590 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



palpi long, terminal joint acicular; thorax longitudinal, rounded 

 on the sides, or without lateral edge ; feet simple.* 

 [Belongs to Falar/ria. — Leg.] 



BUPRESTIS F. 



1. B. VIRGINICA. — Turton's Linn. p. 411 ; Drury's Ins. vol. 

 1, p. 66, pi. 30, fig. 3. 



This species very closely resemble? B. mariana L., and not- 

 withstanding the magnitude of Drury's figure, it is somewhat 

 smaller than the latter species, the posterior part of the thorax 

 is a little narrower and the curvature of its lateral edge is some- 

 what different. It inhabits the Eastern and Middle States. 



[Belongs to Clialcophora. — Lec] 



2. B. LIBERIA Germ. — This differs more in color from the 

 virginiensis, than the latter species does from the mariana ; but 

 it corresponds with virginiensis in the form of the thorax. I am 

 still inclined to consider it a variety of that species, which 

 Germar does not refer to in his description of liberta. 



[Also a Chalcoplwra. — Lec] 



3. B. LURIDA F. (and Melsh. Catal.) 



This is the corrosa Deg. MSS. Herbst. Olivier did not ob- 

 serve the anal points, which are sometimes obscured by the hair. 

 [A species of Dicerca. — Lec] 



4. B. DiVARiCATA nob. — That this insect is closely allied to 

 acuminata F., there can be no doubt, and Dejeau (in a letter) 

 considers it the same ; but, on reference to the description of 

 that species by Gyllenhal (Insecta Svecica*,) I find the following 

 characters, " thorax ante scutellum puneta duo impressa; anus 

 emarginatus." In the present species is only a single indenta- 

 tion at the base of the thoracic groove, and immediately anterior 



* I am indebted to Professor Wiedemann for the two very useful works 

 on " Coleoptera Microptera " by Gravenliorst. They contain detailed 

 descriptions of many North American species of the Linnaan genus 

 Staphylinus, which now constitute a large family. 



tFor this very accurately descriptive work, I am indebted to the 

 politeness of the author. 



[Vol. YI. 



