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ulated appearance [151] of those of that insect, and the curve of 

 the exterior edge of the thorax is regular, or without any ten- 

 dency to excurvature near the base. 



[Belongs to Calosoma, and subsequently described as C. lonni- 

 penne Dej. — Lec] 



BEMBIDIUM Latr. 

 1. B. COXENDIX— Greenish-brassy, beneath green; tibia and 

 anterior trochanters, testaceous; thorax, basal line oblique each 

 side. 



Length one-fourth of an inch. 



Body greenish-brassy, polished : labrura green : antenna dull 

 green, covered with light browni.sh hair; basal joint testaceous 

 before and greenish behind : palpi greenish, hairy, testaceous on 

 the inferior base : thorax with a green exterior margin ; exterior 

 edge excurved at base; dorsal line slightly impressed, narrow ; 

 transverse basal line very distinct; basal margin a little ru-ose' 

 particularly near the angles; angles acute: elytra with a g^reen 

 margin; striae with rather large punctures; beneath dark g^reen : 

 coxae tibiae, and knees beneath, testaceous. 



Var. a. Feet entirely pale rufous. 



2, B. IN.EQUALIS.— Bronzed; elytra of unequal surface, and 

 two impressed spots on each elytron. 



Length less than one-fourth of an inch. 



Body bronzed above; beneath blackish-green : base of the an- 

 tennae and of the palpi pale rufous: thorax, dorsal impressed 

 line, and anterior and posterior lines very distinct : elytra sur- 

 face uneven, with two very obvious dilated impressed spots on 

 the third interstitial line; stria) widely and profoundly [1521 

 punctured, the fourth stria undulated: feet blackish-green, rufous 

 at base. 



This is a very distinct species; it occurred near Engineer 

 Cantonment. 



OMOPHRON Latr. 



0. TESSELATUS.-Pale, varied with green; elytra somewhat 

 tessellate with green. 

 Inhabits Missouri. 

 Body rufous, punctured ; head green behind, between the eyes 



