140 [November, 1S44. 



2. A. rugosa. Castaneous, glabrous above; head and thorax strongly and 

 confidently punctured; elytra confluenlly rugose.— 9 1. long, 5^ 1. wide. Vir- 

 ginia. 



Form and size of ^l.hirticula, Knoch. Head and thorax dark chestnut-brown, 

 glabrous, the latter with the front feebly convex, asperous with confluent punc- 

 tures, biarcuated transverse line distinct; clypeus with the punctures rather 

 larger than those of the other parts of the head, edge slightly reflexed and mode- 

 rately emarginate at tip: antennae and palpi yellowish-rufous, with the clava of 

 the first paler : thorax transverse; short, the sides dilated in the middle, the edges 

 denticulate, with a single hair in each incisure; base almost rectilinear, apex 

 slightly emarginate; angles subacute; surface covered with large, crowded punc- 

 tures, with their edges generally narrow, polished : scutel glabrous, with large 

 punctures on the sides: elytra dull chestnut-red, basal region darker; almost 

 truncate at apex, with the sutural angles feebly toothed ; surface confidently 

 wrinkled, with sparse obsolete punctures on the scutelar region, humeral tubercles 

 and apical callorities: pygidium sparsely punctulate, glabrous: venter lighter 

 colored than the elytra, with sparse piligerous punctures : postpectus dark-brown, 

 densely punctured, and clothed with yellowish prostrate hairs : feet pitchy-chest- 

 nut ; nails equal, each with a stout tooth in the middle. 



Anomala, Meg. 



1. A. dichroa. Dull castaneous; elytra testaceous. — 5£ 1. long, 3 1. wide. 

 Virginia. 



Head and thorax dull chestnut, the former finely wrinkled and densely punc- 

 tulate, with the transverse line fine; clypeus strongly reflexed and obtusely 

 rounded at apex : antennae rufous, clava and palpi testaceous; eyes large, black, 

 very glossy : thorax finely and not densely punctured; base bisinuaie, with the 

 posterior angles obtuse, anterior ones subobtuse; sides moderately rounded ; a 

 small dusky indentation each side near the middle of the submargin : scutel color 

 of the thorax, much and profoundly punctured: elytra testaceous, obtusely cre- 

 nate-striate, the interstices impunctured : pygidium color of the thorax, rugosely 

 punctured : beneath and feet similarly colored ; tarsi darker, piceous : pectus 

 clothed with long rufous pile : claws subequal, the outer ones of the two anterior 

 pairs slightly bifid. 



2. A.undulata. Testaceous; two common, undulated fasciae on the elytra, 

 fuscous.— 4£ 1. long, 2£ I. wide. Virginia. 



Head rufous, densely rugose-punctured ; transverse line fine ; clypeus with the 

 edge reflexed, and almost truncate at apex : thorax less densely punctured than 

 the head, with the posterior angles obtuse, anterior ones acute ; a very faint dor- 

 sal groove ; brown, strongly tinged with greenish ; lateral margins broadly tes- 

 taceous : scutel testaceous, sides p'ceous ; profoundly and distantly punctured : 

 elytra testaceous, punctate-striate, the interstices convex, with very minute scat- 

 tered punctures; locality of the two first stria?, which are effaced, densely punc- 

 tured ; two common, undulated, fuscous or blackish fasciae, confluent on the 



