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Fain. SILPHID.E. (Leach.) Genus NECROPHORUS. 



(Fabr.) 



Necrophorus conversator. N. S. 



Niger, obscurus; subtiliter punctatus; capite nitente, 

 subtilissime punctate sulcis duobus, postice connexis; 

 thorace marginibus latis subreflexis ; elytris maculis 

 sex ochraceis. 



Black, dull, thickly and minutely punctured. Head 

 shining, very minutely punctured, with two furrows, 

 which converge, and are connected hindward. Thorax 

 with a broad and slightly elevated rim ; transverse line 

 in front, and longitudinal line distinctly impressed. 

 Elytra with six ochraceous spots, of which four form 

 an interrupted band before the middle, and the other 

 two are near the hind border. Abdomen extending 

 much beyond the elytra ; four segments uncovered. 

 Length of the body, 9 lines. 



It is quite distinct from the North American N. 

 hebes, obscurus, Hallii, Melsheimeri, pygmceus, and 

 velutinus. In the markings of the elytra it resembles 

 N. defodiens, but the scutellum is much smaller. 



Fam. ATONIID.E. (Mac Leay.) Genus CREMASTOCHEILUS. 



(Enoch.) 



Cremastocheilus armatus. N. S. 



Niger, aspere punctatus ; capite bicornutos ; thoracis 

 angulis posticis valde productis ; elytris litura basali 

 pallida ; femoribus tibiisque valde dilatatis. 



Black, dull, roughly punctured. Head deeply retuse 

 in front, with an acute projection on each side in front 



