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tangular, slightly prominent. Basal foveae deep, the inner one rounded, 

 carina obtuse, one-fourth the length of the thorax ; basal third of thorax 

 punctured, punctures coarse, sparser in the middle. Elytra oval, mod- 

 erately deeply striate (less so at apex), strias crenate-punctate. Scutellar 

 stria long, thoracic side pieces coarsely punctured, abdomen moder- 

 ately coarsely punctured at sides. Length 8 mm. = .32 in. The de- 

 scription is taken from Dr. Horn's account of Putzeysii, which, he 

 writes, is a synonym of the above. 



Habitat : Newfoundland, Massachusetts, Europe. 



A. septentrionalis Z^r._Elongate, oblong oval, blackish-pice- 

 ous, more or less aeneous above, thorax one-half broader than long, 

 narrowed in front and behind, sides broadly rounded, base sparsely 

 punctate, foveae deep, double, hind angles sub-obtuse. Elytra striate, 

 stria finely punctured, smooth at tip. Antenna rufous, legs rufo-pice- 

 ous. Prosternum with a i)road feeble longitudinal channel, less evident 

 in the female. Length 7.5 mm. := 30 in. 



Habitat: Lake Superior, New York. 



A. exarata Z)^'._Convex, form sub-ovate, color blackish-pice- 

 ous. Thorax sub-quadrate, somewhat narrowed behind, basal foveae 

 double, punctured. Elytra with deep-punctured stria. Antenna and 

 legs rufous. Length 8-9 mm. = -3 2-. 36 in. 



Habitat: Northeast America in general. 



A. latior ^/r^/.— Piceous, more or less bronzed. Prothorax 

 broader than long, not sinuate at base, sides rounded, hind angles rec- 

 tangular. Basal foveae double, punctured, elytra striate, stria punc- 

 tured, less distinctly at apex. Length 9-10 mm. = .36-.40 in. 



Habitat: New Hampshire, Canada, Lake Superior, Illinois, 

 Wisconsin, Nebraska, Oregon, Idaho, Vancouver Island. 



A. angustata 6'^?y.— Body oval, above black with cupreous re- 

 flections. Thorax broad, narrowed from the base, emarginate at apex, 

 surface impunctate except in the neighborhood of the basal fovea which 

 may be sparsely punctate; hind angles acute. Elytra not wider than 

 the thorax, narrowed from the base, stria deeper behind, impunctured ; 

 legs rufous. Length 6.25-7 mm. = .25-. 28 in. 



Habitat: "Middle and Southern States." Ohio, New York, 

 New Jersey, Wisconsin, Nebraska. 



A. pallipes ^/>^_y. —Elongate, oval, above cupreous or blackish- 

 cupreous, thorax narrowed from about the middle to the apex, basal 



