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pennis and A. discors of British North America, and 

 the elytra are somewhat shorter than those of A. cali- 

 fornica. 



Fam. HARPALID^E. (Mac Leay.) Genus HARPALUS. 



(Latr. 



Harpalus defixus. N. S. 



Niger, nitens, antennis rufesecentibus ; thorace stria 

 antica media, striseque media tenuissimis spatio postico 

 ruguloso sulculis duobus lateralibus, elytris striatis. 



Male black, smooth, shining ; antennge reddish ; 

 thorax slightly excavated in the disc on each side hind- 

 ward ; very slightly rugulose along the hind border, 

 with a longitudinal impressed line, and in front with a 

 transverse impressed line, both extremely slight. Each 

 elytron with nine impressed lines. Tibise and tarsi 

 piceous. Length of the body, 4| lines. 



Closely allied to H. ceneus. The sides of the thorax 

 are less rounded than those of H. interpunctatus, ro- 

 tundicollis, laticollis, and carbonarius of British 

 North America, and it is very distinct from other 

 North American species, such as H. pleuriticus, H. 

 basilaris, and H. ochropus. 



Fam. BOMBIDIID.E. (Staph.) Genus PERYPHUS. 



(Megerle.) 



Peryphus cequalis. N. S. 



Subaeneo viridis ; capite antico bisulcato ; palpis, an- 

 tennis, pedibusque nigris ; thorace stria media margine 

 postico bifo violate ; elytris striatis punctis duobus 

 impressis. 



