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coarser and more confluent in the l^asal region, median line fine. Elytra oval, not 

 quite one-half longer than wide, very little broader than the thorax in its widest part, 

 sides slightly arcuate, margin evenly and narrowly reflexed and coarsely rugosely 

 punctate with a few granules intermixed; disk convex, strise composed of fine, feebly 

 impressed punctm-es, pimctation of intervals finer and sparser; sm-face smooth. 

 Length 15-lS mm.; width 7-S.o mm. 



Tulare Co., Calif. Two males and two females in coll. Dietz which were mixed 

 with typical latipennis. 



This is the species referred to as latipennis by Major Casey in the remarks following 

 the description of his amtata. The true latipennis has a narrower thorax, similar to 

 luxatum, diff credit form of ehi;ra, the humeri serrate and the elytral margin more 

 narrowly reflexed near base than at apex. 



C. dietzii is best placed near discors, which it more resembles than latipennis. 



This species was described by Charles Schaeffer ^ in 1904. 

 CALOSOMA MAXIMOWICZI Mor. 



[PI. VII, fig. 9.] 

 ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION. 



Obscnrely greenish-copperv above, prothorax greatly rounded on the sides, some- 

 what narrowed posteriorly, but not contracted, elytra punctate-striate, interstices 

 imbricatoly-grol)^■ed transversely, little dots impressed in series on the foiuth, eighth 

 and twelfth. 



Female 27 mm. 



Collected by Maximowicz on the way between Skabi and Ssawara. 



This species was described m 1863 by A. Morawitz.^ In 1883 it 

 was reported by Bates at "Foot of the Koniauotake; taken in abun- 

 dance by shaking young oak trees." 



In December, 1909, a dead beetle of this species was received from 

 Rev. H. Loomis, Yokohama, Japan, and during the following sum- 

 mer a pair of beetles were received from Dr. Kuwana , but both died 

 without feedmg. 



CALOSOMA SPLENDIDUM Dej. 



ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION. 



[Translation.] 



Greenish, shining; elytra crenate-striate, small punctmes impressed in triple rows; 

 margin, tibise and tarsi black. 



Length, 11.^ lines; breadth, 5^ lines. 



It re.sembles in form strutator, but it is smaller, and its color dorsally of a beautiful 

 metallic green, very shining. The head is pnjportionately smaller than that of sa'u- 

 Uitor; it has two very marked longitudinal recesses, between the antennae, and it is 

 covered with small sunken dots scarcely marked and not close to each other. The 

 labrum, the mandibles and the palpi are black. The antennte are missing in the only 

 female individual which I po.ssess. The eyes are brownish and very protruding. 

 The thorax is less broad and less transverse than that of sa-utator; it is narrowed pos- 

 teriorly and covered with irregular wrinkles scarcely distinct; tire longitudinal line 

 of the middle is very marked; the posterior transversal impression is heavily marked, 

 and it has on each side of the base a very distinct rounded impression; the anterior 

 margin is trunfate; the anterior angles are rounded ; the sides are margined and some- 

 what recurved; the posterior angles are very pointed, and the base is deeply sinuate. 

 The elytra have almost the same form as those of scrutator, and are striate and punctate 

 in almost the same manner. The undorKido of the body and the legs are of the same 

 color as the dorsum. The legs are of a sort of brownish-black. The tarsi are black. 

 The me.sothoraf ic legs are slightly arched ; the metal horaric are stniight. 



It has been sent to me by < nunt Miiiinfihcini undfr tlio narno tiiat 1 have kept for 

 it, as coming from San I)omingo. 



It should be pla(;ed after scrutator. 



' Schaeffer, C. New genera and specfcH of Colnontera. Tn Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc, v. 12, no. 4, p. 197-236 



(p. i'j7). i'.m. 



^Mtirawitz, A. Ueltrag zur Kafcrfaoriii dcr iji.si!l .Icsso, v. 1, p. 20, pi. 1, lig. 7, 1803. 



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