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and the striking single file row of numerous stout spinules on the outer 
posterior border of the pro- and mesotibiae. 
Grandiceps is outstanding for its dual pubescence with long erect black 
hairs. Volki is very small, and also has striking coloration. Its dark elytra 
with pale apices, and pronotum with at least testaceous borders and some¬ 
times all testaceous, simplify its identification. 
Key to Species in Pristocelis 
1. Body length over 3 mm. 2 
Body length averages under 2.7 mm.. volki new species 
2. Body uniformly dark colored, lacking contrasting pale areas dorsally 
. 3 
Pronotum and/or elytra with pale areas on dorsal side. 4 
3. Dual pubescence, with long erect black hair. 
. grandiceps LeConte 2 
One type of pubescence, more or less recumbent. 
. vandykei Blaisdell 1 
4. Elytra pale, with dark triangular configuration at their bases; pro- 
tibial comb of 18-25 stout dark spinules. irwini new species 
Elytra dark with pale tip; pronotum with pale sides at least. 
. volki new species 
Footnotes 
1 Blaisdell, Frank E., Sr. 1924. Studies in the Melyridae (Coleoptera) III. Pan-Pac. Ent. 
I. 15-16. 
2 Casey, Thomas. 1895. Coleopterological Notices, VI. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. VIII: 
459_460. 
