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V. favosa Say, Jo.nn. Arad. iii, p. 447: edit. Lee. ii, p. 214.-Obl<,ns..oval 

 luoderately convex, blue, bluish green or slightly cupreous, shining. Antenna 

 testaceous at base, piceous externally. Head sparsely punctate, a little more 

 coarsely on the clypeu.s. an oblong tuberosity on each side within and slightly 

 above the insertion of the antenna. Thorax twice as wide as long, narrowed 

 .n front, s.des strongly arcuate, margin son.ewhat irregular, angles not prominent 

 dsc convex, evenly punctate, a little more coarsely and closely at the sides 

 Elytra coarsely, deeply, moderately closely substriately punctaie. Propleur^ 

 not closely punctate, metasternum sn.ooth. abdomen sparsely finely puLtate 

 Legs p.ceous. .sometimes with slight metallic lustre. Lengih 18- oo j^^h .' 

 4.0 — 0.5 nun. ' 



The sexual characters are as in bnmnea. 



Tins species is known to me from Dacota, Kansas, North Carolina 

 and Florida. 



V. oregoneusis Crotch (Typophorus), Proc. Acad. 1873, p. 38 -Obloug 

 moderately convex, color bluish, green, cupreous or golden, moderatelv shi^ng 

 Antenna pale, the outer joints piceous. Head coarsely punctate, sparsely on 

 t^.e occput. qu:t. roughly on the clypeus. Thorax about one-hal wide [ban 

 long, narrowed xn front, sides arcuate, margin distinctly undulate, anterior an- 

 gles alone prom.nent. disc moderately convex, coarsely and moderatelv closely 

 pnnctate. Elytra more coarsely punctate than the thorax, punctures modeme y 

 close, .rregularly placed, less close at apex. Entire bod/beneath Id ."t w 

 coarsely punctate. Legs rufo-testaceous. Length .22-.25 inch. : 5 5-6 5 mm 



This si^cies was placed by Crotch in Typophor^s (= Tymnes), 

 but the absence of the post-ocular lobe of the thorax and the undi,- 

 late margin clearly place it in Colaspis. 



Occurs in Oregon and northern California. 



C. ehrysis Oliv., Ent. vi. p. 8S6. pi. ii. fig. 16.-Oblong, convex bright 

 greeu or shghtly cupreous. Antenn. pale, slightly darker external ^^ Head 

 rather coarsely punctate, not closely except on the clypeus. Thorax n^rly 

 tw,ce as.v.de as long, slightly narrowed in front, sides feebly arcuate nZn 

 shgh tly irregular, angles not pron.nent. disc moderately convex, rath 'coa'e ! 

 P nctate. med,an hue much smoother, gradually more densely toward thesMes 

 Elytra coarsely but not densely punctate, transve.-sely plicate especially nir 

 the sides. n,argin slightly explanate, near the apex ' ProtirrLxTa f 1 I 



moderately closely pnnctate, shining; metasternnn, and U^ leT^ TseTy pul" 



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In the male the first joint of the anterior tarsus i.. dilated the l-nt 

 ventral segment truncate, in the female the last ventral is' shVhtlv 

 emarginate. * * -^ 



This is the largest and most In-illiant species in our fauna It i. 

 remarkable tliat it should have remained so Ion,, unknown after it! 

 original description. 



Occurs in western North Carolina (Blanchard). 



TE.\N.S. AM. ENT. SOC. XIX (oq\ 



^~^' A.VGVST. 1892. 



