AMERICAN COLEOPTERA. 301 



CARDIOPHORUS. Esch. 



C. togatas, n. sp. — lilack; feebly 'sliining, sparsely clotbed witli short cine- 

 reous puboseeiice. Iloael ami thorax densely and finely punctured. Thorax 

 longer than broad, very convex; anteriorly feebly emarginate angles obtuse, 

 sides moderately rounded slightly' sinuate behind, basal angles obtuse at tij). 

 Margin rounded, acute near the basal angles, beneath which is the suture, con- 

 vex inwardly and obsolete in front. Elytra as broad as thorax, with sides 

 feebly rounded and gradually narrowing to apex; surface moderately convex, 

 striate, striae punctured, intervals flat very sparsely punctulate ; color red, 

 apical half black. Scutelluin black. Body beneath black, densely punctulate 

 and sparsely cinereo-pubcscent. Legs black, tarsi brownish. Ungues simi)le. 

 Length .30 inch ; 7.5 mm. 



The color of the elytra is aLout equally divided between red ami 

 black, the colors gradually fading into each other, the black extending 

 obliquely along the suture. 



A variety in Mr Ulkc's cabinet, has the elytra entirely red with the 

 ap.'X only slightly darker. In all other respi^cts the two specimens 

 agree so closely that I cannot feel warranted in calling it by another 

 name. 



The species resembles C. Dejeanii^ Lee, in form. 



Both specimens are from Texas, the type having been collected by 

 Mr. Belfrage, at Waco. 



C. Edwardsi, n. sp. — Black ; moderately shining, sparsely clothed with pale 

 brownish pubescence, elytra yellowish red with sutural fusiform S])ace black. 

 Head black, densely and finely punctured. Antennse as long as head and thor- 

 ax, two basal joints entirely and the bases of the other joints testaceous red. 

 Thorax slightly longer than broad, sides slightly arcuate in front feebly nar- 

 rowed to base, hind angles slightly divergent acute and not carinate; surface 

 convex, densely, finely and equally punctured, basal impressions deep, median 

 line feebly impressed at base. Elytra as broad as thorax, gradually and arcu- 

 aiely narrowed to apex; color yellowish-red with sutural fusiform black space 

 not attaining apex or scutellum; surface striate, striae punctured, intervals flat 

 finely and densely punctulate. Scutellum black. Body beneath black, finely 

 and densely punctured. Femora black, tibiae and tarsi rufo-piceous. Claws 

 not toothed. Length ..34 inch ; 8.5 Jcm. 



This species resembles in form and size crjjthropus or Jlo rid se, but 

 may be known from any in our fauna by its coloration, 



Dedicated to Mr. Henry Edwards, of J^aa Francisco, to wh<im I am 

 indebted for the use of all his unnamed Eiaterulfe, and to wluuii I owe 

 many of the species in the present paper. 



One specimen from Calil'ornia. 



C. seneus, n. sp. — yEneous or cui)reo-jencous, shining, robust, clothed with 

 greyish hairs. Head finely and densely punctured; antennae longer than the 

 liead and thorax, joint 2 short, joints 3 — 10 serrate. Thorax wider than long, 

 sides feebly arcuate in front and very slightly narrowing to base; hind angles 



TU.V.NS. AMKIt. I:NT. SOC. (39) JULT, 1871. 



