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Philonthus chalceus Steph. 



Several specimens collected by Mr. E. Shoemaker on Long 

 Island, N. Y., and one at Alexandria Co., Va., are referable to P. 

 chalceus Steph., a European species. 



This species is of the size of P. poUtus Linn, (ccneiis Ross.) but 

 is of a greenish bronze color; the head is more oval with the hind 

 angles more rounded and more sparsely punctured. The prothorax 

 has a dorsal series of three punctures. The basal line of the first 

 two dorsal segments is produced at middle as in ceneus but not as 

 strongly. The anterior tarsi of the male are only feebly dilated and 

 the last ventral segment is at middle very deeply triangularly emargi- 

 nate, the penultimate feebly so at middle. 



Philonthus varians Payk. 



In his Synopsis of the Philonthi of Boreal America in Trans. Am. 

 Ent. Soc, XI, 195, Dr. Horn, remarking under Philonthus varians, 

 " the form occurring with us is the variety agilis," gives only a 

 description of this variety. However, typical varians occur also in 

 the United States and are frequently taken by local collectors at the 

 following localities : New Lots, Long Island, N. Y., by E. Shoemaker ; 

 Bellport, Long Island, N. Y., by A. Nicolay; Fort Montgomery, N, 

 Y. and Franklin Furnace, N. J., by F. M. Schott. 



Typical P. varians are black with feeble metallic lustre, elytra 

 with a red or reddish yellow spot. The reddish spot variable in size 

 and more or less triangular, widest near apex and narrowing towards 

 the basal angles, sometimes reduced to a small subtriangular sub- 

 apical spot, rarely specimens occur without spot. 



The variety agilis differs from the typical form in being smaller, 

 antennae a little shorter and stouter with the joints more transverse; 

 the color is black with feeble metallic lustre, the elytra are black or 

 piceous, at apex reddish brown or sometimes entirely reddish brown. 



Saurohypnus scutellaris Sharp. 



This species, of which I have a specimen from Brownsville, Texas, 

 has to be added to our list. It was described from Mexico and the 

 genus and species was mentioned by Col. Casey in his paper on the 

 Xantholini^ as not occurring in our fauna. 



1 Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Vol. XVI, pp. 366-375- 



