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The discovery of the male will probably show whether 

 grindeliarum is really a race of latimanus, or a valid species. 

 It seems just possible though not at all probable that it is the 

 female of M. avara, of which the male only is known. It 

 will be known from AI. nevadensis by the ventral scopa being 

 without black at the tip ; the dorsal apical segment in neva- 

 densis is said to be pale sericeous, that is, resembling that of 

 M. niendica, and not that of the restricted group of latimanus, 

 Robertson's genus Xanthosarus. The very much denser punc- 

 tuation of the mesothorax, as well as the absence of projec- 

 tive black hairs at the sides of the abdomen, readily distin- 

 guish grindeliarum from monardarum. The description of 

 M. vidua, Smith, so nearly accords with grindeliarum that I 

 at first thought it possible that it might be applicable ; but our 

 insect is so unlike M. maritinia (the European representative 

 of vidua) that I do not think it can be vidtia. 



A New Beetle from New Jersey. 

 By Wm. T. Davis. 



(See Plate VI.) 



lyakehurst, New Jersey, once called Manchester, has been to 

 some of the New York City entomologists what Anglesea is 

 to those from Philadelphia, or what " Butterfly Station" was 

 to the insect collectors of Albany in the days of Mr. Bailey 

 and Dr. Lintner. This is synonymous with saying that many 

 interesting injects have been collected at Lakehurst, and it 

 gives me pleasure to add to the number a Longicorn beetle pro- 

 nounced by both Mr. Leng and Mr. Schaeffer to be a new spe- 

 cies. It is true that but one specimen has been taken, but its 

 characters are such that it has been considered worth while to 

 bring it to notice. It was collected last July while beating 

 into an umbrella, and was pointed out as a valuable acquisi- 

 tion by Mr. L,ouis H. Joutel, for whom I am pleased to name it. 



Neoclytns jonteli n. sp. 



Black, head, thorax and elytra, except apical third, finely rugose. An- 

 tennae dark brown clothed with Ught hairs ; second joint short, as usual ; 

 outer joints slightly thickened. Head black, not carinated, eyes entire, 

 oblique ; front clothed with lighter hairs. Thorax black, clothed beneath 



