AMERICAN COLEOPTERA. 367 



Var. moesta, Lee. Proc. Phil, vii., 16.— Elytra entirely black, with a small 

 basal dot near the scutellum,and a triangular marginal sub-apical spot, yellow. 

 Oregon. (Lecoute.) Vancouver. (Crotch.) 



H. glacialis, (Fabr.) Syst. Ent., p. 80, 12; Muls. Spec., p. 187.— Larger 

 and broader than the other species, anterior spots wanting, or only the one on 

 the callus present, posterior pair well marked, generally united, apical one 

 large; punctuation obsolete, elytra alutaceous; thorax with a uniform narrow 

 border, discal marks well developed, frontal spot not prolonged laterally ; ab- 

 domen with the sides spotted with red. L. - 27 — "31 inch. 



Pennsylvania, Kansas, Missouri. 



H. 15-niaciilata, Muls. Spec, p. 20, 8.— Rather large, punctuation dis- 

 tinct, close, frontal spot prolonged to the eyes, border of thorax uniform, nar- 

 row, emitting a distinct dent in the middle in part, discal marks large; 

 elytra with the six spots distinct, the inner basal are generally largely devel- 

 oped. L. -25— -28 inch. 



Missouri. 



H. coavergens, Guer. Icon., p. 321 ; Muls. Spec!, p. 22, 9.— Smaller than 

 the preceding, head with the frontal spot connected laterally with the eyes, 

 thorax with a narrow uniform border and the two discal marks distinct; elytra 

 alutaceous, punctuation faintly impressed, spots small punctiform, often want- 

 ing, never united. L. -18 — -20 inch. 



Var. obsoleta, Lee. MS8. — Punctuation of elytra entirely obsolete. 



Middle States, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, California, Mexico, Louisi- 

 ana, Florida. 



H. spuria, Lee. Proc. Phil, xiii., p. 358, 10.— Black, clearly but finely 

 punctulate; head with the frontal spot produced laterally, thorax with the 

 discal spots linear but well marked, border uniform and complete; elytra yel- 

 lowish-white, with the suture narrowly black, a spot on]the callus, one near the 

 suture beyond the middle, and a curved lunule towards the apex, black. L. 

 •20 inch. 



Var. — Elytris unicoloribus pallidis. 



Oregon. The elytra are like those of H. parenthesis, but the tho- 

 rax is like //. convergens. 



H. oregonensis, sp. n. — Very like H. spuria, but alutaceous, opaque, 

 very thickly but obsoletely punctulate; head with a small frontal spot, thorax 

 with a narrow border, white; elytra with a sub-basal band and a curved 

 lunule (as in If. parenthesis) before the apex, black. L. *20 inch. 



Oregou, (Walsingharn). Differs from H. spuria by the punctuation 

 and the absence of discal spots on the thorax. 



II. sinuata, Muls. Spec, p. 1011; interrogans, (Muls.) Op. vii., 139. — 

 Black, with three frontal spots; thorax shining, finely punctulate, narrowly 

 bordered, discal marks distinct; elytra yellow, opaque, hardly punctulate, 

 with the suture black (narrowing out before the apex) and with a broad vitta, 

 suddenly incurved before the apex. L. -20 inch. 



