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of small tubercles; the inottlings are a small spot at the side of the scutel, a short 

 sutural line behind the scutel connected about the middle with a narrow irregular 

 Ijand, another narrow more interrupted band behind the midille, and numerous 

 dots ; legs in greater part covered with white scales, thighs toothed. Length 7-9 mm. 

 Arizona, uot rare. 



TACHYGOaflJS Sch. 



T. tardipes Lee. A variety of this species with the elytra black 

 and the inner half of the hind thighs testaceous was collected abundantly 

 l)y Mr. Morrison in Arizona. 



TOXOTROPIS Lee. 



T. pusilla Lee. Specimens collected in Texas by Mr. Schwarz vary 

 much in markings ; one is black with an inverted T-formed white mark 

 near the base of the elytra ; others are as pubescent as Brachy tarsus 

 variegatus and not unlike it in appearance. 



T. Fasciatus. — Of the same size and form as the pi'eceding, black densely 

 clothed with cinereous pubescence. Elytra with a broad black transverse band. 

 Antennae, tibiae and tarsi testaceous. Length 1-5 mm. 

 Columbus, Texas ; Mr. Schwarz. 



CHORACiUS Kirby. 



C. iiiteiis.— Oval, convex, shining piceous. Prothorax finely punctured. 

 Elytra with the strise fine, distinctly punctured. Length 1 mm. 



.Tyngsboro', Mass.; one specimen kindly given me by Mr. F. Blan- 

 chard. Quite different from the other three species in our fauna by the 

 shining surface and smaller size. 



XEBTORC'HE^iTES Woll. 



X. americanus Motsch. This singular insect has been found by 

 Hubbard in Florida, and by Schwarz at Columbus, Texas. 



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