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coarsely, sparsely punctate, the punctmes gradually a little stronger 

 and less sparse peripherally; side margins very finely beaded and 

 not at all diaphanous; median stria more impressed than in either 

 of the preceding; elytra a third longer than wide, one-half to three- 

 fifths wider than the prothorax, gradually broadening a little pos- 

 teriorly, the apices obliquely and evenly arcuato-truncate; striae 

 relatively very coarse, much more so than in either of the preceding, 

 feebly concave and very coarsely punctate in a manner similar to 

 pilosa, the intervals much narrower, being but little wider than the 

 grooves and similarly inclined in plane, each however with but a 

 single series of very fine and distant punctures; under surface and 

 legs colored as in pilosa, the sterna less coarsely punctate; last 

 ventral of the male smooth and polished, almost evenly and broadly 

 rounded, the surface impunctate, except a few fine punctures bas- 

 ally. Length (of 9 ) 7.5-7.8 mm.; width 2.5-2.7 mm. Pennsylvania 

 (Rockville and Buena Vista Spring) and New York (Lake Cham- 

 plain) neglecta Hald. 



19 Form rather stouter, larger in size, moderately convex, black, the 

 side margins finely reflexed and rufo-diaphanous, the under surface 

 obscure testaceous, blackish laterally; hairs short and stiff, more 

 abundant than usual; head strongly, closely punctate, largely 

 impunctate anteriorly, the eyes very prominent; prothorax evidently 

 wider than the head, about as long as wide, the sides uneven, gener- 

 ally subangulate before the middle, feebly converging posteriorly, 

 becoming sinuate at the obtusely prominent, blunt and reflexed 

 angles; base broadly, unevenly arcuate, as wide as the apex; 

 punctures coarse, deep and close-set but somewhat unevenly dis- 

 tributed; side margins finely reflexed, gradually more so basally; 

 elytra not quite one-half longer than wide, two-thirds wider than 

 the prothorax, slightly dilated posteriorly, the apices obliquely 

 arcuato-truncate, with the outer angle moderately broadly rounded; 

 striae somewhat fine but deep, impressed, finely, very closely punc- 

 tate, the intervals slightly convex, rather densely and uniformly 

 punctate throughout, the punctures about equal to those of the 

 striae. Male with the last ventral broadly but rather deeply bi- 

 impressed at apex, the impressions separated by a very obtuse 

 low ridge, ending posteriorly at the very distinct though small 

 apical sinus; surface between the impressions and the apical margin 

 very complexly virmiculato-rugose. Length (cf) 13.5 mm.; 

 width 4.3 mm. Pennsylvania (Rockville), A. B. Champlain. 



venator Dej. 



Form more slender, the size smaller; coloration and pubescence similar; 

 head a little smaller and with the eyes very prominent, the antennae 

 relatively much longer, being three-fifths as long as the body; pro- 

 thorax narrower, fully as long as wide, the sides less angulate, ir- 

 regularly rounded, rather more converging basally, the prominent 

 basal angles rather more sharply defined and more reflexed; punc- 

 tures coarse and deep but still more uneven and generally less 

 close-set than in the preceding; elytra a little shorter, about two- 

 fifths longer than wide, similarly oblong-oboval and two-thirds 



