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C(l^<\ which is produced by ii small exteusiou of the darkened abdomi- 

 nal disk, coveriuiL;' the stigniata iu C. ('onsi)ieiU(iH.s Dall., whilst Uie edge 

 is creiiulated with a small extension of the color of the edi^c opposite 

 to the stij^iiiata. in C. UMerl Montand., the edj^e covering- the stigmata 

 being slightly darkish in this hist species. 



Prof. Distant (Biol. Oentr.-Amer., Tab. 5, Fig. 8), gives a very good 

 figure of C. coiispieillaris J)all., probably the type of the author, pre- 

 served in the British Museum. It is one of the darkest and least shin- 

 ing species, almost blaek, slightly bluish, with metallic bronze relhu;- 

 tions. It is larger than G. UJileri Montand., and measures in length 

 0-7""". My collection contains one example from Vanconver Island, 

 and by tlie favor of Prof. C. V. Kiley I have studied two si)ecimens 

 from Los Angeles, Cal., which are in the collection of the National 

 Museum at Washington. 



Every entomologist knows C. carnife.v Fabr., which is widely dis- 

 tributed throughout the United States and British America. It does 

 not deserve special mention. 



C. hinotafa Distant is very well described by the author (Biol. Centr. 

 Amer., SuppL, p. 327) and figured (Tab. ol. Fig. 7) in the same work. 

 The color of this figure does not appear to me dark enough, but the 

 distinguishing characters are well shown. 1 also have seen two speci- 

 mens of this si)ecies, one fiom Durango, Mexico, which is in my collec- 

 tion, and another from Wisconsin, in tlie collection of Prof. Lethierry. 



II. 



SYNONYMIOAL NOTES ON SOME NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF THE 

 GENUS ALYDUS FAER. 



Alydus conspersus Montundon. 



^^CalcaratuH Uhlor, nee Liniu\ 

 Grayish above, sparsely hairy on the head and the anteriv>r part of 

 the pronotum; head black, anterior margin and a longitudinal spot on 

 the middle of the anterior part of i)ronotum bla(;k, the middle of this 

 bhick spot sometimes with a very small longitudinal pale line. The 

 posterior i)art of the pronotum and the elytra grayish with fine punct- 

 ures, with castaneous and numerous irregular black spots. Membrane 

 pale vitreous with darkish nervures and numerous round spots irregu- 

 larly scattered on the surface; the greater part of the back of the ab- 

 domen red, l)ase and extremity bhujk. Oonnexivum black with a pale 

 spot at the base of each segment. Body beneath black with metallic 

 bionze reflections, especially on the abdomen. Antenna dark brown, 

 with the basal two-thirds of the sec^ond, and third joints pale. Legs 

 black, the tibia' brownish, with the base and extremity darkish. First 

 joint of the tarsi brownish, with the extremity black. Length, 10 

 to 11'""'. 



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