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men projects beyond the elytra a distance equal to more than 

 one-half the length of the Latter. 



234. P. quercus. Pallide testaceum depressant, subtiliter punctatum 

 et pubescens, thorace Latitudine breviore, postice Bubangustato, lateribua 

 rotundatis, elytris abdoiniiie inulto brevioribus, oculis minatissimis, 



nigris. Long. - 015. 



Athens, Georgia; under oak bark. Resembles closely the 

 preceding, but seems to differ by the thorax being more distinctly 

 narrowed behind. 



235. P. Iiigrovittis. Lineare, pallide testaceum subtiliter punctu- 

 latum nitidura, thorace latitudine breviore, postice subangustato, elytris 

 abdomine paulo brevioribus, lineolis obscuris duabus pone medium 

 utrinque ornatis ; oculis mediocribus nigris. Long. *U15. 



New Orleans; Col. Motschulsky. 



PTEXIDIIM Er. 



236. P. foveicolle. Elongato-ovale convexum, nigrum vel piceum 

 nitidumlseve, thorace latitudine breviore, postice subaugustato, ad basin 

 utrinque profunde bifoveato, antennis pedibusque testaceis. Long. *025. 



New Orleans; Dr. Schaum. 



237. P. lineatuan. Elongatum convexum, testaceum nitidum, ely- 

 tris ovalibus serioeo-pubescentibus, utrinque nigro-bivittatis, thorace 

 minus subtiliter punctato, latitudine paulo breviore, antrorsum suban- 

 gustato. Long. -015. 



Mobile, Alabama ; Col. Motschulsky. Possibly not of this 

 genus, but the single specimen before me does not permit an 

 examination of the under surface. 



OLIESICI'S Er. 



23S. O. vittatllS. Ovalis convexus, supra niger nitidus, thorace 

 lateribus rufescentibus, elytris vix obsoletissime seriatim punctulatis, 

 vitta lata a humero fere ad apicem extensa rufo-testacea, striis internis 

 duabus haud profuudis, subtus rufo-testaceus. Long. '10. 



Middle States; Mr. Tike. Resembles O. bit-dor, but is a 

 little broader. 



LOBIOPA Eb. 

 239. L.. setulosa. Late ovalis, valde depressa, testaoea supra BOabra 



opaca, setis brevissimis vestita, thorace elytrisque maculis minutis 

 nigris variegatis, his substriatis. Long. -20. 



Illinois. Broader and more depressed than /,. vmluluta, and 

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