204 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. xxviii, 



" East of Fort Colville, at Sinyak water depot, and at Camp 

 Kootenay, the variation in size of this remarkable species is very 

 great. Besides the spicula on the lateral margin, and on the extreme 

 inflexed margin of the elytra, a few are visible on the 7th interstitial 

 line near the tip. The blackish markings are scattered along the 

 interstitial line and a broad band behind the middle is also seen." 



We were only able to see three specimens of this species in the 

 LeConte collection, from Oregon. Occurs also in Br. Col. and Cal. 

 (Leng.) Lengths 11. -19.5 and 22 mm. 



Cupes Fabr. 



Fabr. (i) ; Lac. (7). 



The following is Fabricius' description of the genus. 

 " Palpi four, equal, last segment thicker, truncate ; ligula short, 

 membranaceous, bifid; antennae cylindrical." 



Cupes capitatus Fabr. 



Fabr. (i); Coqueb. (2); Cast. (5); Baynes & Reed (n). 



" Mouth with maxillae and palpi ; palpi four, equal, subfiliform, anterior 

 4-jointed, joints subequal ; last thicker, truncate, attached to the back of max- 

 illa; posterior 3-jointed, 2nd joint longer and attached to the base of the 

 ligula ; mandibles short, thick, bifid at the apex, outer division slender, filiform, 

 inner broad, rounded ; ligula short membranaceous, bifid, with divisions ovate, 

 rounded, distant, antennae cylindrical. Body elongate, smooth, emarginate, 

 slender, black ;" head small, ovate, projecting, uneven, red; antennae much 

 longer than the thorax, approximate, cylindrical, first joint thicker, black, 

 inserted between the eyes ; eyes small, globose, prominent, marginal ; thorax 

 flat, short, transverse, unequal, black, with margins somewhat projecting, elytra 

 rigid, fornicate, sulcate, ridges black, with raised punctures scabrous, length- 

 wise of abdomen; legs short, compressed, adapted to running, black; tarsi 

 4-jointed, reddish." 



Specimens examined from " Middle States," '" Gulf States," " Cen- 

 tral Valley States," III, Mo., Md., and Mass. Occurs also in S. C, 

 Va., Tenn. (Leng.) Varies from 7 mm. to 10.5 mm. in length. 



Cupes lobiceps Lee. (10). 



" Body elongate, slender, pale-gray, slightly mottled with darker ; antennae 

 compressed serrate for the lower half, two thirds as long as the body ; head 

 deeply channelled and transversely impressed, thus dividing into two large 

 posterior tubercles or lobes, and two smaller frontal ones ; there is also a 

 lateral lobe behind the eye, separated by a deep groove ; eyes large ; prothorax 



