1852.] 43 



Heltcht's Er. 

 A. Elytra vitta autnrali nitidai fere glabra. 



1. H. striatus, elongatus, atro-olivaceus, fere opacus, thorace confertim punc- 

 tate, latitudine vix breviore, antrorsum angustato, lateribus rotundatis, disco 

 ante basin elevato, medio impresso,basi subito depressa, utrinque foveata, elytris 

 striis punctatis sat profundis, interstitiis alternatim paulo elevatis, sutura nitida. 

 Long. "24. Vermont. C. B. Adams. 



2. H. basal is, minus elongatus, obscure olivaceus, subnitidus, thorace 

 punctato, latitudine breviore, antrorsum angustato, lateribus versus basin valde 

 inflexis, disco ante basin transversim elevato. basi depressa, elytris seriatim 

 foveatis, seriebus internis duabus minus distinctis, usque ad striam 3'^'" nitidis. 

 Long. "IQ. 



Pennsylvania, Dr. Melsheimer. Troy, (N. Y.) Prof. Adams. This species 

 was given me by Dr. Melsheimer as Parims fastigiatits Say, from vi'hich it 

 differs by having the posterior angles of the thorax rectangular ; the hairs on the 

 shining part of the elytra are sparse, but not at all fasciculate. 



3. H. foveatus, elongatus, atro-olivaceus, fere opacus, thorace confertim 

 punctato, latitudine non breviore, antrorsum rotundato, minus angustato, disco 

 versus basin minus subito depresso, utrinque foveato, elytris striis grosse punc- 

 tatis interstitiis internis tribus nitidis. Long. '20. 



Sta. Fe (New Mexico.) Fendler. 



4. H. suturalis, elongatus, obscure olivaceus, opacus, thorace confertim 

 punctato, latitudine non breviore. antrorsum non angustato, angulis posticis rec- 

 tis, elytris seriatim punctatis, vitta suturali nitida. Long '20. 



San Diego, California. One specimen. 



B. Elytra cequaliter piihescentia. 



5. H. p r o d u c t u s, elongatus, obscure olivaceus, opacus, thorace confertim 

 punctato, latitudine non breviore, antrorsum vix angustato, angulis posticis 

 acutis productis, elytris seriatim punctatis, versus suturam subnitidis. Long. 30. 



San Diego. 



6. H. lithophilus Er. Ins. Deutschl. 510. Elmis litJiophila Germ. Ins. 

 Nov. 88. Pennsylvania and New York. 



7. li. Gi 1 e n sis, elongatus, obscure olivaceus, opacus, thorace confertim 

 punctato, antice vix angustato, lateribus ad basin paulo inflexis, angulis posticis 

 rectis, elytris totis opacis, seriatim punctatis. Long. '17. 



One specimen found near the villages of the Pimas, in the valley of the Gila. 



8. H. f a s t i g i a t u s. Pamus fastigiatics Say. Long*s Exped. 2, 275. Un- 

 known to me : belongs to division A. 



Div. 3. Elmini Er. 

 Coxae anticae subglobosae ; abdomen 5-articulatum. 



LiMNius Miill. Er. 



1. L. fastiditus, fusco-aeneus. obiongo-ovatus, thorace punctato convexo, 

 angulis anticis porrectis, posticis acutis, striola basali utrinque impress, elytris 

 seriatim punctatis, parce punctulatis, vitta utrinque flava, Integra, ad humerum 

 paulo dilatata. Long. 'll. Lee. Agass. Lake Superior, 217. 



2. L. elegans, niger, vix aenescens, elongato-ovatus, thorace vix punctula- 

 to, angulis anticis minutis, posticis rectis, striola basali utrinque impresso, elytris 

 seriatim punctatis, vix subtilissime punctulatis, vitta a humero ad medium, 

 alteraque a medio ad apicem obliquis flavis ornatis, antennis pedibusque testaceis. 

 Long. "09. 



Massachusetts. Prof. Adams. 



