96 J. B. SMITH. 



49. HI. morula Lee. Pr. Ac. Nat. Se. Phila. xiv, 50. 



Unicolored, and therefore readily recognized, after the tibia has been 

 examined ; one specimen I found which could be placed with almost 

 equal propriety in this species or in aspersa, for the third ridge was' 

 rather more than a rudiment, and yet did not reach the distinctness of the 

 others. Quaere : whether morula and aspersa do not intergrade. 



50. M. ambusta Lee. Pr. Ae. Nat. Se. Phila. xiv, 50. 



Also unicolored and as readily recognized as the preceding ; I have 

 found it sparingly near New York, but have noted no peculiarities. 



51. HI. singularis sp. nov. (PI. III. fig. 11). 



The figure shows the combination of tibial and tarsal ridges peculiar 

 to this species only. Well marked by the uniform ferruginous color and 

 the deep black elytra. One specimen only, Georgia; Coll. Dr. Horn. 



52. HI. nnicolor Lee. Pr. Ae. Nat, Se. Phila. xiv, 50. (PI. Ill, fig. 12). 



The figure shows the tibial and tarsal ridges peculiar to this and the 

 two following species. Distinct from all others in this group by its 

 uniform color, which latter varies somewhat in depth, sometimes having 

 a strong dash of red. It is not uncommon, but I have not succeeded in 

 getting a good series, showing varieties. 



53. HI. margiuulis Say, Journ. Ae. Nat. Se. Phila. iii, 278, (Mordclla) ; 

 divisa Lee. Col. of Kan. & N. Mex. 1 7. 



This species shows , little variation ; superficially it is readily confused 



with several others but the tibial and tarsal ridges sufficiently distinguish 



it ; divisa Lee. I consider only a western variation, like that of aspersa. 



I have found both forms in the Orange Mts. of New Jersey. 



54. HI. Schauppii sp. nov. (PL III. fig. 13). 



Dedicated to my good friend Prof. F. G-. Schaupp, from whom I re- 

 ceived the first aid in my gropings for light in the beetle business, to 

 whose kindness I owe many of my best insects, to whose good nature I 

 owe a better knowledge of the literature of the coleopterological section 

 of entomology than I could have obtained by years of unasisted study, 

 and to whose liberality I owe a large part of my western and southern 

 species of Mordellidae, his whole collection having been placed at my 

 disposal. I hope this may always be considered a valid species, and that 

 it may continue as rare as the combination of good qualities which render 

 the Professor a good companion, a sympathizing friend and a sago director 

 in the paths of coleopterological lore. One specimen, N. Y. ; my coll. 



55. HI. aequalis sp. nov. (PI. Ill, fig. 14). 



Peculiar by the combination of ridges on tibia and tarsi ; resembles 

 several other species in the uniform black color. 



