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Dr. Storer presented a paper which had been forwarded 

 to him, entitled " Descriptions of sonic new species of Co- 

 leopterous Insects inhabiting the United States, by John L. 

 Le Contc." The following species are characterized and 

 figured : 



Scarites substriatus, Haldeman, S. otus. Nob. Ms. 



Scarites ephialtus. Mandibulis totis oblique striatis ; capite 

 antice rugoso : impressionibus frontalibus rugosis. Long. lin. 14J ; 

 lat. 4J. Hab. in provinciis Australibus. 



Scarites intermedius. Mandibularum sulco valde profundo, 

 indiviso, laevi. Impressionibus frontalibus laterioribus, rugosis, pro- 

 fundioribus. Long. lin. 12 ; lat. 3J. Hab. in provinciis occiden- 

 talibus. 



Scarites subterraneus, Auct. Hab. ubique. 



Scarites affinis. Mandibulorum sulco linea obliqua elevata 

 diviso, lasvi ; impressionibus frontalibus rugosis, linea obliqua selita 

 satis distincta. Long. lin. 9 ; lat. 2j. Hab. ubique. 



Scarites patruelis. Mandibularum sulco profundo, excavato, 

 laevi ; impressionibus frontalibus profunde rugosis. Long. lin. 6J ; 

 lat- 2J. Hab. Georgia. 



Cicindela Audubonii. Viridis ; capite thoraceque aineo-mican- 

 tibus ; elytris margine laterali aureo, fascia media sinuata, abbre- 

 viata, gutta postica submarginali, lunulaque terminali albis. Hab. 

 flum. Yellow-Stone. 



Calosoma lepidum. Nigrum ; elytris nigro-brunneis, profunde 

 striatis, transverse rugosis, foveisque viridi-aeneis triplici serie. 

 Hab. Missouri. 



Calosoma triste. Nigrum ; elytris obsoletissime punctato-stri- 

 atis, punctisque majoribus triplici serie impressis. Hab. Missouri. 



Dytiscds marginicollis. Ellipticus ; supra viridi-olivaceus, in- 

 fra brunneus ; thoracis limbo, scutello, elytrorum margine, pedi- 

 busque testaceis. Hab. flum. Missouri. 



Lamia Bellii. Nigra ; transverse albo fasciata. Hab. Mis- 

 souri. 



Dr. Gould read an interesting letter from Rev. Francis 

 Mason, missionary at Tavoy, acknowledging a notice of 

 his election as Corresponding Member, containing some ac- 



PROCEEDINGS B. S. N. H. ^ U <i - MARCH, 1845. 



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