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types and female from Santa Rosa (H.C.F. in M.C.Z.). In the 
Horn collection (A.N.S.P.) are three specimens identified as sub- 
nitida in Horn’s handwriting. The first from San Jose del Cabo is 
colorata and the other two are dejecta from “Ariz”. 
Statira colorata Fall 
Statira colorata Fall, 1909, Canadian Entomologist, 41: 165-166. 
Types: holotype no. 24613 collected by Charles Fuchs at San 
Jose del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico (H.C.F.) With identical 
data are two males in the Casey collection (U.S.N.M.) and one male 
in the Horn collection (A.N.S.P.) 
Statira pluripunctata Horn 
Statira pluripunctata Horn, 1888, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 15: 29. 
Statira sulcicrus Champion, 1889, Biol. Centr.-Amer. Coleop. 4(2): 51-52. 
NEW SYNONYMY. 
Types: of pluripunctata lectotype $ no. 8018 from Arizona 
(A.N.S.P.) and 1 9 evidently a cotype in the Leconte coll. (M.C.Z.) 
Of sulcicrus 2 cT cT and 2 $9 cotypes collected by Hoge at Chilpan- 
cingo, Guerro, Mexico in the British Museum. 
In the United States this common species is most nearly allied to 
hirsuta. But in must be nearer pucblensis Champion (not seen), 
which is said to be more stout, antennae less slender, hairs on femora 
longer, and pronotum densely, finely, and irregularly punctate and 
wrinkled, with prothorax more distinctly margined. Champion’s 
sulcicrus is made a synonym from description only. 
G. H. Nelson has collected in Arizona two examples which do 
not key out. A male taken on Ephedra trifurca, Aug. 28, 1954, at 
Portal has setigenous punctures on base only of first elytral interval 
and half the normal number of punctures on the other intervals. The 
other specimen, collected at light in Sabino Canyon, Santa Catalin 
Mts. Aug. 25, 1959, has typical male terminalia but only 4 setigerous 
punctures on first, 10 punctures on third, and 7 punctures on fifth 
elytral interval. 
Range: This species occurs from June 20 to Sept. 20, chiefly late 
July to earlv August in southern Utah: state label (C.T.P.), St. 
George (C.U., A.M.N.H.F South Creek, Beaver Co. (C.U.) 
Texas: Alpine (C.U., H.C.F.), 2 and 15 miles west of Fort Davis 
(H.F.H.) New Mexico: La Cueva. Organ Mts. (H.C.F.); Ari- 
zona: Cochise Co., Santa Cruz Co., Pima Co., Pinal Co., Gila Co., 
Maricopa Co., Yavapai Co.; Mexico: Sonora (A.M.N.H.), Chihua- 
hua (A.M.N.H., C.T.P.) Durango (A.M.N.H., C.T.P.), Guerrero 
(B.M.) 
