[May 1883 BULLETIN BROOKLYN ENTOM. SOC. VOL. VI. 3 
Mordellidae, Notes and Descriptions. 
By John B. Smith, 
Mr. Henry Ulke of Washington has recently sent me for determina- 
tion an exceedingly interesting little lot of A/ordelhdae, among them a 
few new species unique in the arrangement of the tibial ridges: the insects 
are as follows. 
Anaspis militarig nobis. No. 1; from California: this is the 
second specimen I have seen, and it differs from the type in the paler 
color and the much larger and less distinctly outlined humeral spots. 
Mordelia carinata sp. nov. Form robust, anal style slender ; 
last joint of maxillary palpi scalene triangular: posterior tibia with a 
subapical ridge as usual in this genus, and with a carina along the dorsal 
line extending the full length of the tibia, Black: Thorax pubescent 
with three large black spots: Elytra with an indistinct rufous humeral lu- 
nule ; two spots of whitish pubescence on each elytron near middle, and 
a narrow band of smilar pubescence near apex : beneath, pectus and 
margins of abdominal segments pubescent. 5 mm. Aad. Florida, Tex. 
La, Several specimens. 
‘This species is interesting because of the carina on the dorsal line 
of the posterior tibia, which allies it closely with Gdpodes from which 
however it differs in the finely granulate eyes. Mr. Ulke’s number is 2. 
Mordella flaviventris sp. nov. Form slender ; anal style elongate 
palpi and posterior tibia as in the preceeding : first joint of posterior tarsi 
also with a subapical ridge and dorsal carina. Black ; head and thorax 
yellow, the latter sometimes black on disc: elytra with a transverse spot 
before, and another behind the middle, yellow, the posterior paler. An- 
terior and middle legs and posterior tarsi fulvous, as are also the last dorsal 
and ventral segment except the base of the anal style 4 mm. Aad. 
Texas and Florida. 2 specimens. 
A very pretty species and very readily distinguished, not only by 
the tibial and tarsal ridges but also by the maculation of the upper side 
which somewhat resembles that of JZ discoidea. Mr. Ulke’s numbers are 
Brand 4: 
Mordellistena bicinctella Lec. Nos. 5 and 6 (Texas) and 23 
(Dist. Col.) I had previously seen only one specimen, Dr. Leconte’s type. 
The species appears to be exceedingly variable and the specimens are all 
more or less different from the type while doubtlessly referable only to 
this species. 
5 has the elytral bands pale yellow, and the thorax entirely black ; 
