INHABITING NORTH AMERICA. QQ 



This species was brought iVom Missouri hy Mr. Nuttall. 



G. D. splemlidus. Thorax violaceous ; elytra cupreous bril- 

 liant. 



Lengtli nine-tenths of an inch. 



Head black. 



Thiirax widest in the middle, very slightly narrowed at 

 base, lateral and posterior margins depressed, lateral edge 

 reflected, disk less oI)viously violaceous tlian tlic margins. 



Elytra highly polished, mars,iii violaceous, humeral carina 

 extending two thirds the length of the elytra, sirise pro- 

 foundly impressed, beneatli blueish purple. 



Feet lilack. 



This is the most splendid s])ccies of the genus yet disco- 



vered. It was brought from Missouri by Mr. Nuttall. 



Genus Panagjeus. Latr. 



Anterior tibia emarginate ; elytra entire : exterior maxillary 

 and lal)ial palpi with the terminal joint sub-securilbrm ; 

 tridenlate, middle tooth short, oI)tuse ; tongue short; head 

 small ; lal)ium much wider at base; neck distinct, abrupt ; 

 tliorax orbicular ; abdomen subquadrate ; antcnnse iili- 

 form. 



Species. 



1. P. *crucigerus black, hirsute; elytra with four large ful- 

 vous spots. 



Length nine-twentieths of an inch. 



Bodjf l)lack, opake, punctured. 



Head with ()l)solete punctures ; antermw with a few rufous 

 hairs towards the tip. 



Thorax transversely sub-oval, widest l)ehind the middle, 

 punctures numerous, dilated, and distinct, edge al)ruptly 

 excurved near the posterior angles, which are small, 

 prominent, acute. 



Eljifrn witii obtuse stritc, punctures dilated, each elytrinn 

 with two large fulvous spots, of which one is near the 



