22 J. L. LEOONTE, M. D. 



Black, !<ides of jirothorax iiiid anterior half of elytra fu'lvous, with the exeejitiou 

 of a scutellar black spot; sides broadly dilated and rounded, about three times as 

 wide behind as at base; legs tinged with yellow at base, trochanters long, narrow ; 

 % seventh ventral feebly emarginate, eighth elongate, rounded at tip. Length 



]'€ mm. Atlantic region dilllidiata Fabr. 



n. — Prothorax l)lack. 



Black, sides and apex of prothonix, and sides of elytra to tlie middle fulvous; 

 elytra only one-half wider bfehind than at base; reticulations longer than wide, 

 trochanters shorter and more triangular; 9 anteniue with the joints broader, 

 triangular with rounded side and acute angle. Length 10 mm. Colorado; Prof. 

 F. II. Snow aniplicornis n. sp. 



Cseiiia ainplicoriiis. — Black, prothorax in great part, and sides of elytra 

 from base to middle dull fulvous. Head channeled, eyes moderate in size, convex, 

 ]>alpi broad with last joint elongated, oval, subacute at tip. Antennse one-half as 

 long as the body, very broadly comjiressed, second joint very short, hardlj^ visible, 

 third shorter than fourth, triangulai', 4—10 wider, not as long as wide, outer side 

 convexly curved, di.stal side oblique, angle subacute, last joint longer, oval. Pro- 

 thorax wider than long, not narrowed in front, apex sinuate, rounded at the middle, 

 sides very oblique near the front angles, then abruptly rounded and jjarallel, hind 

 angle small, acute, strongly divergent; disc concave, strongly carinate, fulvous, 

 with a large jjosterior blackish spot. Scutel triangular, emarginate behind. Elytra 

 elongate, gradually but slightly broader behind, suture, margin and four discoidal 

 <-osta' elevated, first, second and' fourth extending nearly to the tip and uniting ^is 

 usual. thir<l elevated f()r only about one-fourth the length, then fin«r and less 

 elevated, not different from the lines of reticulation; interspaces each Ttith two 

 rows of reticulations, nearly all of which are longer than wide; sides broadly 

 fulvous from base to the middle. Length 10 mm. 



Colorado; one ^, Prof. F. H. Snow. Resembles in form and color 

 C'r'/efrs Ijdnalis and Eros humeralis, but very different by the aii- 

 tcnntc whifh are like those of Oolopternn trirarmatum. but are still 

 wider. 



€EI.ETES Xewm. 

 Front oil)))(,us. beak none, mouth inflexed. maxillary palpi with the 

 last joint acute, a little longer than Avide, and longer than third joint. 

 Antenntt long, first joint triangular, second very short, third wider and 

 shorter than fourth. 4 — 10 with a long basal process ( S ); or shorter 

 luoadly triangular with acute angle (9). 8cutel truncate and nicked 

 ))ehind. Prothorax strongly carinate. sides refiexed. Elytra gradually 

 becoming twice as wide behind as at base ; suture, margin and four 

 <liscoidal cost;x> acutely elevated, interspaces with single rows of coarse 

 reticulations, which are (piadrate and not transverse. This genus osculates 

 witli the next group. 



The prothorax is very variable in form in this species. 

 Black, sides of prothorax and humeral line of elytra fulvous, l)ase of thighs 

 yellowis'h; % seventh ventral emarginate, eighth ebmgate, narrow, rounded at 

 tip. Length fi — S..") mm. Atlantic region basalis Lee. 



