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E. sigillatus Sc7y. — Black, $ dull opaque, i sometimes less so. 

 Thorax subquadrate, sides rounded, hind angles obtuse, margin fine, 

 reflexed. Elytral strise deep. Length, .60-.68 in. = 15-17 mm. 



Habitat: New Jersey, south and west, to Maryland, Missouri, 

 Kansas and Texas. 



E. seximpressus Lee. — Close to the preceding, differing in the 

 characteristics given in the table. Length, .58-. 62 in. = 14. 5-15. 5 mm. 



Habitat : Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana, Iowa, Kansas, Texas. 



E. americanus Dcj. — Thorax slightly narrowed anteriorly, mar- 

 gin fine, not reflexed. Length, .60-.80 in. = 15-20 mm. 



Habitat : Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. 



E. orbatus Neivm. — Thorax not broader than long, and little nar- 

 rowed behind, margin narrow and scarcely reflexed. Length, .65-.68 

 = in. 16-17 ri""^- 



Habitat : Illinois, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, Wiscon- 

 sin, Iowa, Nebraska, Texas. 



E. colossus Lee. — Black, thorax transverse, sides much rounded 

 and sinuate posteriorly, hind angles prominent. Length, .64-.88 in. 

 = 16-22 mm. 



Habitat : Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Louisiana. 



E. sodalis Lee. — Separable by the less prominent hind angles of 

 the prothorax from ^<?/<?i'$'//i". It is also smaller. There is a good deal 

 of variation in the development of the posterior thoracic angles. 

 Length, .60-.68 in. ^ 15-17 nim. 



Habitat: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mis- 

 souri, Kansas, Texas, Tennessee. 



E. furtivus Lee. — The thorax is different from the preceding spe- 

 cies in being more broadly and obliquely rounded on ihe sides 

 which are slightly sinuate near the hind angles. The chief reli- 

 ance must be placed on the table which follows, for the last three spe- 

 cies, that of Dr. LeConte. Length, .60 in. = 15 mm. 



Habitat : Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland. 



Explanation of Plate VII. 



Fig. I. Panagseus fasciatus Say. Fig. 7. Pterostichus lucublandus Say. 



Fig. 2. Patrobus longicornis Say. Fig. 8. Pterostichus tartaricus Say. 



Fig. 3. Pterostichus rostratus N^ewm. Fig. 9. Pterostichus mutus Say. 



Fig. 4. Pterostichus honestus Say. Fig. 10. Pterostichus orinomum Leach. 



Fig. 5. Pterostichus coracinus Newm. Fig. 11. Pterostichus erythropus Z>(f;'. 

 Fig. 6. Pterostichus sculptus Lee. 



{To be eofitinued.) 



