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MALACHID^. 



Malachius Ulkei Horn. Three ^ specimens captured while beating 

 bushes. Dr. Leconte, on seeing these beetles, considered them to 

 belong to a new species, but Dr. Horn, on examining one, imme- 

 diately recognized it as belonging to the above species, which was 

 founded by him upon a specimen from Dakota, loaned by Mr. 

 Ulke, in whose collection it now is. With the exception of M. 

 ceneus Linn, (an introduced species in the Eastern States) the 

 members of this genus were formerly considered peculiar to the 

 Western fauna, being found chiefly in California. I now find that 

 there is a specimen in the collection of the late Mr. Billings, 

 labelled " Anthocomns lateralis,'' making four specimens ( ^ ) from 

 this locality. The female yet remains to be discovered. 



PTINID^. 



Hemiptychus pundatus Lee. Rare. 

 Difioderjis punctatus Say. Rare. 



SCARABiEID/E. 



The species of this interesting family are not numerous in these 

 northern latitudes, nor are the individuals, except of the commoner 

 species, in any way abundant. 

 Aphodius hyperboreus Lee. A dead specimen ( % ) found floating on the 

 South Nation River at Casselman. The species was described by 

 Leconte in Agass. Lake Sup., p. 225, and occurs from Lake Sup. 

 to Oregon. 



CERAMBYCIDiE. 



Fhymatodes thoracicus Muls. I am indebted to Mr. Fletcher for a pair 

 of these longicorns, which I believe are an introduced European 

 species. Mr. Fletcher was fortunate enough to obtain several of 

 them from an old wine-cask. 



Callidium aereum Newm. I am also indebted to Mr. Fletcher for a fine 

 specimen of this beetle taken upon pine at Hull. 



* Purpuricenus humeralis Fab. This handsome beetle is already recorded 

 from Canada, but from what localities I have not been able to find 

 out. In the classification of Leconte and Horn it is stated to 

 occur in the Middle and;Western States. None of the Hsts which 

 I have contain it, so that it must be comparatively rare. I was 



