DESCRIPTION'S OF NEW SPECIES. 3 



genus, although it is not received as such by many European ento- 

 mologists. 



LORICERA Latr. 



5. L,. californica. Aeneo-nigra nitida, thorace latitudine breviore, 

 lateribus rotundatis, anguste reflexis, postice vix obsolete sinuatis, an- 

 gulis posticis obtusis haud rotundatis, elytris subtiliter striatis, striis 

 antice parce puuctulatis, extends fere obliteratis, iuterstitio 3io tril'o- 

 veato. Long. '32. 



San Francisco, California. Very nearly related to L. semi- 

 punctata, but differs by the much finer stria) of the elytra being 

 not punctured, except quite near to the base, and by the lateral 

 margin of the thorax being narrower. 



6. L.. Iieoscotica. Aeneo-nigra nitida, thorace latitudine fere sesqui 

 breviore, lateribus rotundatis reflexis, angulis posticis obtusis subro- 

 tundatis, elytris striis usque ad dodrantem fortiter puuctulatis, iuter- 

 stitio 3io trifoveato ; tibiis tarsisque obscure testaceis. Long. *33. 



Nova Scotia ; Mr. Ulke. Also related to L. semipunctata, but 

 differs by the thorax being more transverse, and by the hind angles 

 being more obtuse and almost rounded. 



1VEBRIA Latr. 



7. ~S. lllldsonica. Nigra nitida, thorace latitudine duplo breviore, 

 postice angustato, lateribus marginatis antice rotundatis, postice oblique 

 sinuatis, angulis anticis rotundatis, posticis rectis vix prominulis, linea 

 dorsali profunda, basi profunde, antice modice impresso, elytris oblongis, 

 striis punctulatis, iuterstitio 3io quadripunctato. Long. "41. 



Saskatchewan, Hudson's Bay Territory. Closely resembles JV. 

 moesta Lee, but differs by the sides of the thorax being less siuu-. 

 ate, with the hind angles less prominent. 



8. IV. rildis. Aeneo-nigra, nitida, thorace latitudine sesqui breviore, 

 postice paulo angustato, lateribus marginatis antice rotundatis, postice 

 subsinuatis, angulis posticis rectis, apice et basi punctato, et profunde 

 impresso, linea dorsali haud profunda ; elytris striis vage foveatis et 

 interrnptis, interstitiis paulo convexis, 3io foveis 4 vel 5, 5tO unica 

 notatis. Long. *44. 



Methy, Mr. Kennicott : one specimen. Resembles in form N. 

 Eschscholtzii, but differs by the strhe of the elytra being interrupted 



and having large but not deep punctures; the thorax is also less 

 narrowed behind, and less sinuate on the sides. 



