70 DESCRIPTION OF INSECTS 



base, rounded, attaining the margin, and the other near 

 the tip, orbicular, and distinct. 



Pectus, postpectus, and abdomen each side at base with di- 

 lated punctures. 

 Closely resembles the Crux major of Europe, but is a 



much larger insect. I found a specimen on the sea beach 



of Senipuxten, eastern shore of Maryland, which was cast 



up alive by the waves, the last of September. 



3. P. *fasciatus ferruginous, hirsute, punctured ; elytra ful- 

 vous, with a black band and tip. 



Length seven-twentieths of an inch. 



Head punctured ; nasus impunctured, glabrous ; antennix 

 fuscous ; palpi black. 



Thorax widest behind the middle, convex, punctures nume- 

 rous, large, lateral edge deeply and widely excavated be- 

 hind, posterior angles prominent, distinct. 



Elytra fulvous, with a common black band rather behind 

 the middle, contracted on the disk, and dilated at the su- 

 ture and margin, deflected base and tip black, striae ob- 

 tuse, punctures large, distinct, transverse ; epipleura with 

 a distinct, impressed, punctured stria. 



Pectus and postpectus with dilated punctures ; feet black. 



Venter deep piceous, punctured each side at base. 

 Very distinct from the preceding species, and is a rare 



insect. 



Genus Cychrus. Fabr. 



Anterior tibia entire; elytra entire, embracing the abdomen ; 

 external maxillary and labial palpi dilated, compressed, 

 sub-securiform, or obconic ; mandibles elongated, biden- 

 tate near the tip; labium profoundly emarginate, not 

 wider at base than at tip ; labrum elongated, very pro- 

 foundly emarginate j tongue very small ; abdomen robust, 

 convex. 



