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of feet of tlie male densely ciliated near the external tip, with 

 fulvous hair. 



2. C. INTERRUPTUS. — Aptcfous, blackish ; elytra slightly 

 bronzed ; fourth, eijrhth, ami twelfth interstitial lines interrupted; 

 strine concave with impressed jtunetures and elevated ones. 



Lcn<i;th nine-tenths of an inch. 



Carahius granulatus Melsh. Catal. 



Head black ; antenna) and palpi deep piccous, the former fus- 

 cous towards the tip ; thorax black, with numerous, minute, in- 

 dented punctures, which are obsolete on the disk, dorsal and 

 basal lines conspicuous, margin towards the posterior angles 

 slightly reflected, posterior angles rounded, prominent behind the 

 basal line; elytra black-bronzed, striae with a .somewhat lateral 

 series of punctures and numerous elevated ones, interstitial lines 

 fifteen, two of which are more conspicuous, fourth, eighth, and 

 twelfth interrupted, interrupted lines acute behind, a subuiar- 

 ginal series of elevated punctures ; feet black ; venter deep pice- 

 ous or black. 



The imprcs.sed punctures of the intervening lines of the [77] 

 elytra are sometimes obsolete or wanting. This species does not 

 agree with the description of C. (jranulatus either as respects the 

 color of the antennae or that of the body. And although it 

 corresponds with the description of tirdatnx better than any 

 other insect I have yet seen, yet the differences are so striking as 

 to forbid its being referred to that species. This will be placed 

 beyond a doubt by comparing Olivier's description with the above, 

 and particularly that portion of it relating to the elytra, of which 

 he says that they are '' presfjue lisses ou sans stries bien mar- 

 quees, avec trois rang^'cs des points enfonces." 



[Previously described as C. vimtua Weber. — Lec] 



3. r. LIMHATUS. — Apterous, black ; margin of the elytra pur- 

 plish ; fourth, eighth, and twelfth interstial lines interrupted. 



Length four-lifths of an inch. 



Body black, glabrous ; head obsoletely corrugated above the 

 eyes; antenna) fuscous at tip; thorax impunctured, rugulous at 

 base ; elytra margined with purple, striae with transverse linco- 

 lar punctures, interstitial lines elevated, equal, distinct, marginal 

 1823.] 



