308 NITIDULID. 
4. Epurea papagona. 
Epurea papagona, Casey, Contrib. Coleopterology N. America, pt. 1, p. 85 (1884) °. 
Oblongo-ovalis, brevis, testacea, subtiliter punctulata ; elytris parum elongatis, apicibus rotundato-truncatis ; 
thorace brevi, ad basin coarctato. 
Long. 24 millim. 
Hab. Norru America, Arizona 1.—Mexico, Northern Sonora (Morrison). 
Antenne with joints 2-8 rather more slender than usual. Thorax not deeply emar- 
ginate in front, strongly transverse; the sides much explanate, curvate, the greatest 
width two thirds of the length from the front, behind this abruptly narrowed and 
sinuate; hind angles rectangular, very definite. Male with a very slight incrassation 
of the internal apical portion of the middle tibia. 
This species was labelled E. avara by Morrison, but according to Horn’s description 
I conclude it is certainly distinct from that species, though allied thereto. Com- 
pared with EL. corticina, F. papagona is smaller, more finely punctate, of shorter form, 
and with a very slight dilatation of the male tibia. It is equally close to LZ. labilis, 
from which it is distinguished by the different shape of the base of the thorax and by 
the distinct dilatation of the middle tibie of the male. From F. torticollis it may be 
recognized by its smaller size, finer punctuation, and the shorter coarctate base of 
the thorax. | 
Casey 1 does not allude to the male characters, but as his description of the thorax 
and apices of the elytra agrees with this insect I have scarcely any doubt of the 
identification. 
I think it probable that Z. papagona may prove to be not distinct from F. flavicans, 
Reitter (Verh. Ver. Briinn, xii. 1, p.54). Reitter gave Chicago as the locality whence his 
type was derived; but Horn (in Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. vii. p. 302) says:—“ HL. flavescens, 
Reitter, cited as having been collected at Chicago, is from Chiapas, M. Sallé having 
kindly examined the type in Chevrolat’s cabinet.” £#. flavescens, in this remark, is no 
doubt a lapsus for “ flavicans;” but as we have no information as to the means by 
which the stated error of locality was detected I cannot at present certainly identify our 
insect with the one described under that name. 
5. Epurea labilis. 
Epurea labilis, Er.in Germ. Zeitschr. iv. p.272'; Horn, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. vii. p. 2997. 
Hab. Norra America! ?.—Mexico, Northern Sonora (Morrison). 
One female example sent by Morrison is all we have received of this species. 
6. Epursea soror, sp. n. 
Oblongo-ovalis, brevis, testaceo-ferruginea ; prothoracis lateribus rotundatis, basin versus leviter angustatis, 
angulis posterioribus subobtusis ; elytris parum elongatis, apicibus truncatis, 
Long. 23 millim, 
