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Prothorax and legs testaceous, elytra piceous, margined at base, sides and 

 suture with testaceous, epipleura; testaceous. Hind angles of prothorax 



broadly rounded Obtusus. 



Piceous, head as broad as the prothorax, hind angles of latter obtuse and slightly 



rounded ferrugineus. 



Black or nearly so, legs yellow. 



Hind angles of prothorax very much rounded ... .flavipes. 



Hind angles of prothorax not or feebly rounded, margin piceous. 



Side margin of prothorax narrow, not more reflexed towards base.micans. 

 Side margin broader, more reflexed near base ref lexus. 



B. notatus Hald. — The characters given above will amply dis- 

 tinguish this species, as it is the only one in our fauna with deep elytral 

 striae and narrow convex interspaces. Length 4.5 mm. = .18 in. 



Habitat : Canada, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Louisiana, 

 Iowa. 



B. pulchellus Lee. — Above bright yellow, head black, elytra with 

 a very large submedian spot on each, reaching nearly to the suture and 

 each with an apical spot, black. The two spots on each elytron may 

 be connected by a broad longitudinal stripe or may be quite separate. 

 Beneath mostly black, the legs and prothorax yellow. Antennae dusky, 

 first joint yellow. Length 5.5-6.5 mm. = .22-.26 in. 



Habitat : New York, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Canada, 

 Georgia, Florida. 



B. maculatus Lee. — Black, thorax with deep transverse im- 

 pression, elytra orange- yellow with black markings as given in the table. 

 Legs yellow, antennae dusky, first joint testaceous. Length 6 mm. = 

 .24 in. 



Habitat: Pennsylvania. 



B. obtusus Lee. — Piceous, shining; prothorax, base of antennae 

 and legs testaceous. Elytra obscure reddish, side margins paler. Hind 

 angles of prothorax rounded, basal impressions round, deep and fovei 

 form, transverse lines quite feeble, longitudinal median line deep. 

 Length 5.8-6.5 mm. = .23-. 26 in. 



Habitat: Lake Superior, Montana (Helena). 



B. ferrugineus Dej. — Above, head black, thorax reddish or 

 rufo-piceous; elytra piceous with bluish or greenish iridescence, inar- 

 gin narrowly testaceous. Beneath, blackish except the prothorax 

 which is reddish, legs testaceous. Antennae blackish, first joint yellow- 

 testaceous. Other characters will be found in the table. Length 4.5- 

 5 mm. = .18-. 20 in. 



