OF PHILADELPHIA. l')l) 



Iiiliabits- Pennsylvania. 



C. hipustidnta Knoch in Molsh. Catal. 



Ilead puncturod : ba.'JC of the anteniiSB, and mouth, dull rufous : 

 thorax hardly punctured, with three indetiuite indented lines on 

 the posterior margin ; posterior angles rectangular : elytra with 

 [luncturcd stri:e and interstitial lines: basal [270] spot oval, 

 'iljliijue, extending from the humerus inwards and backwards 

 towards the suture; beneath paler ; middle of the pectus blackish. 



Length one-fifth of an inch. 



Altogether diflerent from the hlpnatulita of Uliger. 



[A species of Mj/cctochares. — Lec] 



4. C. FRATERXA. — ])ark chestnut brown; elytra punctured, 

 with a pale rufous spot at the ba.se of each. 



Inhabits Pennsylvania. 



C. nsilhiiix Knoch in Mclsh. Catal. 



Head punctured ; a transverse iniprcssed line between line be- 

 tween the antennce : antenna3 at base, and mouth dull yellow- 

 rufous : thorax punctured, with three indefinite indented lines on 

 the jwsterior margin; posterior angles nearly rectangular: elytra 

 punctured, destitute of striae, excepting one near the suture ; 

 basal spot oval, obli(jue, extending from the humerus inwards 

 and backwards towards the suture : beneath much paler. 



Length more than three-twentieths of an inch. 



Resembles the preceding, but is smaller, and the elytra are not 

 striated. The name axillaris has been employed by Paykull to 

 designate a species altogether different from this. 



[Belongs to Mi/rrtorharcs. — Lec] 



5. C SERioEA. — Pale testaceous, immaculate ; elytra obso- 

 letely striated near the suture. 



Inhabits the United States. 



Eyes black : mandibles black at tip : antennas slightly darker 

 towards the tip : thorax as well as the head minutely punctured ; 

 posterior angles hardly acute : scutel quadrate : elytra minutely 

 punctured ; striiC obsolete, more obvious near the suture : beneath 

 somewhat paler. 



Length about one-fifth of an inch. 



This very common insect is readily distinguished by its pale 

 color. 



[Belongs to homira Muls. — Lec] 



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