THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST, 157 



Black, mostly opaque, upper surface mottled with small 

 white dots ; prothorax sometimes red at sides, femora 

 often with a yellow spot. Elytra confusedly coarsely 

 punctured over most of the surface. .13- 



. 1 6 in hiridus, Fabr. 



Black, opaque, elytra with fewer confused punctures, 

 white spots more numerous ; pygidium with testaceous 

 spots, legs testaceous in great part. 



. 10 in femoratus, Oliv. 



cc. Sides of prothorax obliquely broadly rounded or straight, not 

 incurved behind. 



Punctures of prothorax and elytra uniform, two strise 

 visible at sides ; upper surface dull ochreous clouded 



with brown. .08-. 12 in hepaticus, Melsh. 



Punctures of elytra more or less irregular, striae visible at 

 sides and behind. Black, opaque, prothorax with sides 

 and dorsal spots red, elytra with a broad irregular 

 band from the side almost to the suture. 



. 1 1-. 14 in subfasciatiis^ Hald. 



The above scheme includes all of the species known from East 

 Canada which are included in Dr. Leconte's table, which has been 

 followed for the most part. Three recorded forms, atomarius, infausttis, 

 and sobrimis, are left unaccounted for ; they belong to a group of small 

 species, mostly mottled, in which the prothorax is formed as in the 

 division cc, the elytral sculpture consisting usually of an irregular punctu- 

 ation, with the stria3 visible chiefly at sides and behind. The prosternum 

 is broad and only very slightly concave, which character will separate 

 them from the species preceding hepaticus, since the prosternum in 

 all those is sulcate. A careful study is required, with reference to the 

 types, before anything further should be attempted. 



r We have much pleasure in recording that the Honorary Degree of 

 LL.D. was conferred upon two members of the Entomological Society of 

 Ontario — Professor William Saunders, F. R. S. C, F. L. S., F. C. S., 

 Director of the Experimental Farms of the Dominion, and Mr. James 

 Fletcher, F. R. S. C, F. L. S., Dominion Entomologist and Botanist, — 

 at the recent convocation of Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. We 

 beg to offer our esteemed friends our very hearty congratulations upon 

 this well-deserved honour. 



