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21. E. APICATUS. — Elytra bright rufous, black at tip. 

 Inhabits New Hampshire. 



Body black, with short yellowish hairs : clypcus convex, an- 

 terior edge not obtusely rounded, declining, but distinct at tip : 

 antennae dark piceous, rather ehortcr than the thorax, second 

 and third joints subequal: thorax wider at the posterior anglc.<» ; 

 lateral edge rectilinear fnjni the middle to the tip of the posterior 

 angles, wlijch are prominent and acute : elytra bright rufous, 

 with a longitudinal black spot at tip : stria; impressed, rather 

 wide, punctured ; interstitial spaces convex, punctured : tarsi 

 piceous. 



Length nine-twentieths of an inch. 



The specimen was kindly sent to me by Pr, Ilarris for czami- 

 nation. Resembles saii^iu'ntpenni's S., but is larger, with a black 

 spot at tip of the elytra. 



22. E. HAMATUS. — Blackish, thorax with golden hair; elytra 

 whitish, with a dusky hooked line at tip. 



Inhabits Massachusetts. 



Body blackish piceous : antennae dull rufous, hardly an long as 

 the thorax, second and third joints subequal, ultimate joint oval, 

 not longer than the preceding one : thorax convex ; posterior 

 angles excurved, prominent, obtuse at tip ; hairs golden, pros- 

 trate; earinated line parallel to the edge; elytra yellowish- 

 white, with a piceous vitta on the outer margin from the tip to 

 near the middle, where it corves inward and backward towards 

 the suture and tip ; striai impressed and punctured : feet rufous. 

 Length over two-fifths of an inch. 

 Sent to me by Dr. Harris. 

 [Belongs to Corymlntfu. — Lec] 



23. E. FALLAX. — Clypeus appreascd to the front anteriorly; 

 posterior thoracic angles short. 

 Inhabits New Hampshire. 



Body blackish-piceous, with yellowish sericeous hair : clypcus 

 anteriorly confluent with the front : antenna; about a« long as 

 the thorax ; joints hardly longer than their greatest breadth : 

 thorax narrowed before ; [171] lateral edge a little arcuated ; 

 punctures minute ; posterior angles .short, rather wide, scarcely 

 excurved; carina short; basal margin somewhat depressed, with 

 1836.] 



