1917] HololeptincB of the United States 395 



band of distant punctures, median stria extending past the middle, 

 marginal stria entire, broadening from the anterior third into a shallow 

 fossa behind the anterior angle, posteriorly extending around the pos- 

 terior angle to a point opposite the second stria of the ehi:ra. Elytra 

 with three stria, the first short, about one-third the length of the el}^ra, 

 usually continued to the apex of the elytron by a series of punctiu-es, 

 the second entire, third a basal punctiire. Propygidium evenly, mod- 

 erately punctate, the pvmctures largest laterally, finest on disk and apex. 

 Pygidium densely punctate. On the yentral surface of the head there 

 is" extending bacWard from the base of the mandibles, on the gula 

 a carina much eleyated in the anterior half, low and interrupted in the 

 posterior half; the carinse of both sides form a V, the center of which is 

 eyenlv excavated (6"), or the posterior half of the carina is obsolete or 

 lacking and the center of the gular plate has a raised boss just behind 

 the mentum (9). Prostemum narrowly truncate at apex, mth a V- 

 shaped sHght depression at apex (cf), or not depressed ( 9 ), and very 

 slightly emarginate. Second ventral abdominal segment pimctate at 

 sides only; third and fourth distinctly punctate at sides and across 

 middle of disk. Second segment one-third the length of third. 



Length 4.25-5 mm. 



Distribution, San Diego, Pasadena, Washington, California, 

 Southern California. 



Hololepta (Leionota) vicina var. calif omica nov. 



Similar in all respects to vicina but the third elytral stria is at least 

 half as long as the first stria, though not as deeply impressed. The 

 propygidium is less densely punctate and the punctures are larger and 

 more unifonn in size. Length 4.5 mm. 



Two specimens labelled S. California (Joutel). 



Hololepta (Leionota) vicina subspecies neglecta. Blaisdell. IH, p. 338, 

 1S92. 



Lewis Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. XIV, p. 139, 1904. 



Lewns Cat., p. 3, 1905 (in error). 

 Narrowly elongate. Front quadristriate; the two usual arcuate 

 striss are present (as in vidua), anterior to these are two short more or 

 less broken stricC, which fonn with the arcuate stria narrow V's, the 

 apices of which are directed outward (PI. VI, fig. 2); preocular tooth 

 moderately projecting, depressed; supraorbital stria short, basal. 

 Pronotum with a Hghtly impressed median stria which extends from 

 the base to the middle"; marginal stria entire, extending around the 

 posterior angle to a point opposite the third stria of the elytra, ending 

 apicallv in a shallow fossa close to and within the anterior angle of the 

 pronotum; a narrow lateral band of punctures inside the marginal stria, 

 most dense at base, very sparse and faint at apex. Elytra tristriate, the 



