DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES. IT 



striis profundis punctulatis, 2nda postice unipunctata ; antennis fuscis, 

 basi, palpis pedibusque flavo-testaceis. Long. -20. 



Pennsylvania; Dr. George II. Horn: Wisconsin; Mr. Ulke. 

 This singular species is remarkable for the extreme narrowness of 

 the body, which is not wider in proportion than in a Clivina. 



HARPALIS Late. 



-VI. H. (Selenoplaorus) fatims, Elongato-oblongus, amcus niti- 

 dus, thorace latitudine sesqui breviore, antice posticeque angustato^la- 

 teribus rotundatis postice baud explanatis, angulis posticis obtusis ro- 

 tundatis, basi utrinque foveato, elytris teiiuiter striatis, interstitiis 3io 

 5to et 7mo punctis pluribus notatis, antennis palpis pedibusque rufo- 

 testaoeis. Long. '22. 



South Carolina to Texas. Differs from all of our other small 

 brassy species by the thorax being more distinctly narrowed be- 

 hind, and by the less robust form. 



53. H. iniiOCMlls, Robustus, oblongus, niger subnitidus, thorace lati- 

 tudine breviore, subquadrato, lateribus antice late rotundatis, postice 

 subrectis et paulo explanatis, basi recta, angulis posticis fere rectis, 

 apice rotundatis, ad basin subtiliter puuctato, et utrinque late foveato, 

 elytris ovalibus thorace latioribus, tenuiter striatis, stria 2nda postice 

 unipunctata, ad apicern vix sinuatis, antennis palpis tibiis tarsisque 

 obscure ferrugineis. Long. *37. 



One female, Marquette, Lake Superior. A very distinct spe- 

 cies from all others in my collection. 



STEXOLOPIUS Dej. 



5-4. S. rotundatlis. Piceus pernitidus, thorace latitudine paulo bre- 

 viore, rotundato apice emarginato, basi subtruncato, et utrinque fovea 

 parva notato, elytris thorace vix latioribus, basi truncatis, striis profuu- 

 dis, scutellari brevi, interstitio 3io postice unipunctato, sutura rufes- 

 cente; antennis pedibusque testaceis. Long. '17. 



Louisiana; Dr. Schaum. This species resembles in form the 

 larger varieties of S. conjunctus, but the thorax is less transverse,' 

 and the elytral striae are much deeper. 



55. S. liydropicus. Piceus nitidus, capite magno, thorace ovato 

 capite vix latiore, latitudine paulo breviore, postice angustato, angulis 

 posticis obtusis subrotundatis, basi utrinque late impresso el obsolete 



punctato elytris ovalibus thorace latioribus, modice striatis, stria scu- 



