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Third joint of antennse shorter than second, eleventh longer than the ninth 

 and tenth together and not obliquely emarginate, head each side with three 

 punctures piisio. 



H. fumigiitiis Lee, v&v.fusculus Lee, var. califormcus Lee. New Species, 

 1863, p. 35. — Head ovate, smooth, shining, on each side four punctures in 

 nearly a straight line and two others near the nuchal constriction arranged 

 transversely. Antennae longer than the head and thorax, third joint as long 

 as the second, eleventh shorter than the ninth and tenth united and slightly 

 obliquely truncate at tip. Thorax as wide as long, narrowed in front, sides 

 nearly straight, base broadly arcuate, anteriorly two discal punctures, with the 

 usual apical and marginal punctures. Scutellum sparsely punctate. Elytra 

 conjointly a little wider than long, surface moderately and not densely puuctu- 

 late, sparsely pubescent. Abdomen more densely and finely punctured than 

 the elytra along the anterior portion of the segments, less densely at apical 

 portion. Length .12 — .20 inch; 3 — 5 mm. 



In color the following varieties occur: 



fusculus Lee. — Head black, thorax (paler), elytra abdomen rufo-piceous. 

 Legs testaceous. Antennse piceous, three basal joints pale. 



fumigatus Lee. — differs from the above in having the abdomen darker. 

 . — Color above and beneath piceous. 



californicus Lee. — Color darker piceous to black, legs variable in color from 

 piceous to testaceous. 



There is also some slight variation in punctuation both on the elytra 

 and abdomen, but any attempt at a separation based on this makes a 

 very unsatisfactory arrangement of the specimens before me. 



I find the locality of the specimens has but little to do with color, 

 the same variations in color occurring in specimens from Michigan, 

 Pennsylvania or California. 



The distribution of this species is very extended and we have it 

 from Michigan, Canada, the Middle States, Texas and California. 

 This species should be compared with dissimilis of Europe. 



H. pusio Lee. New Species, 1863, p. 35.— Head ovate, black, smooth, shi- 

 ning, one puncture at the middle of the eye above, one at the posterior margin 

 of the eye and a third posterior to this. Antennse not longer than head and 

 thorax, third joint scarcely longer than half the second, eleventh as long as 

 the two preceding united, and not obliquely truncate at tip. Thorax piceous, 

 smooth, shining, punctured as in the preceding, wider than long, narrowed in 

 front, sides feebly, base more broadly arcuate. Scutellum moderately densely 

 punctulate. Elytra conjointly nearly as wide as long, moderately densely 

 punctulate and pubescent. Abdomen moderately densely and more finely 

 punctulate. Length .10 inch; 2.5 mm. 



The thoi-ax is piceous, the elytra paler, the abdomen a little darker 

 than the elytra. Legs piceo-testaceous. Antennae piceous, three basal 

 joints pale. 



TRANS. AMER. ENT. SCO. VII. (20) NOVEMBER, 1878. 



