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H. ludoviciana n. sp. 



Oblong ovate, a little wider behind, dark steel blue, moderately 

 shining ; antennas and legs entirely rufotestaceous. Antennas but 

 little more than half the length of the body, third joint nearly as long 

 as the fourth, second much shorter. Prothorax scarcely one-third 

 wider than long, base but little wider than the apex, sides subparallel 

 and feebly sinuate in basal three-fifths, thence broadly rounded and a 

 little convergent, side margins moderate, surface shining and sparsely 

 punctate, ante-basal impression almost obliterated except its extremi- 

 ties. Elytra much wider at base than the prothorax, humeral umbone 

 rather prominent, disk broadly tumid on each side of the suture near 

 the base, surface minutely subobsoletely alutaceous, rather sparsely 

 punctate, more coarsely at base, very finely at apex, the punctures 

 showing a tendency toward a serial arrangement, especially toward 

 the base. Body beneath black, very finely punctulate, dull, pubes- 

 cent. Length, 4.3 mm. ; width, 2.2 mm. 



Morgan City, Louisiana (Wickham). 



By its pale legs and antennae, and nearly obsolete basal 

 impression of the prothorax this species will stand near 

 opulenta, which differs in color, and in having the prothorax 

 much wider basally, the elytra not wider at base than the base 

 of the prothorax, and with broadly rounded humeri. The 

 form in ludoviciana is rather strikingly suggestive of certain 

 Luperodes, e. g., meraca and lecontei, except in being a little 

 more widened posteriorly. 



H. testacea n. sp. 



Elongate oval, convex, entirely testaceous, head and prothorax 

 strongly shining, elytra minutely alutaceous, moderately shining. 

 Antennas half the length of the body, joints 3 and 4 equal, the third 

 perhaps a trifle longer than the fourth, each barely twice as long as 

 wide. Eyes moderate, their width as seen from the front about one- 

 third their distance apart ; frontal tubercles small, well separated ; 

 frontal carina moderate, vertex smooth. Prothorax moderately trans- 

 verse, distinctly narrowed in front, side margin very fine, ante-basal 

 groove feeble, punctuation fine, rather sparse. Elytra oval, not ap- 

 preciably wider at base than the base of the thorax, umbone not 

 prominent, punctuation a little coarser and closer than on the thorax, 

 not much finer apically. Beneath moderately punctate, alutaceous. 

 Length, 3.8 mm. ; width, 1.9 mm. 



Big Springs, Texas (Wickham). A single example. 

 The entirely pale color, which does not appear to be due at 

 all to immaturity, will separate this from any other species 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC, XXXVI. JUNE, 1910. 



