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Elytral spots small, more or less distinctly arranged along three even 

 lines on each elytron, the lines more or less pale ; antennae of the 

 male much more than twice as long as the body. 



Elytra coarsely punctate, the punctures distinct aspersa Say. 



Elytra finely punctate, the punctures almost completely concealed by 

 the vestiture ; elytral lines very indistinct. Body moderately robust, 

 pale rufo-testaceous throughout, the pubescence short, very dense, 

 pale cinereous-white, the elytral spots small, sometimes with a larger 

 more irregular discal blotch at apical third, the pronotum with four 

 spots in an arcuate line, the two median larger. Head and antenna? 

 nearly as in aspersa. Prothorax acutely, obliquely spiculate at the 

 sides at basal fourth or fifth. Elytra twice as long as wide, in form 

 throughout nearly as in maculata. Legs pale testaceous throughout, 

 the tarsi alone darker. Length 4.7-6.5 mm. ; width 1.8-2.4 mm. 

 (California, Sta. Cruz Co.) californica n. sp. 



The species above identified as nigrella seems to be abundantly 

 distinct from maculata in its much longer male antennae, and from 

 aspersa in its more elongate prothorax and more finely and sparsely 

 punctate elytra, the sides of the latter being much more convergent 

 from base to apex in the male, and with more prominent and less 

 rounded humeri. In aspersa the three discal vittse of the elytra 

 are nearly always very distinct and generally conspicuous, and by 

 this characteristic it can be separated at once from the other species. 



Anisopodus White is possibly synonymous with Hyperplatys, at 

 least the elongation of the posterior legs appears to be so gradual 

 as to cause great confusion in attempting to limit the former genus. 



SPAI.ACOPSIS Newm. 



The species of this remarkable genus which have been discovered 

 within our faunal limits, may be distinguished as follows : — 



Scutellum small, not longer than wide, rounded or feebly bilobed behind; 

 elytra parallel stolata 



Scutellum triangular, not longer than wide. 



Elytra subparallel, with even rows of coarse and distinct punctures, with- 

 out denuded spots ; scutellum wider than long ; size small Sllffusa 



Elytra inflated behind, with the punctuation close and almost confused, 

 and with large uneven semi-denuded spots ; scutellum small, equilatero- 

 triangular; size larger texaiia 



S. texana n. sp. — Slender, cylindrical, distinctly inflated behind the 

 middle of the elytra, densely clothed throughout with rather long recumbent 

 luteo-cinereous pubescence, and with extremely short erect sparse setse. Head 



