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subobscuris lineis bene determinatis, palpis tarsisque 

 piceis, antennis basi runs. 



Black, smooth, shining. Head in front with two 

 slight discal impressions, which are connected by a 

 slight transverse impressed line. Thorax slightly broader 

 hindward, with a slight impressed line; space along the 

 hind border minutely rugulose, with two short broad 

 longitudinal furrows. Elytra elongate, slightly dull; 

 each with eight distinctly marked lines, and with minute 

 punctures along the exterior border. Palpi and tarsi 

 piceous. First and second joints of the antennae red. 

 Length of the body, 4 lines. 



This species has a somewhat narrower body and more 

 elongated thorax than A. vulgaris, which also inhabits 

 North America. 



AMARA COMMUNIS. (Gyllenhahl.) 



^Enea, nitens, capite stria transversa antica stria 

 media foveolisque duabus lateralibus posticis; elytris 

 striatis ex parte nigricante seneis. 



yEneous, smooth, shining. Clypeus, antennaa, legs 

 and underside black. Head with a transverse impressed 

 line in front. Thorax with a slight impressed line, and 

 on each side with a slight impression near the hind 

 border, at half the distance between the line and the 

 exterior border. Elytra partly blackish seneous, with 

 the usual eight longitudinal lines on each, and with 

 impressions along the exterior border. Length of the 

 body, 3 lines. 



This species agrees exactly with the European A. 

 communis. In sculpture it comes between A. Iwvi- 



