AMKRICAN rniLOSOpniCAL SOf'lETr. 4fiH 



diameters equal, anterior angles rounded, little prominent, poste- 

 rior ones reetan-rular, attaining the outer humeral angles, lateral 

 edge obscure piceous, margin obsolet-cly purple, a dorsjil impress- 

 ed line and basal abbreviated one each side ; elytra blackish 

 faintly tinged with reddish-purple, striated, striae acute, minutely 

 punctured, a marginal lit)e of ocellate punctures, which are more 

 distant in the middle; epipleura reddish-purple. 



[Afterwards described as Mi/as ci/nncsccns Dej. — Lec] 



EPOMIS Bonell. Latr. 

 Anterior tibiae cmarginate ; two anterior tarsi dilated in the 

 male, and furnished beneath with dense, granuliform paj)illae; 

 antennJD filiform ; labrum entire ; pilpi with the terminal joint 

 dilated, obtriangular. 



E. TOMENTOSUS. — Dusky cupreous opako ; elytra ami {cct 

 black. 



Length three-fifths of an inch. 



Carabiis tomentosux Mclsh. Catal. 



Head impunctured, dark cupreous , antenna; black, two basal 

 joints rufous ; labrum piceous ; palpi black ; thorax cupreous, 

 with numerous, green, confluent punctures, as broad as the ely- 

 tra at base, and gradually contracting by a curved line to the 

 head; elytra greenish-black, striate, striae distinctly- punctured ; 

 pectus and postpectus black, punctured ; abdomen black. 



Not uncommon in Pennsylvania. A specimen was brought. 

 [61] from the Missouri, by Mr. Xuttall, which varies in being 

 entirely green above. 



[This is the type of Kuri/dactylus Ferte, which, however, is 

 not to be separated from Chlxnt'us ; the species was subse- 

 quently described as Amdrti luctuoKa CJerm. — Lkc] 



CHL.^ilNIUS Honel. Latr. 

 Anterior tibias emarginatc ; two anterior tarsi dilated in ti;'' 

 male, and furnished beneath with dense, granuliform papill?p ; 

 antennae filiform, joints elongated; labrum entire; palpi filiform. 



1. C. SEKICEUS, — Green, beneath black; antennae and feet 

 rufous ; head punctured. 



Length about three-fifths of an inch. 

 1823.] 



