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Head shining, distinctly nearly evenly punctured, the punctures 

 separated by twice their own diameters on the average; tempora 

 parallel, coarsely closely punctate at sides and beneath. 



Prothorax shining, the punctuation very similar to that of the 

 head. 



Elytra densely punctate, feebly shining. 



Male: Elytra each with a bullate and Impressed reddish yel- 

 low apical area which Is confluent with its fellow along the suture, 

 but does not Involve the extreme tip; the Impression shining and 

 sparsely asperately punctate. Front and middle tarsi moderately 

 dilated; oedeagus narrow, the side pieces slender and straight, their 

 Inner edge without sign of hook or angulation. 



Female: Elytra entirely black, tip not modified; tarsi not 

 dilated. 



The form above described does not agree with Horn's original 

 description of monticola, but there is a fair probability that It Is 

 the black variety mentioned by him In the remarks following the 

 description. As described the original type had yellow elytra, the 

 legs except the tarsi yellow, basal two joints of antenncc piceous 

 (the remaining joints lacking), and In the 1883 synopsis the 

 oedeagus is said to be like that of lewisii. In answer to my Inquiry, 

 Dr. Skinner writes that there Is no type of monticola in the Horn 

 collection. In the LeConte collection I found three examples un- 

 der this name. The first was a yellow $ bearing the label "monti- 

 cola" In Horn's handwriting and should he the type. It has the 

 antennas wanting except the basal two joints, but these are pale 

 (not piceous as described) and the oedeagus Is entirely different from 

 that of lewisii. This specimen bears the simple locality label "Cala" 

 and has no letter Indicating precise locality, as was customary in 

 the Crotch material, from which monticola was described. The 

 2nd and 3rd examples In the LeConte series are neither of them 

 like the first nor like each other nor can either of them be monti- 

 cola if the original description is exact. I feel rather confident 

 that the species I have here described is a black form of the first 

 example — bearing Horn's written label — In the LeConte cabinet, 

 but whether the latter is the true type, or whether the type has dis- 



