1G4 GEO. H. HORN, M. D. 



shores. The species of PJipeochrnus live on decomposing anira:tl sub- 

 stances, and it is possible thiit, like some Dennesfes, it may have found 

 lodgment aboard ship in material suitable for its subsistence. 



I dedicate the species to Dr. Jas. Behrens, of San Francisco, in ac- 

 knowledgement of the interest he has shown in the advancement of en- 

 tomological science. 



DASYDERA, Lee. 

 D. Cooperi, brassy-green; head densely and coarsely punctured, front sparse- 

 ly clothed with erect yellow hairs; thorax subquadrate, sides moderately 

 rounded, anterior margin truncate, posterior slightly rounded, with the angles 

 rounded; above coarsely and densely punctured, with suberect yellow hairs 

 and a slight longitudinal impression. Elytra testaceous, lateral margins eon- 

 verging strongly, contiguous along the first two-thirds of the suture, then de- 

 hiscent, apices moderately rounded, above clothed with short, black, recum- 

 bent, bristly hairs, arising from rather densely placed punctures. Beneath 

 brassy-green; abdomen paler, clothed with yellowish hairs. Antennal club 

 and tarsal claws testaceous. Length .40 inch. 



Keadily distinguishable from the other two species of this genus by 

 the characters above given. The elytra extend to the suture between 

 the last and penultimate abdominal segments. The lateral tooth of the 

 anterior tibia is also well marked. 



I dedicate this species to Dr. J. Gr. Cooper, of Santa Cruz, Califor- 

 nia, to whose liberality I am indebted for this and other valuable spe- 

 cies. It is from near Sacramento, California. 



LICHNANTHE, Burm. 

 L. canina, head obscure, brassy-green, coarsely and confluently punctured, 

 clothed at the middle with yellow, and laterally with shorter black, suberect 

 hairs. Thorax brassy-green, slightly broader than long, narrower anteriorly ; 

 sides very slightly rounded ; apex truncate, base feebly rounded, posterior an- 

 gles slightly elevated, above coarsely and densely punctured, with yellow erect 

 hairs. Elytra dark testaceous, with two rows of paler spots; sides slightly 

 convergent, contiguous along the anterior half of the suture, posteriorly strong- 

 ly divergent, apices rounded, above finely and densely punctured with recum- 

 bent black hairs. Margin paler, with short yellow hairs. Beneath obscure 

 brassy-green sparsely clothed with yellow hiiir ; antennal club, tarsi and tij) of 

 abdomen obscure testaceous. Lengih .4S inch. 



Readily distinguishable from our other species by the characters 

 above given. The epistoma is also strongly nuirgincd on the sides. 

 The fnmt has two elevated lines continuous with the margin of the 

 epistoma, which converge and meet on a line with the eyes. The por- 

 tion of the head thus enclosed is brassy-green and clothed with yellow 

 hairs, the remainder of the front is covered with shorter black hairs. 

 The tln)rax is less coarsely punctured than the head, which appears to 

 be almost wrinkled transversely. 



