14S GEO. n. HORN, M, 1>. 



]>ubescence. Body beneath similar in color to the upper surface, irregularly 

 coarsely punctured, with spots of denser and finer punctuation. Length 1.10 

 inch ; 2S mm. 



Male. — Fifth ventral segment triangularly emarginate, sixth with large, 

 oval, densely punctured and pubescent space surrounded by a slight elevated 

 margin. 



Female. — Fifth ventral with an oval densely punctured and pubescent cuprous 

 space near the tip. 



Two specimens are before me both of which are from Mr. A. S. 

 Fuller, to whom I take great pleasure in dedicating the species as an 

 evidence of my appreciation of his many acts of scientific liberality. 

 This species belongs to the same section of the genus as campestris and 

 Langeri but differs abundantly in the form of the thorax. 



Occurs in Texas. 



BUPRESTIJii, Linn. 

 B. (Ancylochira) connexa, n. sp. — Form elongate oval, subdeprcssed. 

 Head moderately densely punctured, color brilliant green changing to cupreous. 

 Thorax broader than long narrower in front, sides very feebly arcuate, disc 

 moderately convex with rather coarse punctures more densely placed at the 

 sides, color brilliant cupreous. Elytra wider at base than the thorax, oblong 

 oval, apex feebly attenuate, tip feebly emarginate, sutural angle acute, slightly 

 prolonged, disc striate, intervals equal, moderately convex and sparsely punc- 

 tured, color variable, brilliant blue along the suture shading to green with the 

 margin cupreous. Body beneath coarsely punctured, very densely at the sides 

 of metasternum and abdomen, color brilliant cupreous with green reflection. 

 Presternum and first ventral segment not sulcata. Length .60 inch; 15 mm. 



This species belongs to that group in which the thorax is not sulcate 

 with Gibbxii, conjiupus, etc. Its form is that of Nattali while the 

 elytral sculpture and color more nearly resemble adjecta. 



Two specimens 9 from Oregon and Owens' Valley, have the fifth 

 ventral segment slightly truncate at tip, and vary in the color of the 

 elytra. One is as above described, the other has the elytra brilliant 

 green with the margin cupreous near the tip. 



Actenodes calcarata Chev., has occurred in Texas. 



ELATERID.E. 



Meriithus texanus Horn, is scobinula Cand. 



Coryvihites prseses Horn, is Drasterius prseses Cand. This species 

 appears to be merely a poorly developed form of C. conjungens liCC. 



Monocrepidias vespertinus Fab., and texanus Cand., may be sexes of 

 the same species. 



Agriotes inversus Cand., is a Sericosomus, very T^vohahlj Jlavipennis 

 Motsch. 



Limonius nitidicollis Lee, is consimilis Walker. This is probably 



