AMERICAN PniLOSOPUICAL 80CIETT. 581 



CHL.ENIUS Boncllu 



1. C. PUSILLUS Say, Trans. Aiuer. Pliilog. Soc. — Since de- 

 scribed by Dejean under the n,iuie of thijiuitulus. 



2. 0. TOMBNTOSUS Say, (Epomis) Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. — 

 This species has been referred to this ji^enus by J)ejean ; tlio 

 palpi are not sufficiently securiform for Epomis. 



3. C. ciRCCMCiNCTUs. — Green, tinged with violaceotis ; edges 

 ruFou.*?. 



Inhabits Louisiana. 



Body green, more or le.>;s tinged with violaceous an<l brassy, 

 punctured; head minutely and eonfluontly punctured; in the 

 middle tinged with bronze ; lateral edges dark purplish ; aiiten- 

 n.TB reddish brown, three basal joints pale yellow with rufous in- 

 cisures ; labrum and mandibles himey yellow ; the latter black 

 at tip ; palpi yelloAV ; terminal joints honey yellow ; thorax deep- 

 ly punctured, sparse near the anterior angles, and almost want- 

 ing each side of tlie middle; dor-^al line acute, almnst obsolete; 

 basal lines widely indented ; lateral edge regularly anjuatod ; 

 dull rufous; basal edge rectilinear in the middle and a little ob- 

 lique each side, making the angles rather more than rectangular ; 

 green a little tinged with bra.>isy ; scutol dark purplish ;' elytra 

 with profound, obsoletely punctured strise; interstitial spaces 

 flattened, punctuated, [419] sericeous; rather dull green with a 

 slight violaceous reflection ; exterior and apical edge dull ru- 

 fous ; beneath black ; feet yellow, joint* a little rufous ; venter 

 on the margin yellowish. 



For this pretty species T am indebted to Mr, J. Barabino of 

 New Orleans. 



[Afterwards described as ('. vlrais Chaud. — Lec] 



4. C. vioiLANS. — Head and thorax bras 4y; antennaj atbi-i* 

 and feet fcTrnginons ; elytra violaceous. 



Inhabits Mexico. 



Pubescent ; head impunctured, brassy-green, polished ; two ob- 

 solete indentations between the antennne ; labrum transversely 

 narrow, truncated, and with the palpi dull rufo-ferruginou.« ; 

 antennae fuscous, pubescent, three basal joints subglabrous, ruf<^ 

 3834.] 



