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(4) Alosterna keeni Casey, 1913, Mem, on the Coleop., vol. IV, p. 257. 
Length 12 mm. This species is apparently distinct from rubida Lee. 
In the collections we have seen, keeni has red and more sparsely punctured 
elytra, with pronotum and elytra clothed only with short and inconspicuous 
pubescence; the pronotum more strongly widened behind and in our 
specimens the proepisternal area definitely more sparsely punctate and 
much more deeply excavated. The lustre is distinctly shining. It is 
possible .that in a large collection these characters will be found to inter- 
grade. 
The type and three other specimens have been examined from Cali- 
fornia, Oregon, and British Columbia. 
Type locality: Inverness, British Columbia. 
PSEUDOSTRAN GALIA new genus 
This genus has heretofore been included in Strangalia , The form is 
depressed, front of the head short, cheeks shorter than the width of the 
mandibles at the base, eyes very large, antennse as long as the body, with 
segments 5 to 11 slender, distinctly longer than 3; pronotum polished, the 
hind angles broadly produced outward and obtuse; scutellum very slender; 
base of the elytra bilobed, with prominent humeri, apices strongly dehis- 
cent, and arcuate on the sutural angle; the last dorsal segment (9) wide, 
very broadly arcuate and spatulate at the apex; metepisternum slender, 
widened at the base; 1st and 2nd hind tarsi without pubescent sole; 
foreeoxal cavities closed behind. Genotype, (Leptura) cruentata Hald. 
Pseudostrangalia cruentata Hald., 1847, Trans. Am. Phil. Soc., (2), 
vol. 10, p. 64. 
maneei Csy., 1914, Mem. on the Coleop., p. 367. 
Length 9 to 10 mm. The apices of the elytra are not emarginate, the 
sutural angle being rounded and the outer angle acute. It seems to be 
widely distributed but rare in collections. It may be easily recognized 
by its short form, red and black coloration, and strongly dehiscent 
elytral apices. The dorsal surface is shining, the pronotum smooth, min- 
utely, sparsely punctured, the elytra coarsely, deeply punctured, more 
finely towards the apex; the colour black with abdomen, metasternum, 
proximal two-thirds of hind femora, and lateral and apical margin of 
elytra red. 
The type of (Strangalia) maneei Csy. differs from typical cruentata 
Hald. only in having the elytra more coarsely and sparsely punctured, the 
pronotum more sparsely punctured, and less red on the elytra. It is left 
here under cruentata but may prove to be distinct. 
Three specimens are before us from Iowa and Illinois. Other localities 
cited in literature: Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, “Can.” (Ontario?), 
Indiana, and North Carolina. 
Type locality: Pennsylvania. 
