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PHALERIA, hair. 

 Plialeria, Late., Hist. Nat. d. Crust, et. d. Ins. X, p. 800. 



The antennae of Plialeria though not absolutely slender, are so compared with those of 

 the other two genera, the first six joints being obconical and longer than broad ; the outer 

 joints are usually more or less transverse and gradually broader. The epipleurse are entire. 



The species known in our collections may be distinguished by the following table, 

 published by Dr. Leconte (New Species, p. 125). 



Oval, finely punctulate species; antenna 1 with the outer joints transverse; 

 (metasternum normal, body winged). 

 Base of thorax finely margined. 



Elytra not wider than base of thorax. 



Margin of thorax and elytra with long hairs. 

 Robust species; surface sub-opaque. 



Upper surface and legs testaceous. r t u n d a t a . 



Body and legs black; margin of elytra, testaceous, limbata. 

 Depressed species ; color black, shining. pil i fc r a . 



Margin without hairs ; color variable. 



Sides of thorax converging from the base. t e s t a c c a . 



Sides of thorax parallel behind the middle. longula. 



Elytra wider than base of thorax ; color black. p i c i p e s . 



Base of thorax not margined. 



d e b i 1 i s . 



Small, rounded, strongly punctured species; antennae with the outer joints 

 not testaceous ; (metasternum short, body apterous). 

 ( 'on vex, testaceous, with black elytral spots. gl o b o s a . 



Less convex, black, with red humeral spots. h ume r a 1 i s . 



P. rotundata, Leo., Ann. Lye. V, 143. 



The under surface of this species is occasionally black, the upper surface testaceous, 

 and when examined under a high power the thorax is found to be finely punctured and 

 alutaceous. The interatrial spaces of the elytra, especially those nearest the suture, are 

 finely transversely wrinkled. 



Length .24 inch. 



Found on the sea coast of California. 



P. limbata, robust, sub-opaque, black, sidas of thorax, margin and base of elytra dark testaceous. Thorax 

 broader than long, convex, finely punotured, anteriorly emarginate, angles obtuse, sides pounded, base nearly trun- 

 cate, angles obtuse. Elytra broadly oval, convex, strisa distinct, interstices finely transversely wrinkled. Body be* 

 neath black, logs pioeous, coarsely punctured. Margin of thorax and elytra fringed with long hairs. 



Length .25 inoh, 



Similar in form to the preceding, though rather more robust. The surface above is 



