»4 PRODROMUS OEDIPODIOKUM. 



1>. X. vitellinns, n. 



SubgracWte, fuscus, subtus et abddriiine flavus. — Verlex rugosus, iriter oculos 

 carin;itus, sctifello (j 1 elongato-polygonale, antice cum foveolis fronlalibus conlluente. 

 — Pronotum siipra rugosum, granosum; metazona elongato-verruculala, acutanguTa ; 

 carina humili, in prozona reeta, per sulcum anlicum (f parum profunde intersecta, 

 vel inter sulciim lypicum el anticum depressa, suboblilterata. Lobi laterales late rolun- 

 dali margine postico liaud sinuato. — Elylra fusca, linea, anali et apice campi 

 axillaris flavis, macula disci ultra mediumet fascia marginis antici ante illam, pallidis- 

 — Alae anguslse, longe flavo-aurantia3, fascia arcuata fusca angusta, in margine postico 

 angustata; q* parte apicali tota infuscala. — Femora post. latiuscula margine infero 

 arcuato, supero dilatato, supra el extus fasciata, intiis nigro-coerulea, annulo prseapi- 

 cali flavo vel rufo. — tf Long. 24; El. 24 mill. — Amer. bor. Nevada. (Coll. 

 Brunner n° 12569.) 



X. ealthulo simillimus at pronoto inter sulcos subcarinato, costa frontali carinata, 

 alisque basi aurantiis. 



lO. X. lieglectus, Thom. — QEdip. neglecta, Tlioinas, Acrid. 128. 



Fusco-fulvescens, nigro-punclatus. Antenrise annulatae vel nigraa basi pallescentes, 

 (j 1 apice acuminata?. Costa facialis sulcata, ad frontem parum coarctata, carinala, ad 

 verticem subconvergens. Verlex rugulosus, liaud carinatus, scutello plano, polygonale, 

 anlice angustiore. angulatim inciso, in medio transverse sulcato, in parle antica cari- 

 nato. — Pronolum modice rngosum, crislulatum, supra utrinque pallide fasciatum; 

 melazona elongato-verrucosa, ejus carina antice prominula, arcuata; prozona3 carina 

 completa, per sulcum anticum parum profunde intersecta, vel bilobata. Lobi laterales 

 postice mbretroproducti quamquam late rotundati, infere latiores quam superne, mar- 

 gine postico ad bumerum valde sinuato. — Elytra fusco-punctata, conspersa, vel 

 multifarie maeulata vel obscufa, nec non macula ultra medium pallida, vel fusco et 

 luteo bifaseiata. fasciaque vense analis flavida; area intercalata antica latiuscula, 

 irregulariter reticulata; vena axillari 9 cum v. anali confluente. — Alse anguslse, 

 disco basali sulfureo; fascia lata nigra, et in margine postico lata, ad angulum internum 

 perducta, antice frequenler oblique angustata, toniam bumeralem longam emittente; 

 parte apicali alae lobis 2-3 Q vitreis, fusco-venosis, apice punctatis, infuscatis. — 

 Femora post. subgracilia, fasciala intus sanguinea vel obscura. — Variat: — a. Ely- 



