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portion of the elytra being smaller and less deep. Belongs to my group G, having 

 the prosternum transversely convex, foveate each side in front, with the strife 

 remote and divergent ; the head not margined in front, and the epipleuroB bistriate. 



S. prateiisis, rotundatus, nigro-seneus, vel nigro-cupreus, nitidus, thorace lateribus et basi con- 

 fertim punctato, antice baud impresso, elytris striis ad medium abbreviatis tfiqualibus, 4ta cum 

 suturali conjuncta, marginal! brevi, dimidio postico dense punctatis, extrorsum fere aciculatis, 

 punctis inter striam humeralem et 2ndam ad basin, extensis ; pygidio dense punctato, pedibus 

 rufis, tibiis anticis denticulatis. Long. -13 — 20. 



Platte river, and Fort Riley, abundant. I was inclined to believe this to be S. 

 orhiculatus Marseul found in Texas, but the punctures extending to the base are 

 not entirely outside of the dorsal strias, but occupy also the spaces as far as the 2d 

 stria; these spaces are sometimes also slightly rugous. The prosternum is sub- 

 carinate, margined with the striae divergent ; it therefore belongs to my division 

 7, (Proc. Acad. VI, 40 ) 



PHILErRrS Latr. 

 P. Tal^iis. (Tab. II, fig. 4.) 



On comparing specimens from Georgia, Missouri, Texas, and New Mexico, forming 

 P. castaneus Hald., with one from Brazil in the collection of the Academj' of Natural 

 Sciences, I can perceive no difierence whatever. Burmeister has observed that the 

 species extends its range from South America into Mexico, but adds that he has 

 not seen specimens froni the regions north of that country. Individuals occur of 

 a dark brown color, but I suspect these to be immature : the usual color is a full 

 black. 



POL,YPHYL,l,A Harris. 



P. deceinlineata, picea, dense luteo-squamosa, clypeo maris valde concavo, antice latiore recte 

 truncato (feminae lateribus parallelis apice sinuato), capitis lateribus albopilosis ; thoracis canali- 

 culati vittis tribus, scutello medio, elytrorum sutura vittis utrinque tri1)us liuraeralique brevi cum 

 externa confluente niveo-squamosis ; subtus niveo-squamosa, pectoribus louge luteo-villosis, pedibus 

 ferrugineis parcius squamosis (tibiis anticis maris bidentatis, feminse tridentatis). Long. 1-0 — 1-4. 

 Tab. I, fig. 6, (a, tib. ant. feminae.) 



Lec, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. YII, 218 ; Journ. Acad. Nat. Sc, 2d ser. Ill, 230. 



Melolontha lO-lineala Say, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sc. HI. 



Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, California, Oregon. The thorax has occasionally a 

 round whitish spot near each side. 



THYCE Lec. 



T. squamicollis, ferrngineo-picoa, capite tboraceque confertissimc punctatis, pilis depressis 

 squamiformibus pallidis obsitis, elytris nitidis punctatis et rugosis, brevissime parce pubesceutibus, 

 pygidio abdomineque squamulosis, pectore valde lanuginoso. Long. 1-03. Tab. II, fig. 5. 



Leg. Journ. Acad. Nat. Sc. 2d ser. Ill, 232. 



One female found at Albuquerque, by Dr. T. Charlton Henry, U. S. A. Eeddish 

 brown above and beneath ; head densely punctured, front nearly straight anteriorly, 

 with the margin broadly reflexed, covered with small pale yellowish scales. Thorax 

 convex, narrowed in front, much rounded and subserrate on the sides, broadly but 

 leebly channelled in tlie middle, vaguely impressed each side near the anterior angles 



