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P. mcestus Say. — Size of preceding, differs as noted in table. 



Habitat: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Vir- 

 ginia. 



P. punctatissimus Rand. — Black, polished, thorax quadrate, 

 but slightly narrowed behind, posterior angles obtuse. Elytral slrioi 

 deep, the alternate interstices interrupted and foveate. Length, .57 

 in. = 14 mm. 



Habitat : Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Canada. 



P. fallax Dcj. — Body elliptical, polished. Elytra deeply striate, 

 abdomen not punctured at sides. Length, .65 in. = 16 mm. 



Habitat : Tennessee, Arkansas and southward. 



P. sculptus Lee. PI. VII, fig. 6. — Narrowed and more shining 

 than y"<:7//<:/A-, abdomen punctured at sides. Length, .55-. 70 in. = 

 14-17. 5 mm. 



Habitat : New York and southward. 



P. permundus Say. — Elliptical, black, shining with iridescent re- 

 flections, elytral strire very finely punctured. Length, .60 in. = 15 mm. 



Habitat : Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Missiouri, Illinois and Nebraska. 



P. hamiltoni Horn. — Resembling permundus in general form 

 but differs by characters given in table. Length, .54 in. =13.5 mm. 



Habitat: Pennsylvania, East Ohio, Maryland and West Virginia. 



P. sayi Bruits. — Usually bronzed above, sometimes nearly black. 

 Body oblong, somewhat flattened, thorax narrowed anteriorly, hind 

 angles rectangular, elytral striae deep. Length, .40-.50 in. = 

 1 0-12.5 riin^- 



Habitat: Northeast America, abundant. 



P. \\xcub\sind\xs Say. P. VII, fig. 7 — Lacks the brilliantly pol- 

 ished surface of the preceding which it resembles in form. Legs usually 

 reddish though varying to black. Common over a great part of the 

 country. Length, .40-. 5 5 in. 1=10-14 J^'^'^^- 



Habitat: United States east of Rocky Mountains. 



P. submarginatus Say. — Length, .50 in. =12.5 mm. 



Habitat: Illinois, southward and westward. 



P. ebeninus DeJ. This and the three following species are mem- 

 bers of a small group in which the hind angles of the thorax are 

 carinate, the foveae deep, broad and bistriate. Elytra with three dorsal 

 punctures and long scutellar stria. Humeri dentiform, posterior tarsi 

 with first joint feebly grooved externally. The characters used in the 



