it differs only by the nar- 



