NORTH AMERICAN C0LE0PTP:KA. 291 



One si)ecimen collected by Prof. Snow near Hot Springs, Las 

 Vegas, New Mexico, at an elevation of seven thousand feet. 



<». briiiiiK'a 11. sp.— Obloiifj oval, rather robust, moderately convex, shin- 

 ing, reddish hrown above and beneatli, legs and antennae pale rufotestaceoiis. 

 Head smooth, inipunctate. Thorax ne-irly twice as wide as long, slightly nar- 

 rowed in front, anterior angles obliquely truncate, with slight post-apical angu- 

 lation, sides feebly arcuate, disc convex, shining, the punctures extremely fine 

 and sparse. Elytra very distinctly wider than the thorax, humeri obtuse, um- 

 bone moderately prominent, disc striato-punctate, the punctures moderately 

 coarse and closely placed, but not serrate, the ninth stria more distinctly im- 

 pressed than the discal, intervals flat, wider than the strife, unLseriately finely 

 punctate. Body beneath a little darker than above. Abdomen slightly rugulose 

 and punctate, the last two segments more closely. Length .07 — .08 inch. ; 1.75 — 

 2 mm. 



This species is the most robust of those of non-metallic color, re- 

 sembling .some of our Longitarsus. The reddish brown color is pe- 

 culiar to it. It differs from cerina, to which it is more especially 

 allied by its comparatively smooth thorax, shorter and more robust 

 form and by the underside not of different color from the upper, 

 although slightly darker. 



Occurs in Georgia, Louisiana, Texas and Wisconsin (Chope). 



ii. spuria Lee. -Oblong oval, moderately convex, body beneath piceous, 

 above rufotestaceous. Autennie entirely rufo testaceous. Head smooth, inipunc- 

 tate. Thorax one-half wider than long, not narrower in front, except at the ob- 

 lique truncation, behind.which is a distinct angulation, sides arcuate, disc con- 

 vex, the punctuation relatively (coarse and sparse, but somewhat variable. Elytra 

 distinctly wider at base than thorax, humeri broadly rounded, disc faintly striate, 

 strife coarsely and closely punctate, the lateral strife less deep, intervals wider 

 than the strife, slightly convex, uniseriately finely punctate. Abdomen piceous, 

 shining, scarcely visibly punctate. Legs pale yellowish testaceous. Length 

 .06 - .07 inch. ; 1.5—1.7.5 mm. 



The jiunctuation of the thorax varies from relatively coarse to 

 almost smooth. One specimen before me which I suj)pose to be a 

 male, has the last ventral segment pale and more convex than the 

 others. Rarely the abdomen may be entirely pale. 



From the fact that the striie are distinct at the sides as well as on 

 the disc this species is more nearly related to the i)receding thiin anv 

 other, but may be known by its less robust form and piceous under- 

 side. 



Occurs from Pennsylvania to Florida, and westward to Kansas, 

 Colorado and Dakota. 



