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Galeruclerus trilobatus n. sp. Elongate, rufous, elytra a deep 

 metallic blue, sides of meso- and metasternum and abdomen black, 

 three outer joints of antennas piceous; shining, moderately pubes- 

 cent above, the hair erect and moderately long, antennae eleven 

 jointed, first joint of moderate size, second smaller, longer than 

 broad and but slightly broader than third, third to ninth small and 

 of same breadth but of gradually diminishing length, seventh, 

 eighth and ninth transverse, ninth and tenth large and triangular, 

 longer than broad, together as long as joints 2-9, eleventh, two 

 thirds as long as two preceding, oval with apex slightly constricted. 

 Head grossly moderately, densely punctured, a slight depression 

 on front between eyes, eyes prominent. Thorax longer than broad ; 

 about as broad at base as apex; sides with basal portion almost 

 parallel thoiugh with slight constriction anteriorly, a broadly di- 

 lated and lobed median portion, and with a narrower, though 

 slightly lobed apical portion; disc convex, punctured like head, 

 with slight broad longitudinal depression near middle, base mar- 

 gined. Elytra about three times as long as. broad, base slightly 

 broader than thoirax, gradually though slightly broader posteri- 

 orly, sides almost straight, apex conjointly rounded; very coarsely, 

 deeply punctate, punctures arranged in irregular rows. Body 

 beneath sparsely, finely punctured, and with few short prostrate 

 hairs. 



Length, 7 mm., breadth, 1.5 mm. 

 ^ Type in my own collection. 



♦ ' This attractive beetle, a unique, was collected by myself, in 

 the canon of the south fork of the Kings- River, Cal., at an alti- 

 tude of about 5,000 feet, July 5, 1910. It was swept from the 

 herbage near the river. A second specimen, smaller and less 



|, typical, ivfth the elytra less bluish and the thorax less trilobed, but 

 with the pile finer and denser than in fasciata and as in my 

 specimen, is in the collection of Mr. H. F. Fall. It was collected 

 in the San Bernardino Mts. 



It can be readily separated from all others in our fauna by its 

 striking color. Structurally, it somewhat resembles G. (Cregya) 

 fasciata Lee, but it has the sides of the thorax more definitely 

 trilobed, the punctures of the elytra less serially arranged and the 



