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the scutellum outwards and backwards; ventral surface uniformly dark 
fuscous, legs dark testaceous. Form narrowly oval, not very convex 
with sides subparallel; Head shining, very sparsely and minutely punc- 
tured; maxillary palpi dark testaceous, last article securiform, the apex 
strongly pointed; pronotum very shining, rather more strongly densely 
punctured than the head; scutellum small with a few minute punctures; 
eiytra much more coarsely and thickly punctured than the pronotum; 
ventral surface, sternum moderately coarsely punctured except meso- 
sternum, which is smoother in center; episternum of mesothorax more 
heavily punctured, abdominal segments with bases rather smooth but 
becoming more coarsely punctured and pubescent towards the sides; 
legs with ridges, somewhat pubescent. 
Length.—@ 2.25 mm., width 1.25 mm. 
Type—@ and two cotypes in my collection. 
Type locality—Buffington, Ind. (Pine Barrens) vii. 26. Io. 
(A. B. Wolcott). 
This species can be readily separated from any of the oth- 
er species by the elytral pattern and less convex subparallel 
form. The type was received from my friend, Mr. A. B. Wol- 
cott. 
Hyperaspis ploribunda n. sp. 
6 9—Color: Head, pronotum and scutellum black, elytra dark fus- 
cous, palpi, antennae, tarsi and inflexed sides of elytra very dark testa- 
ceous. Form, oblong oval, depressed, somewhat widened posteriorly; 
head extremely finely, sparsely and shallowly punctured; pronotum 
finely and closely punctured; elytra less thickly and closely punctured 
than pronotum, the punctuation being thickest and coarsest towards the 
scutellum; the punctures are all very shallow; ventral surface sparsely 
and shallowly punctured. 
é smaller than 9, with sixth ventral slightly notched. 
Length—é 1.5 mm., 2 1.75 mm. 
Width—é 1.1 mm., 2 1.25 mm. 
Type—é @ in my collection. 
Type locality—Goldfield, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, vi. 29. 07. 
four specimens. (Nunenmacher). 
When I first collected these insects I thought they were 
specimens of H. arcuatus Lec. 
I wish to express my thanks to my friend Dr. Creighton 
Wellman, of Oakland, for advice and criticism during the 
preparation of this paper. 
