Schwarz. | 566 ; [Febo; 
tellum acuminate at apex, sides rounded with a few fine punctures. Elytra 
with an indefinite longitudinal impression at the sides behind the middle, 
suture very feebly elevated behind the scutellum, very finely and sparsely 
punctulate, punctures on the disc hardly visible, and with a single, some- 
times obsolete, row of fine punctures not far from the suture on the basal 
half. Metasternum shining, very finely; remotely punctulate, coxal plates 
hardly widened externally, evidently punctate. First ventral segment 
finely and sparsely punctulate, excavated parts opaque, rugose, second seg- 
ment longer than the first, very finely and remotely punctulate ; third and 
fourth segments of equal length, each shorter than the second, and similarly 
punctulate, punctures denser and stronger at the sides; last segment as long 
as the second, moderately sparsely punctulate. Length 2-3 mm.; .08- 
-12 inch. ; 
Enterprise, many specimens beaten in June, from dead 
vines of a species of Vitis. 
23. Metachroma maculipenne n. sp.—Oblong, convex, shining. 
Head testaceous with the ocular sulci strongly marked, meeting in the 
middle, and with a distinct median line; clypeus coarsely punctured, 
broadly emarginate anteriorly, front less coarsely and less densely punc- 
tured ; labrum trilobed, middle lobe triangular, lateral lobes broad, trun- 
cate. Thorax transverse, convex, at apex a little produced, at the sides 
strongly rounded and margined; anterior angles auriculate, posterior angles 
dentiform, prominent ; brownish-red with three indefinite spots often con- 
fluent in an M-like mark; coarsely, not densely punctured, on the disc 
finely, at the sides more distinctly alutaceous. Scutellum piceous, smooth, 
or with a few punctures. Elytra parallel at the sides, broadly rounded at 
apex, strongly, regularly striate-punctate, punctures fine at apex ; inter- 
stices very finely, remotely punctulate, eighth insterstice broad, including 
two striz; fusco-testaceous, suture infuscate, each elytron with three black 
spots: one at the margin behind the humerus, the second on the fifth in- 
terstice before the middle, the third between the sixth and eighth stria a 
little behind the middle. Epipleurz of thorax black, smooth; metasternum 
piceous, shining, sparsely rugose; abdomen reddish-testaceous, sub-opaque, 
alutaceous and obsoletely punctate ; legs pale. Length 3.5-4.25 mm.; .14 
-.17 inch. 
Enterprise, many specimens found in June, mostly on 
Quercus virens. This species resembles very much certain 
varieties of Paria sexnotata. 
24. Chrysomela Cephalanthi, n.sp.—Oval convex; head opaque; 
brown, almost smooth, maxillary palpi with the last joint a little longer 
than in (@.similis, but not dilated. Thorax short, emarginate at apex, straight 
at the sides, uniformly brown, opaque, with a few scattered punctures on 
the disc, sidé margin not thickened, coarsely punctured. Elytra yellow, 
shining, with three regular brown vitte not joining each other: one on. 
