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two beaten from vine tangles in palmetto jungle at Santo Tomas, June 
16th and 23rd. Distr. Southern Texas and Tamaulipas to Southern 
Arizona, and Lower California. 
201. Drasterius cribratus, Lee. “Found in soil around cotton roots, 
at Santo Tomas, March 2nd. Beaten from weeds and foliage in fields, 
palmetto jungles and woods, June 7th to 26th. At light, June 11th. 
Distr . Known only from Texas. 
202. Ludius texanus , Lee. — Beaten by Schwarz and myself in edge 
of palmettos, June 9th, and taken by Wickham in July. Distr. Texas 
and Mexico to Southern Arizona, and Lower California. 
203. Physorhinus , n. sp. — Four beaten from dead heads of Yucca 
treculeana at Yucca Ridges, July 9th. Length, 1LJ to 12 mm. Color 
wholly soft brown, with a conspicuous circular light yellow patch on 
head taking up whole front or upper surface except narrow margin. 
Thorax ending in spine at hind angle on each side. Distr . Known only 
from the Lower Rio Grande region. 
204. Pyrophorus physoderus , Germ. — Numerous specimens taken 
.flying at night amongst mesquite growth, May 13th, at Refugio, Texas, 
six miles by land below Fort Ringgold, on Rio Grande. Beaten in June 
in palmetto jungles, and taken in evening in Brownsville and Matamo- 
ros, in July. Taken in large numbers in evening in palmetto jungle at 
Santo Tomas, August 27th. Distr. The genus is Neotropical. This 
species occurs in Southern Texas and Tamaulipas, and is known also 
from Florida and Sonora. 
BUPRESTIDAE. 
205. Chrysobothris octocola , Lee. — One on mesquite log in sun at 
Ramirez, Tamaulipas, May 10th. Three on live mesquite bushes at 
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, May 16th. This species is peculiar to Prosopis 
juliflora , according to Schwarz. Distr. Southern California and South- 
ern Arizona to Southern Texas, and Tamaulipas. 
206. Chrysobothris debilis , Lee. — One taken on boat at Agua Negra, 
Texas, May 8th. Also peculiar to Prosopis juliflora , according to 
Schwarz. Distr. Southern California through Southern Arizona, 
Southern New Mexico, and Western and Southern Texas to Mexico. 
207. Chrysobothris , n. sp. — Four specimens issued from dead fig 
twigs, April 17th. Length, 8 mm. Elytra dark metallic greenish, head 
and thorax metallic bronzed greenish. Underside purplish bronzed, 
including underside of legs, the upper edge of legs being greenish. 
Distr. Known only from Lower Rio Grande region. 
208. Actenodes, n. sp. — One taken at Reynosa, Tamaulipas, on Pro- 
sopis juliflora , May 16th. Length, 14 mm. Face brilliant reddish 
