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the elytra which may be continued in a transverse band entirely 
across the disk. Before the middle of the membrane is a transverse 
white mark like that found in gutta, and the less mature examples 
have the basal angles pale. 
_ Described from three male and four female examples taken in 
Mission Valley within the city of San Diego, early in July, 1913, 
by Mr. W. S. Wright and the author. All were found on flowers of 
the milkweed. This conspicuous insect is readily distinguished 
‘rom any variety of varicolor by the characters of the pronotum 
and the short basal joint of the antenne. 
54, Lygaeus reclivatus Say. Found everywhere on Asclepias. 
55. Lygaeus belfragei Stal. San Diego, January 1918. 
Lygaeus melanopleurus Uhler. Alpine and Mussey’s; March 
to October. 
57. Lygaeus carnosulus n. sp. 
Very close to lineola Dallas but differs in being smaller and 
More clearly marked. Length 4 to 4144 mm. 
Color black, uniformly sericeous pubescent giving the insect a 
8reyish look; membrane deep black. Narrow comissural margin of 
the clavus, hind edge of the corium and apical margin of the mem- 
Srane more broadly, white; bucculee, antennal sockets, broad anter- 
lor margin of the prosternum and coxal cavities, narrow margins 
of the meso- and meta-pleura and apex of the orifices, whitish. 
Pronotum mostly marked with pale sanguinous as follows, a sub- 
Quadrate median spot on the posterior lobe and a smaller one on 
each humeral angle, the latter invades the outer field of the pro- 
pleura and is continued along the side as far as the eye; the anter- 
lor margin has a pale line behind each eye and a dot on the middle 
Which may be continued as a vitta to the basal spot. Costal margin 
Pale sanguineous, more broadly so toward the base where it in- 
vades the main nervures of the corium, sometimes almost to their 
apex; apical half of the scutellum with a pale carina continuing 
€ commissural line. Narrow margins of the abdomen whitish. 
Described from numerous examples swept from goldenrod at 
Lakeside, San Diego County, California, October 2, 1913. 
This species is very close to lineola of which it may be but a 
Seographical race but the black surface is more sericeous, the pale 
Mner and apical margins of the elytra are white, the costa and 
pale markings of the pronotum are sanguineous and the color on 
€ costa invades the nervures which is not the case in lineola. The 
Markings of the pronotum are quite distinct. The pale point on 
he base of the vertex is very minute but discernable, and there are 
Slender impressed nude lines on the pronotum and on either side 
of the median carine of the scutellum. 
58, Lygaeus bicrucis Say. Alpine, June 5th, 1913, one example. 
59, Lygaeus lateralis Dallas. Coronado, June; one example. 
60. Belanochilus numineus Say. Numbers of larve and one adult 
taken from sycamore balls at Alpine in January, 1914. 
61. Ortholomus longiceps Stal. July to October; abundant. 
