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August 22; Toronto. Out.; Montreal, Que., July 14; Levis Co., Que.. 

 August 12; Matane Co., Que., August (Winn) ; Terrebonne Co., Que 

 (Hansen); Sherbrook, Que. (Begin); Montreal Isle, July (Chag- 

 non) ; Vaudreuil Co., Que., July (Stevenson); Argenteuil Co., Que. 

 (D'urban) ; Canada. Common on old and young spruce trees in 

 June and July. Beetles have emerged from pine timbers about the 

 end of June. (Harrington.) This species is locally common and 

 has a wide range. 



Food plants, balsam and spruce. 



Buprestis maculativentris var. rusticorum (Kirby), 37-151- 



paganonim (Kirby), 37-152. 



acomana Casey, 09-100. 



morosa Casey, 09-101. 



fusca Casey, 09-101. 



sublivida Casey, 09-102. 



caliginosa Casey, 09-102. 



nigricans Casey, 09-102. 



lyrata Casey, 09-103. 



adducta Casey, 09-103. 



Broader and more oblong than preceding species. Upper surface black 

 with more or less of a bronzed or greenish shine. Elytra strongly furrowed, 

 numerous minute punctures in furrows, more scattered on interstices. An- 

 tennae dark metallic green to bronzed. Head densely and coarsely punctate 

 with only a small spot above the antennas to the entire anterior part being 

 yellowish or reddish. Pronotum sometimes impressed, more often not at all 

 so, but with a distinct median line, coarsely and unevenly punctate, sides rang- 

 ing from nearly parallel and slightly arcuate at basal half to uniformly broadly 

 rounded, anterior angles yellowish to reddish. Ventral surface and legs dark 

 with a bronzed or greenish shine, densely, evenly and moderately punctate. 

 Immaculate except for a row of lateral yellowish or reddish spots on abdomen, 

 frequently wanting except on last segment. Apex of abdomen broadly emar- 

 ginate in male, truncate in female. Length 15-23 mm. 



Records. — Ranier, April, June ; Sedalia ; Dilley ; Divide, Douglas 

 County; Blue Mts., August 6 (Chamberlin) ; Grant County, June 22; 

 Oregon. Ft. Wingate, August i (Woodgate) ; Beulah (Cockerell) ; 

 Cloudcroft (Knaus) ; Las Vegas Hot Springs (Schwarz & Barber) : 

 High Rolls, JMay 31; Albuquerque; New Mexico. Texas 

 (Schaupp). Boulder, July 13; Colorado Springs (Oslar) ; Creede, 

 8844 ft., August (Hunter) ; Alanitou, July 16 (Packard) ; Colorado. 

 Northern California (Chamberlin); Fresno County; Stanford Uni- 



