NORTH AMEUirAN COLEOI'TERA. 2'VA 



oval, coarsely ])unctiii'c(l at the si<les, sparsely coarsely piiiu-tiired hcneath : thorax 

 not wider than the head, oblong, narrower behind : sides distinctly sinuate, a me- 

 dian smooth space, at sides coarsely and deeply, not closely puntrtured; elytra a 

 little wider and longer than the thorax, conjointly longer than wide, coarsely not 

 densely punctnred. sparsely pubescent, c(dor black at basal two-thirfls, reildish 

 yellow at apical third ; abdomen shining, coarsely very sparsely punctate, sparsely 

 j)ubescent; beneath as above. Length .18 inch; 4.5 mm. 



Male. — Anlerioi- tarsi slightly dilated ; last ventral with slight oval emargina- 

 tion. 



Female. — Anterior tarsi scarcely at all dilated ; last ventral entire. 



This species, in color and general appearance, resembles j);i(h raidea, 

 l)tit the elytra are more widely yellow at tip, and tlie ubdominul jjinict tires 

 much coarser and far less dense. 



The species as above defined is divided by Fauvel into two, — Sclnndfir! 

 and ft'iniiiin/i.-i. The tVauicr is really the typical I'orm, and has darker 

 antennje, and the elytra are more evidently punttured ; the latter has 

 pale antenmi) and less distinctly punctured elytra. With more specimens 

 than I now possess it is possible that two distinct species could be defined, 

 at present 1 |)ref'er to retain them as one. Should they prove distinct 

 the names suji<;csted by Fauvel should be reversed. 

 Occurs from Canada to Middle States, also in '1 exas. 



A. uinbri|>eiliiis Lee. — Form of terminalix ; antennte piceous. paler at base, 

 shorter than head and thorax, joints 5-] at least as wide as long, the outer ones 

 quite transverse; head oval, distinctly narrowed behind the eyes, piceous, shining: 

 surface numerously punctured, beneath very sparsely punctate; thorax not wider 

 than the head, longer than wide, slightly narrowed behind: sides distinctly sin- 

 uate, disc smooth at middle, punctured at the sides; metasternum pale reddish 

 brown; elytra wider than the thorax and a little longer, longer than wide con- 

 jointly ; surface moderately punctate, sparsely pubescent, color piceous, the apical 

 margin narrowly testaceous; abdomen reddish brown, the two apical segments 

 usually darker;, surface coarsely sparsely punctate, sparsely pubescent; beneath 

 darker than above, the segments broadly paler at ti}), punctuation closer than 

 above. Length .14 inch; 3. .5 mm. 



Mu le. — Unknown. 



i^em«/e.— Anterior tarsi moderately dilated: last ventral entire. 



'ibis species might be confused with tcr miua lis, hwt the elytra are 

 colored as in piKln-oidn.s. 1 he punctuation of the upper surface is much 

 less pronounced than in either of the two species named. The last two 

 ventral segments are never so distinctly darker, ;ind some specimens have 

 the abdom(;n unifijrmly brown in color. 

 Occurs from Pennsylvania to Florida. 



A. lepidiilus Lee— Form slender; antennae brown, nearly as long as the 

 head and thorax, joints 7-10 as wide as long; head broadly oval, very distinctly 

 narrowed behind the eyes, black, shining, with very few punctures ; beneath paler 

 in color, with a few coarse punctures; thorax yellow, not wider than the head^ 



lUA.NS. AMKU. K.NT. SOC. XI. (59) JUNK, 1884. 



