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372. C dinaidiatus Fnh. . mutilatiis Ev., Inridns ISIiirr. — "Occurs everyvvliere in 



our country exceptiiif: the Pacific const. Its uri^inai liahitat was prot)- 

 al)ly the West Indies, hut it is now cosniojiolitan," Horn, 1. c. 278; Murr.. 

 377-79; some of tlie points of its occurrence are Floiida, here in Penn- 

 sylvania, Oliio, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Alaska'. Mann., 1852. 



373. Epursea sestiva Linn., conrexinscnla Mann., depressa Gyll. — On this con- 



tinent this sjiecies appears to affect tlie colder parts. Canada, northern 

 Michigan, New Mexico, Alaska, are all points in its distribution. Mr. 

 F. Blanchard found it in the mountains of North Carolina {in litt.). 

 Europe. Western Siberia. Heyden, 92. 



374. E. terminalis Mann., immnnda Ei',, hifuncata, flavumdrginata Maek. — Alaska 



to Massachusetts; Horn, T. vii, 295; peninsula of Kenai, Mann. ; Mich- 

 igan, Schwarz. Temperate and northern Europe to lat. 68°. 



375. E. boreella Zett. — " A narrow black species similar to nigra Maeklin com- 



mon to Europe and America." Le(/onte, Pr. Acad. 1873, 328; Canada, 

 Pettit, Cat. and northern Europe to lat. 68°. Siberia, Sahib. En. Fen. 

 Clav., 105. 

 Obs. — E. luteola Er. The example in Reiche's collection was wrongly 

 labeled, and the species has not occurred in Europe. Fauvel. 



,37H. Nitidula bipunctata Linn., bipnstalata Linn. — This beetle occurs in many 

 countries, and has been introduced here by commerce. It now extends 

 from Florida to Canada and westward to Colorado, whence I have speci- 

 mens. West and east Siberia, Amurland, 1. c. 302. Heyden, 92; Hey- 

 den, 1886. 



377. N. ruflpes Linn., obsciira Fab., ossium Kirby. — Likewise introduced by 

 conimerce, and has about the same American distribution, extending 

 northward to Hudson Bay. West and east Siberia, 1. c. 303; Heyden, 

 92; A niur Territories; Heyden, 1885. 



378.— Omosita colon Linn. — This is another introduced European species, and, 

 like the two preceding, occurs here, though greatly more commonly and 

 abundantly. From the Atlantic to Colorado ; Queen C/harlotte Island, 

 Fletcher; Hudson Bay region, Lee. Cat. The southern contiguous parts 

 of west and east Siberia; Amurland, 1. c. 306; Heyden, 92. 



379. O. discoidea Fab., inversa Lee. — "Occurs in Europe and in the Pacific 



States, extending as far east as Colorado," Horn, 1. c. 306. Northern 

 Michigan, Schwarz; Ottawa, Canada, Harrington, in litt. It appears to 

 be very abundant in New Mexico and Colorado. 

 Note.— Soronia grisea Linn, of Crotch's Check List is .S. undulata Say. 

 Grisea is not known to be American. 



380. Melig-ethes brassicee Scop., ssueus Fab., rufimanus Lee., maerens Lee, cali- 



fornicus Eeitter.--" California and Oregon," Horn, 1. c. 313. The var. 

 dauricus Mots., viridipennis Mots, occui's throughout eastern Siberia and 

 Amurland; Col. Am. 129 and figure. — Europe. 



381. Cryptarcha strig-ata Fab., lateralis HnMh. — Many places from the Atlantic 



to Colorado. A record northward from Michigan has not been noted. 

 Europe, west Siberia, 1. c. 322; Heyden, 93; Chabarofka, Heyden, 1886. 



382. Ips quadriguttatus Fab., fascintus Oliv., geminatus, bipustidatus Mels., 



isignntus Say, 6-pustulatus Reit.. — These names indicate merely color 

 variations, and several others might be given with equal propriety to 

 other forms. I observe no structural differences of any permanency 



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