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also less acute than in the latter species. In the male the ninth and tenth joints 

 are very nearly twice as long as wide; in the female only about one-half longer 

 than wide. Pubescence and sculpture nearly as in murrayi. Leugth 3.5-6.25 mm. 



California, San Diego (Blaisdell) ; Los Angeles County (Fuchs) ; 

 Pasadena. 



This species can only be confused with murrayi; but if mature, 

 the color, which appears to be very constant, should at once separ- 

 ate them. The antennal differences are distinct enough if both sexes 

 are present. The species is dedicated with much pleasure to my 

 friend, Dr. F. E. Blaisdell, of San Francisco, who has contributed 

 the greater number of the specimens before me. 



4. V. expan§» Lee. — Moderately robust, dark brown or piceous. the elytra 

 usually variegated with pale vittse. which vary in number and development and 

 are more or less confluent anteriorly. Pubescence, especially of the elytra, very 

 short and inconspicuous. Prothorax widely margined, granulate-punctate over 

 the whole surface, the interspaces between the punctures or granules densely, 

 finely punctate. Elytra finely rugose as usual and with fine scattered granules, 

 which are more distinct in the basal region ; stria? very finely but obviously 

 punctulate; apex more, widely truncate than in our other species. Joints of an- 

 tennal funicle moderately strongly transverse, but less produced inwardly than 

 in any of the preceding species, the eighth joint as wide as the ninth in the 

 male, narrower than the latter in the female. The first joint of the club is less 

 triangular (more parallel) than in any other species, and with the following joint 

 is as usual a little shorter in the female. Length 5.25-6.5 mm. 



California (Mendocino, San Francisco and vicinity, Kaweah, 

 Pasadena) ; Washington, Ten i no (Schwarz). 



All the above localities are represented by the variegated form 

 which seems to be most common near San Francisco. The type of 

 the species is entirely destitute of pale markings and is without defi- 

 nite locality. In the material at hand are two specimens (" Lake 

 Tahoe and Tuolumne County "), which are also unicolorous brown. 

 These may be and probably are identical with the type, but it is by 

 no means certain that they are the same as the variegated form 

 which has been thus referred in collections. The two examples 

 above mentioned differ from each other in some degree and the 

 question cannot be settled until additional material of both sexes 

 shall have been received. 



5. V. laureiitina n. sp. — Robust, brown, clothed with fine pale flavate 

 pubescence. Head and prothorax not at all granulose. the punctures of the latter 

 becoming larger and shallow at sides instead of deep and perforate, the interspaces 

 finely densely punctate. Elytral striae noticeably punctulate, the interspaces 

 somewhat convex ; apex not truncate or almost imperceptibly so. Joints of an- 



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