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VOL. 45. 



SYSTEMATIC LIST OF SPECIES STUDIED— Continued. 



Lampyrid^. 



Chauliognathus pristinus Scudder. 

 Podabrus wheeler i Wickham. 



LUCANID^. 



Lucanus fossilis, new species. 



SCARAB^ID^. 



Atxnius patescens Scudder. 

 Aphodius granarioides, new species. 

 Macrodactylus pluto Wickham. 

 Diplotaxis aurora, new species. 



Cerambycid^. 



Leptura antecurrens, new species. 



ponder osissima, new species. 



Chrysomelid^. 



Systena florissantensis, new species. 



BrUCHIDjE. 



Bruchus dormescens, new species. 

 exhumatus Wickham. 



TBNEBRIONID.E. 



Miostenosis lacordairei, new species. 

 Blapstinus linellii, new species. 

 Platydema bethunei, new species. 



Rhynchitid^. 

 Rhynchites subterraneus Scudder. 



Otiorhynchid^ . 

 Evopes veneratus Scudder. 



CuRCULIONIDiE. 



Geralophus antiquarius Scudder. 



saxuosus Scudder. 



fossicius Scudder. 



repositus Scudder. 



lassatus Scifdder. 



retritus Scudder. 

 Coniatus evisceratus Scudder. 

 Cleonus exterraneus Scudder. 



fcersteri Scudder. 

 Dorytomus williamsi Scudder. 

 Rhysosternum longirostre Scudder. 

 Cryptorhynchus profusus Scudder. 

 Balaninus minusculus Scudder. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF GENERA AND SPECIES. 

 Genus PTEROSTICHUS Bonelli. 



PTEROSTICHUS WALCOTTI Scudder. 



A specimen referred here is slightly smaller than the measurements 

 given by Scudder. The elytron shows the large ocellate punctures 

 along the eighth stria which are common among recent species but 

 which were not mentioned in the original description of the present 

 insect. 



Cat. No. 59644, U.S.N.M. 



Genus AMARA Bonelli. 



AMARA VETERATA Scudder. 



The fossU referred to this species is in rather poor condition. It 

 exceeds the measurements given by Scudder by about 1 millimeter, 

 but is not otherwise tangibly different. Length, 8,75 mm. 



Cat. No. 59645, U.S.N.M. 



AMARA POWELLII Scudder. 



One specimen, agreeing well with figures and description. 

 Cat. No. 59646, U.S.N.M. 



