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tate except on the sides, subhutneral stria anteriorly abbreviated in the middle, 

 the dorsal striae generally equal, the third sometimes a little longer than the 

 others, all of them abbreviated behind the middle, the fourth anteriorly united 

 with "the sutural, which is entire. Epipleurae and mesosternum coarsely punc- 

 tate. Pygidium thickly puncticulate. Legs dark brown. Antic tibiae sexdentate. 

 Length -09. 



The smallest species of this genus. 



Saprinus o 1 i d u s . Niger nitidus, fronte puncticulata ; pronoto lateribus et 

 basi dense puncticulato, stria marginali integra ; elytris postice dimidio et lateri- 

 bus dense aciculato-punctatist, area scutellari magna nitidissima, stria subhu- 

 merali antice abbreviata, striis dorsalibns subaequalibus quarta cum seturali 

 antice connexa, suturali integra. 



Texas. 



Round, black, shining, front puncticulate on the sides and base, marginal 

 stria entire. Elytra densely aciculato-punctate behind for one-half their length 

 and on their sides, subscutellar area large, very shining, subhutneral stria ab- 

 breviated before, dorsal striae equal, abbreviated behind the middle, the fourth 

 united to the sutural, which is entire. Pygidium densely punctate. Epipleur.x 

 and mesosternum coarsely punctured. Legs dark brown, antic tibiae many- 

 toothed. Length -1. 



Saprinus fulgidus. Rotundus, piceus nitidus, fronte simplici puncticu- 

 lata ; pronoto toto punctato ; elytris punctatis, area subscutellari nitidissima, 

 striis dorsalibus postice abbreviatis, secunda longiore tertia et quarta requaii- 

 bus, quarta cum suturali connexa; suturali integra, subhumerali antice ante 

 medium abbreviata. 



Cuba. 



Round, pitchy, shining, submetallic, front simple, puncticulate. Thorax en- 

 tirely punctate, marginal stria entire. Elytra punctate with a smooth very 

 shining, subscutellar area, upper part of the sides impunctate, dorsal striae ab- 

 breviated behind, the second the longest, the third and fourth equal, the last 

 joined to the sutural which is entire, subhumeral abbreviated anteriorly before 

 the middle. Pygidium and mesosternum punctate. Legs brown. Antic tibia? 

 many-toothed. Length -1. 



Hetserius setiger. Rotundus, convexus, rufo-piceus, nitidus; pronoto 

 marginato, parce granulato et setoso ; elytris seriatim setosis, striis tribus ex- 

 ternis elevatis, internis punctatis. 



Found in Habersham Co., Georgia, in the nest of a small species of ant under 

 the bark of a tree. 



Round, convex, rufo-piceous, shining. Front concave, with three short 

 diverging crests. Thorax twice as broad as it is long, narrowed anteriorly, 

 the sides widely rounded with a prominent margin, the disk thinly granulated, 

 each granule furnished with a short erect bristle. Elytra a little wider than 

 the thorax, the sides widely rounded with six striae on each, the internal ones 

 not impressed, confusedly punctate, the external ones slightly elevated, punc- 

 tate, all the punctures setigerous. Pygidium thinly and rudely granulate. 

 Antic tibiae dilated with a spinulous margin. Length -06. 



Teretrius americanus. Cylindricus, elongatus, niger, estriatus, totus 

 punctatus, capite magno fronte convexa ; pronoto antice paulo declivi, lateri- 

 bus subsinuatis leviter marginato ; elytris parallelis, convexis, lateribus rotun- 

 datis. 



Middle States. 



Cylindrical, elongated, black, estriate, entirely punctate. Head large, front 

 convex, antennae rufous. Thorax oblong, longer than it is wide, convex, rounded 

 and subsinuate on the sides, with a very slight margin, the marginal stria is 

 only apparent on the anterior angles of the thorax and runs but a short distance 



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