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LeConte (1856) thought his neglectus was perhaps the same as 

 juvencus Burmeister, 1847, and he was probably correct since Bm-- 

 meister in his description of Podalgus variolosus {Bothymis (jihhosus 

 (DeGeer)) stated that the punctures were smaller than in his following 

 species, P. juvencus. The Burmeister specimens were from South 

 Carolina. However, the name juvencus was first used by Fabricius in 

 1775 for the species previously named gihhosus by DeGeer. Dr. 

 Britton has very kindly compared specimens of gihhosus with the type 

 of juvencus Fabricius in the Banks collection in the British Museum 

 (Natm-al History) and states that juvencus Fal)ricius "agrees with 

 yom' L. gihhosus, the front tibiae being obviously ]:)unctured outside 

 the longitudinal row of setigerous punctures." 



Bothyniis relicliis (Say) 



Scarabaetis relicli'.s Say, 1825, p. 194. 

 Ligyrus relicivs LeConte, 1856, p. 21. 

 Ligyrodes reltctus Casey, 1915, p. 183. 

 Ligyrodes clypealis Casey, 1915, p. 181. 

 Ligyrodes parviceps Casey, 1915, p. 182. 

 Ligyrodes quadripennis Casey, 1915, j). 182. 

 Ligyrodes verncicoUis Casey, 1915, p. 183. 

 Ligyrodes dawsnni Casey, 1924, p. 334. 



Length 17 to 24 mm., width 10 to 13 ram. Oblong, convex, 

 shining, dark reddish brown to piceous. CUypeus apically bidentate, 

 the erect triangular teeth basally contiguous, sui-face finely, closely 

 rugose. Head slightly concave, finely, closely rugose back of the thin, 

 sharp, posteriorly directed, widely interrupted frontal carina which 

 does not extend to the side margins, a few fine punctures above the 

 eyes, base smooth. Pronotum convex, sides margined and evenly 

 arcuate, converging anteriorly, base sinuate, without margin, apex 

 without tubercle and depression; surface quite evenly yet irregularly 

 moderately })unctate throughout, punctm-es slightly smaller anter- 

 iorly, generally separated by one to fo\n- or five times their diameter. 

 Scutellum with a few scattered fine punctures. El3^tra with sides 

 subparallel, disc coarsely, annularly punctate, these punctures finer 

 and much closer at sides and apex, with fine punctures intermixed 

 throughout, the coarse annular punctures of the oblique geminate 

 striae separated by one diameter or less. Pygidium widely punctate- 

 scabrous basally and at sides, middle quite closely modei-ately to 

 coarsely punctate, the punctures separated by one diameter or less to 

 a little more than one diameter at apex. Underside anteriorly 

 moderately hairy, the apex of the prosternal process 1)ehind the 

 anterior coxae usually Avith a smooth, convex, anterior part separated 

 from the hairy posterior part by a distinct groove. Anterior tibia 

 smooth outside the longitudinal row of coarse setigerous punctures, 



