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198. H. laticollis. Piceus depressue, subtiliter pubescens, capite 

 biimpresso, thorace latitudine sesqui breviore postice fortiter angustato, 

 dense punctnlato, niargine explanato, disco fortius eurvatim biiinpresso, 

 postice subcarinato, elytris profunde punctatis, pedibus pieeo-testaceis. 

 Long. -10. 



Southern States; Dr. C. Zimmermann. 



LESTEVA Latk. 



199. It. bigllttllla. Nigro-picea, pubescens, capite biimpresso, tbc- 

 raceque confertim subtiliter punctatis, hoc latitudine baud breviore sub- 

 cordato, ante basin vage transversim itnpresso, disco obsolete bifoveato, 

 elytris confertim subtiliter punctatis, piceis macula obliqua testacea ante 

 medium utrinque ornatis, limbo suturali et apicali pallidiore, ore anten- 

 narum basi pedibusque testaceis. Long. "11. 



North shore of Lake Superior. 



200 li. pallipes. Nigra nitida, pubescens, capite biimpresso tbo- 

 raceque haud dense punctatis, boc convexo subcordato, pone medium 

 vage biimpresso, impressionibus postice arcuatim conjunctis, elytris 

 subtiliter haud dense punctatis, antennis piceis, basi pedibusque flavo- 

 testaceis. Long. -11 — '14. 



Pennsylvania and Maryland ; rare. 



201. L. picescens. Piceo-testacea pubescens, capite nigro biimpres- 

 so, parce punctulato, thorace subcordato, parce punctulato, elytris sub- 

 tiliter punctatis, piceis limbo omni maculaque obliqua piceo-testaceis, 

 ventre piceo-testaceo apice obscuro, antennarum basi pedibusque flavo- 

 testaceis. Long. -15. 



Alabama ; Prof. S. S. Haldeman. 



ACIDOTA Steph. 



202. A. seriata. Mgro-piceanitida, thorace lateribus magis rot andal is, 



late marginatis piceis, fortiter punctato, vitta dorsali angusta abbreviate 

 la3vi parum distincta, elytris fortiter seriatim punctatis, antennis pedi- 

 busque rufis, abdomine parce punctato. Long. '21. 



Lake Superior, under pieces of wood and stone on the sliores; 

 sometimes very abundant: smells very offensively. Thia species 

 agrees with Erichson's description of the European ■!• crei ><'t", 

 but I have not compared specimens. 



203. A. tenuis. Pioea nitida, capite tboraoeque parce subtiliter punc- 

 tatis, hoc latitudine breviore, antice parum angostato, lateribus late 



