588 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



terior margins of the segments dull reddisli-brown ; feet reddish- 

 brown or honey-yellow. 



Length about one-tenth of an inch. 



Distinguished from the two preceding species by the simplicity 

 of the thorax and the margined segments of the tergum. 



[I have not yet identified this species. — Lec] 



10. A. FALSIFICA. — Black ; with converging hairs ; elytra and 

 feet yellowish. 



Inhabits Indiana. 



Body black, with rather long, prostrate hairs : head with the 

 hairs [156] converging to the middle line and directed forward, 

 antennge blackish ; basal joints obscure piceous : palpi dull yel- 

 lowish ; thoi'ax with the hairs converging to the middle line and 

 directed forwards : elytra dull yellowish, darker on the base, su- 

 ture and outer margin ; the hairs somewhat arranged so as to re- 

 semble striae : feet honey-yellow. 



Length about one-tenth of an inch. 



[I have not yet identified this species. — Leg.] 



11. A. verna. — Black; distinctly punctured; inner top [tip?] 

 of the elytra dull yellowish. 



Inhabits Missouri. 



Body with scattered hairs : head polished, with sparse irregu- 

 lai'ly arranged, rather large punctures : antennae of the basal 

 joints hardly tinged with piceous : thorax polished, with numer- 

 ous, rather large, unequal and irregularly scattered punctures ; 

 middle line destitute of punctures : feet black-piceous. 



Length about one-tenth of an inch. 



The more conspicuous and irregular puncturing will distinguish 

 this species from the above described. 



[If for toj} we read tij), this is A. niticla Grav. — Leg.] 



12. A.EXIGUA. — Black; punctured; antennae and feet hardly 

 tinged with piceous. 



Inhabits Indiana. 



Body black, a little polished, with short hair ; punctures nu- 

 merous, somewhat regular : antennae at base and palpi very 

 sli ghtly tinged with piceous : elytra a little indented at the scutel : 



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