406 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



Asclera erythrocephala Germ. ( CE denier a) Ins. Nov., p. 

 167. 



Form slender, totally black, the front and occiput al- 

 ways and the middle of thorax sometimes yellow. Head 

 shining, sparsely, indistinctly punctate. Thorax slightly 

 wider than long, sides arcuate in front, oblique poste- 

 riorly, disc not foveate but slightly transversely impressed 

 in front, flattened posteriorly, surface shining, not closely 

 punctate. Elytra densely punctate, the costee moderately 

 distinct. Body beneath more shining, abdomen finely 

 and sparsely punctate. Length .26-. 32 inch.; 4.5-8 

 mm. 



In the male the last ventral is shorter and with a small 

 acute emargination at middle, in the female the segment 

 is acute. 



Occurs in Georgia. 



Asclera nigra Lee. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1869, p. 379. 



Form slender, totally black, opaque. Head closely 

 punctate and alutaceous. Thorax as in discolor, the disc 

 with a moderately deep fovea each side and one less dis- 

 tinct at middle of base, surface densely punctate and 

 alutaceous. Elytra densely punctate, the costae well 

 marked. Abdomen very finely punctured. Length .32 

 inch. ; 8 mm. 



In the male the last ventral is short and broadly emar- 

 ginate, that of the female being oblique each side, slightly 

 produced at middle. 



Occurs in Oregon, Washington, and San Bernardino 

 Co., California. 



Asclera puncticollis Say., (CEdemera) Jour. Phil. Acad., 

 iii, p. 273; ed. Lee. ii, p. 161. 

 Form slender, color black, thorax reddish yellow with 

 a central piceous spot. Head moderately closely not 



