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thorax narrower behind, sides rounded, oblique near the base and not 

 sinuate. Hind angles obtuse, basal fove» bistriate, basal region punc- 

 tate, carina present but rather blunt. Elytra oblong ovate, stride punc- 

 tured, less distinctly so at apex. Legs reddish. Length 9-1 1 mm. = 



.36-.44 in. 



Habitat : Labrador, White Mountains, New Hampshire. 



A. brunnipennis Z>^y.— Oblong, head and thorax blackish- 

 seneous, thorax with sides rounded, punctured behind, basal fovese 

 bistriate. Elytra brownish or obscure reddish, oblong, subparallel, 

 striate-punctate, suture and margins blackish. Antennae and base of 

 tibiae rufous, femora and tarsi rufo-piceous. Length 8.5 mm. = .34 m- 



Habitat : Labrador, White Mountains, New Hampshire. 



A. canadensis P///z.— Piteous, elytra submetallic, palpi testa- 

 ceous, antenna and legs brownish. Prothorax transverse, sides angu- 

 late slightly rounded, hind angles rectangular, basal margin bisinuate, 

 base punctulate, basal fove^ two, oblong, impressed. Elytra convex ob- 

 long-ovate, humeri somewhat rounded, stri« punctate. Episterna and 

 sides of abdomen punctured. Length 11 mm. = .44 m. 



Habitat : Northern Canada. 



This species is unknown to me, the above description being trans- 

 lated from Putzeys. It probably will be easily recognized by the shape 

 of the prothorax. 



A. fulvipes P/z/z.— Black, shining, palpi, antennae and legs ru- 

 fous Prothorax with the sides rounded, not sinuate, narrowed ante- 

 riorally and posteriorly. Anterior angles somewhat prommcnt, but 

 rounded, hind angles acute, slightly prominent. Elytra oblong-ovate, 

 narrowed behind, humeri obtusely angulate. Length 10 mm. = .40 m. 



Habitat : Missouri C Putzeys ), Allegheny, Pennsylvania ( Ham- 

 ilton.) r^, ^ 1 • 



The description is translated from Putzeys. The Pennsylvania 

 specimens sent as this species have the thoraxic margin somewhat sinuate 

 near the base, which is coarsely punctured (to a varying degree of den- 

 sity) in the region of the fovea, which are only moderately distinct. 

 The female is broader and less shining than the male, and the sides 

 of the thorax are more rounded. 



A. apricaria Fayk.— Oblong oval, piceous, surface feebly bronzed. 

 Head smooth, frontal impressions moderate, antennae pale rufous. 

 Thorax one-half broader than long, sides moderately arcuate m front, 

 slightly sinuous and feebly narrowed toward the base, hind angles rec- 



