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base of the elytra as in the species mentioned, also the discal and sub- 
apical spots are constantly smaller and regularly circular, ventral sur- 
face black except that portion of the reflexed margin of the elytra 
occupied by the marginal vittae. Form regularly oval; head very 
sparsely and minutely punctured; pronotum a little more heavily and 
thickly punctured; scutellum large with a few coarse punctures; elytra 
more thickly punctured than head, but less thickly than pronotum; 
ventral surface with mesosternum smooth, episternum of mesothorax 
very coarsely punctured. Head of ¢ chrome yellow, the anterior bor- 
der of the pronotum narrowly, and the lateral borders heavily mar- 
gined with the same color, the lateral margin not quite reaching the 
base, anterior pair of legs and tarsi of all yellowish. 
9 —Entirely black except elytral markings, tarsi dark fuscous. 
Length—é 2.5 mm., 2 3.1 mm. 
Width—é 1.7 mm., 2 2.1 mm. 
Type—é @ and five cotypes, one ¢ and four @ 9, in my 
collection. 
Type locality—Goldfield, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, vi. 27. 07 
(Nunenmacher). 
In general form and markings the specimens are remark- 
ably constant. I have many times bred Jateralis and the larva 
of wellmani is strikingly different from that species. The fol- 
lowing table will aid in separating the adults: 
1. (2) Marginal vittae broad, not increasing posteriorly, episternum of 
mesothorax mediumly punctured, foveae for reception of 
hind tibiae rather shallow, size large and form more convex 
Faanmihertolowine, SPECIES: ......4. 00.6.0 -e00s5-- lateralis 
2. (1) Marginal vittae narrow, distinctly increasing posteriorly, epi- 
sternum of mesothorax very coarsely punctured, foveae for 
reception of hind tibiae deep, size smaller and less convex 
PRAMEPMEECCOING SPCCIES. occ. 2 csi nis 0 as cise scene ses wellmani 
Hyperaspis wolcotti n. sp. 
? Color: Head, pronotum and scutellum black, the pronotum with 
rather wide stramineous lateral margins, elytra piceous with stramine- 
ous markings arranged as follows: A wide marginal, strongly sinuous 
vitta extending from the humeral angle of each elytron to a point near 
the suturoapical angle; for about its posterior third, this vitta does not 
entirely reach the margin of the elytron; a narrow edging of the elytral 
ground color appearing outside of the vitta; the apical end of the vitta 
is constricted near the extremity tending to form an apical spot; a sec- 
ond straight juxta-sutural oblique vitta extends from the base of the 
elytron to about two-thirds its length, the obliquity being from near 
