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Fur ihe above synonymy I am indebted to Mr. Samuel Henshaw. 



Piceous, variously variegated with dark yellow. Elytra black with four 



large yellow spots. The thorax is rugose and armed with a sharp lateral 



spine and and the scutellum nearly as large as in Megaderus (PI. 



fig. 6.) 



LISSONOTUS Dalm. 



L. multifasciatus Dup. Mag. Zool. 1836, CI. IX, p. 10. 1. 143. t. 3. Length 

 .75 in. = 17 mm. Hab. Arizona, Cal. 



Black, elytra variously banded with yellow. Thorax is smooth and 

 scutellum again large. (PI. , tig. 7.) 



STENASPIS Sen. 

 Contains two species easily separated by their color. The thorax is 

 obsolete]} 7 rugose with tubercles at sides and finely punctured and the 

 scutellum moderate in size but acutely triangular. 



S. verticalis Serv. Ann. Fr., 1854, p. 52; Dup. 1. c, p. £7, t. 216, ('. 1; 

 Dejeani Hceppner, Dej. Cat., 3d ed., p. 346; superba Newn. Ent. Mag. V, p. 493. 

 Length 1.25 in. = 30 mm. Hab. Texas, Ariz. 



The thorax and beneath yellowish rufous except abdomen, knees, 

 tarsi, and three spots on prothorax black; antennae yellow and black: 

 elytra purplish blue, shining. (PI. . fig. S. ) 



S. solitaria Say. J. A. P., Ill, 1823, p. 410; I.ee. J.A.P., ser. 2, II, 1850. 

 p. 9; Proc. Ac. Phil., VI, p. 441; Col. Kans. p. 30, t. 2, f. 14 O ; unicolor I.e. Suppl. 

 p. 11, t. 38. Length 1.5 in. =40111111. Hah. Texas. Ark., Kan., Col., N. Mex. 

 anil Arizona. 



Uniform bluish black, slightly shining. 



CRIOPROSOPUS Serv. 

 I Contains three species with coarsely punctured thorax ami moderate 



but acutely triangular scutellum. 



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SYNOPSIS OF CRIOPROSOPUS. 



Prothorax black splendens. 



1'rothoiax orange, spotted with black magnificus. 



Prothorax black, sides with orange border lateralis. 



C. splendens Lee. Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil., VI. p. 441; Arcan. Nat. 185c). 

 p. 127, t. 12, f. 9; rimosus Buq J Rev. Zool., 1840, p. 142: Mag. Zool., 1841, t. 66. 

 Length 1.37 in. = 35 mm. Hab. Texas. 



The elytra are remarkable for the very deep and angular confluent 

 rugosities and the beautiful shining green color. The legs are more or 

 less yellow ami otherwise the insect is black. (PI. , fig. 9.) 



C. magnificus Lee. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. V, 1875, p. 173. Length 1. 5 in. 

 = 38 mm. Hab. Arizona. 



Bright orange, mouth, anteniiaj, knees, tibia- and tarsi black, head, 

 prothorax and abdomen spotted with black and elytra black with two 

 broad orange bands connected by narrow marginal line of same color. 



