AMERICAN COLEOPTERA, 245 



with seven moderately impressed striae, the outer rather distant from 

 the margin ; strife entire aud nearly parallel and equidistant. Inter- 

 vals coarsely but sparsely punctured. Epipleurae sparsely punctate. 

 Abdoiueu with coarse punctures at the sides, smoother at middle. 



Length of thorax .07 inch; 1.75 mm. 



Length of elijtra .14 inch ; 3,5 mm. 



I have lieen really at a loss to know to what genus to refer these 

 remains. They were at one time considered to be Saprinus^ but the 

 number of the striae and their character forbid such a reference. 

 The species seems to have been rather smaller than our Cluieridhim 

 Jiisteroklex, but undoubtedly resembled it in form. I would have re- 

 ferred the reujains to Canthoii near jjetylexus, but the thorax is by no 

 means that of the genus. 



W. antiquns. 



Elytra with feeble striae, intervals moderately convex, surface slightly 

 rugulose. Abdomen smooth. Length .40 inch; 10 mm. 



A species is indicated somewhat larger than carni/ex, the elytral 

 sculpture is however, more nearly that of Pluto, inasmuch as the 

 intervals are regularly convex, and the striae not suddenly impressed 

 at base. The remains consist of an impression with a small portion 

 of the substance of both elytra in position, slightly separated at base 

 by pressure so that a deceptive appearance of an elongate scutellum 

 is presented ; also the impression of the abdominal segments with a 

 small portion of chitinous substance. 



There is also the substance remaining of the greater portion of an 

 elytron which probably belongs to the same species, in which the 

 intervals are moderately convex and with traces of a few punctures, 

 the stria3 being moderately impressed and not punctured. 



APHODIUS. 

 A. precursor. 



Elytra smooth, shining, feebly striate, striae shallow but rather 

 wide; punctures distant, round near the apex, becoming transverse 

 near the base, intervals flat, smooth. 



A species is indicated of the size and nearly of the sculpture 

 of rurkola. The scutellum is short. Length of elytra .10 inch; 

 2.5 mm. 



