96 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



tbat I have (hesitatingly) labelled S. alope have a perceptible band of a 

 blown colour, a shade lighter than the rest of the wing, — those labelled E. 

 nephrfe have no trace of a band. There is certainly a great contrast between 

 the coloration of the latter and the S. alope I have received from other 

 localities. Several species will no doubt be added to the Hesperidae, as those 

 found about Quebec have not been properly studied as yet. 



NOTES ON SOME OF THE COMMON SPECIES OF CARAI3ID./E, 

 FOUND IN TEMPERATE NORTH AMERICA. 



BY PHILIP S. SPRAGUE, BOSTON, MASS. 



ARTICLE NO. III. 



Harpalus Jierhivagus, Say. Long. -37 in. (30 to 40). 



Oblong-oval, piceous ; legs, mouth, antennae and sides of prothorax, rufo- 

 testaceous. Head black, shining, rather large ; antennae short, scarcely 

 reaching the base of thorax, the latter nearly twice broader than long, basal 

 angles broadly rounded, sides scarcely depressed at the apical angle, very 

 much so behind, the margin narrowly reflexed, basal foveae shallow scarcely 

 punctured. Elytra % black shining, 9 semi-opaque and distinctly reticulate, 

 striae not deep, interstices somewhat convex, with a dorsal puncture behind 

 the middle near the second stria, apex slightly and obliquely sinuate with a 

 small but distinct sutural spine in the 9 ; beneath rufo-piceous. 



In this species the % is decidedly smaller than the 9 , and the reticula- 

 tions of the elytra are so fine as to be nearly obsolete, the basal foveae of the 

 prothorax in some specimens are well defined with a few distinct punctures, 

 but they are usually broad, shallow and smooth, the basal angles above are 

 much flattened and at the margin strougly rounded ; in this respect resem- 

 bling H. amputatus. The thorax in some specimens very closely resembles 

 that of//, opacipennis in outline, but the latter is more narrowed in front 

 and with the sides not or scarcely depressed, and the elytra of both sexes are 

 reticulate and semi-opaque. 



II. foveicollis, Lee,, and II proximus, Lee, are varieties. Examples of 

 these are sometimes found in a small series, which make them appear quite 

 distinct, but with larger numbers these differences insensibly merge into the 

 common general form of herbivagvs. The epipleura in immature specimens 

 are sometimes ferruginous, and in this respect resembling 77! pleuritims. 



Ilarpalus pleuriticns, Kirby. Long. -35 inch. 



Oval rufo-piceous, shining ; legs, mouth, antennre and epipleura rufo-tes- 

 taceous. This beetle resembles in size and general characters the preceding, 

 but differs by being lighter colored, more robust (convex); both % 9 are 

 smooth, shining above, with the reticulation of the elytra nearly obsolete, the 



