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THos I,. ( ASKV. 



i'(|iial t'l iilpuiii tlivi'-fi'iii'.li' (if el, li-ii ill li'ni;lli. last lliri'i' jdints larger, vi'ry 

 sliylilly ll:ilt.i'iu'(l, :iii<l InniiiriL,' :i Iim.-^l' chili. Lust Juiiil iKiniiiil in sliii|it', Init 

 mill" r loii'^or tliaii tin- iirccciliii!;. Villai' ili-<tiii"'t as in inalo. Lwnglli i;.'.' mm. 



piiii.' VI. 1-V- -• ^• 



A lull scries (if this Hue s|i('ci(>s is lidnrt' iiic fnuii tlit^ caliitict of Dr. 

 LcCdi'.tt', iilsti two s|i(!ciimMs IViiin .Mr. Schwarz, all t'roiii Texas. 'I'lio 

 |ieiMiiiarity in the lii.st juint nf the lualo autciiiiao is, I hclievo, uiii((Uo in 



tilt' U'l'llllS. 



2. I<. bigllttlllllN (!*iiy). Male. — Dark casta iiodiis, a "[wit of ii oirciilar mit- 

 line, and Wfll ilcliiuMl, lii'tiire the ciMUrc nf eacli ('lytmn is of a liicliii'r tint : logs 

 aiiil anlcnnai' a littlo [lalcr. Snrfai'i' donsely pMticlui'cil. Ilt'ad Iriaiinuhir, eyes 

 nuiilerati', ti-ansviTsi' !;n"«ve strung. Pnithnnix iiai'i'invccj lidiind ; sides very 



.•irciiati', lateral '.;i vcs well marked. Klytra nearly twice as lunn as the lieail and 



|ir(itlinrax tiii;ellier. strongly iiiarninod, striate and dlilnst'ly nainded. Antennae 

 sliiirter than elytra. Joints siili-0(|ual, first Juiiit loiim'st. secmid slmrtest, last three 

 jiiiiils sliijhtly liriiader and liattened. Ijoiii^lh li.O — ,"..!• mm. 



Female. — Oolur and imnctiialiiin saiiK- as in male. Head and jMdtlmra.x much 

 smaller. Antennae etjnal tn half the lenijtii id' liudy ; last three Juints suddenly 

 larijer. furmini; a loose chih. Leiitjth L'.ti — ;i.O mm. 

 Plate V. Kill-. !». % . 

 This is a eoniiiKti) species distrihutctl throughout our territory. 



.'!. l.<. fUNOiatllM Mels. .V(j/<'. -Hody |iale castaiieniis ; elytra somewhat 

 darker: legs and antennae of same coldr as |iriitliiira.\. Snrface rather lightly 

 |innctnred and shining. Head snh-triangnlar, transverse gmnve well n^urked. 

 I'riithiirax slightly narrowed hehind, a little hroader tliiin head, lateral striae well 

 markeil: sides ariMiate and slightly sinuous. E!\tra equal in length to twice the 

 head and prothorax togollier: an irregular, somewhat indefinite 8|iotiif lighter tint 

 is usually jiresent hefnre the middle nf each, which generally attains the exterior 

 eilges; sides suh-parallel, slightly arcuate; rather olitiisely nainded jKisterinrly ; 

 strongly margined and striate. Antennae slightly longer than head and prothorax 

 together, joints gradually larger toward the li(); last three broadest and liattened. 

 Length 3.1 mm. 



Female. — t'cdors and puni^tuation same as in male. Head and jirnthnrax much 

 narrower. Antennae a little longer than head and |inilhora.x together, last three 

 joints suddenly larger. Elytra of proportionally the same length as in .le. 

 Length 2. t'l mm. 



I'late V I, Fiji. 8 ^ , 



The liust two species re.seinble ouch other i^oniewhiit, until closely ex- 

 amined ; fasciafus may he reconnizeil at once, however, by the antennae 

 iiiiil punetuiition ; it is widely distributed. 



4. 1.1. lieC'ontei Grouv. iVa/e.— Testaceous throughout. Surface lightly 

 punctured and shining. Head suh-triangular ; eyes moderate. Prothorax equal 

 in width to head across the eyes, narrowed slightly behjnd; sides moderately ar- 

 cuate; lateral furrows very well developed. Elytra about one-third as long again 

 as the head and prothorax together; equal in width to prothorax, entire, strongly 



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