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pressed line; metathorax with a broad and deep longitudinal channel, the 

 channel broadening at the base of the posterior surface of metathorax 

 into a somewhat cordate pit, base of metathorax smooth, a little beyond 

 a curved, deeply foveolate furrow extends from the central channel to the 

 anterior-lateral angles of the metathorax; between these furrows and the 

 sides, which are rugose, is a finely punctured space, posterior face before 

 apex marked with deep pits. Wings hyaline at base, the apical half fu- 

 liginous; nervure and stigma black; costal and subcostal nervures con- 

 fluent; tegulae rufo-piceous, tibiae and tarsi covered with whitish pile. 

 Abdomen finely punctured, clothed with pale brown pile, which is more 

 dense laterally, and on the fifth and sixth segments above, and on the 

 posterior margins of the segments beneath, the posterior margins of the 

 segments above smooth, rufo-piceous; pygidium large, rounded at tip, 

 covered with appressed pale hair, venter reddish beneath. Length .35 

 inch. 



cf- More slender than the 9, the anterior margin of the clypeus sub- 

 truncate, or slightly sinuate; the anterior tibae in front and the tarsi are 

 rufous; pygidium short, obtuse at tip, with appressed pubescence, other- 

 wise as in the 9- Length .30 inch. 



Three specimens, Camden County N. J., July 22d, and Aug. 

 10, 1890. 



In this, we add to our fauna a genus that seems to be inter- 

 mediate between the Nyssonid<z and Larridce, which is well de- 

 fined by the unarmed metathorax, the intermediate tibiee having 

 but one spur at apex and the mandibles being notched on their 

 outer margin as in Larra. 



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See change of wording in notice of Identification of Insects. 



IN Mr. Liebeck's article on the Cicindelidae of a Season, published in 

 the December number (vol. i) of the NEWS he states that he knew of but 

 two specimens of Cicindela torhiosa ever taken in New Jersey. I would 

 like to place on record the capture of a third specimen, which was taken 

 alive, and was found in company with C. hirticollis; the specimen was 

 captured at Atlantic City, N. J. It seems strange that Mr. Liebeck should 

 remember but two specimens of this species ever taken in New Jersey, 

 when it was at Mr. Liebeck's own suggestion that the specimen in ques- 

 tion received a bath of benzine to bring out the markings more clearly. 



PHILIP LAURENT. 



