292 GEO. H. HORN. 



having the outer edge of the front tibia emarginate near the apex, 

 with a conspicuous spur below the emargination. 



The specimens studied have been collected on Coney Island 

 (Roberts) and Magdalen Island (Blanchard). Widely extended on 

 the sea-coast of Europe, extending also into the Mediterranean. 

 Specimens are in Mr. Ulke's cabinet from Illinois, but without 

 designation of locality. 



Since the above was written Dr. Hamilton has collected numerous 

 specimens on the coast of New Jersey, at Longj^ort, about equally 

 divided between those having the apical white space and those totally 

 black. It seems probable that other localities will produce varia- 

 tions similar to those observed in Eurojie. 



C fiinbriatus Mann. — Oval, moderately convex, color variable. Antennse 

 testaceous, club brownish ; palpi piceo-testaceous. Head always piceous, sliiulug, 

 moderately closely punctulate, clypeus slifjbtly alutaceous and subopaque Tho- 

 rax transverse, the sides feebly arcuate, slightly oblique posteriorly, hind angles 

 rectangular, base without marginal line, disc evenly convex, a faint depression 

 at base opposite the scutellum and one each side opposite the base of the fourth 

 stria, surface finely and closely punctate at middle, more coarsely and less 

 closely at the sides. Elytra deeply striate, striae not punctate, tenth stria 

 scarcely evident, intervals moderately convex, finely and closely punctate on the 

 disc, alutaceous at sides and apex without distinct punctures. Body beneath 

 dark brown or black, opaque, metasternal area shining, punctate. Prosternum 

 carinate; niesosternal carina narrowly fusiform. Legs variable in color from 

 piceo-testaceous to yellowish. Length .10 — .12 inch. ; 2.5 — 3 mm. 



This species varies considerably, more especially in color, as follows : 



Var. a. — Upper surface piceous black, moderately shining, sides 

 of thorax pale, either narrowly or widely. Elytra black, the margin 

 and apex yellowish testaceous; at apex the border of the black space 

 is very irregular. Body beneath entirely black. 



This form will include very well several of the varieties into which 

 Mannerheim separates the forms. 



Var. b. — Head black, thorax yellowish, elytra yellowish, with an 

 oblique piceous spot on each near the apex of variable size, the suture 

 at apex narrowly black. Body beneath opaque, black, or dark 

 brown, the metasternal area and metasternal elevation yellow. 



Var. c. — Head piceous. Color of upper surface entirely yellowish 

 testaceous. Body beneath as in b, but with the abdomen paler brown. 



The elytral striae in all the forms end near the base in an abrupt 

 depression. In many specimens, both of the dark and pale forms, 

 the first and second strife unite at base by an arch, while in others 



