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1913, in my collection. The paratype has faint subbasal pubescent 

 spots in addition to the markings noted above. 



This species is closely related to C. ruricola Oliv. but differs 

 mainly by having the anterior margin of the prothorax less ele- 

 vated, the antennal joints proportionately shorter, the anterior 

 yellow bar of the elytra evenly and shallowly arcuate iii contrast 

 to the deep and angulate loop of the other and the posterior bar 

 distinctly transverse, not oblique. 



Clytus blaisdelli n. sp. 



Black, antennse and legs rufous, and ornamented with yellow pubescent 

 markings disposed as follows: a narrow band margining the pronotum, 

 on the scutellum, on the elytra in the form of a short oblique subbasal 

 line, a lunate and transverse band at the middle, a narrow transverse band 

 between this and apex and a small apical patch, and small areas on the 

 meso- and meta-epist'erna and along the posterior part of each ventral seg- 

 ment. Head shallowly cribrately punctured, with a few scattered yellow 

 hairs along the side of the front; the antennae half the length of the body. 

 Prothorax as broad as long, distinctly narrower than base of elytra, with 

 sides evenly arcuate, disc coarsely, closely, verrucosely punctate, granulate 

 and opaque, and with a few sparsely placed long hairs. Elytra slightly 

 more than twice as long as broad, with sides straight and subparallel, 

 apices subtruncate, disc closely punctate, densely clothed with a fine, 

 closely appressed pile and with a collection of longer erect hairs in the 

 scutellar region. Beneath clothed with a double type of pubescence, the 

 closely appressed pile disposed as indicated and in addition a longer, 

 sparser, and silkier pubescence generally distributed. Length 9 mm., 

 breadth 3 mm. 



Type in my own collection, collected by myself at Carrville, 

 Trinity Co., Cal., June 4, 191 3. Two other specimens, kindly 

 loaned for study, have been designated at paratypes. One from 

 Sonoma Co., Cal., belonging to the Museum of Comparative Zool- 

 ogy at Cambridge, Mass., has the prothorax a bit broader and the 

 two median elytral bands somewhat narrower than in the type. 

 The other, collected by Dr. F. E. Blaisdell, near Lagunitas, Marin 

 Co., Cal., April 25, 1910, has the markings almost white. Both 

 specimens are also slightly larger than the type, but except as 

 noted, agree in all other particulars. 



This very elegant and graceful species which I have named 

 after my good friend. Dr. F. E. Blaisdell, agrees with C. margini- 

 collis Lap. and C. planifrons Lee. in regard to all characters which 



