826 FAMILY XL. — LAMPYRID/E. 



XVI. Blanchakdlv Gen. Nov. 



This genus differs from Omeihes in the characters above given 

 and in having tlie head broader, more finely and densely punctured 

 on front, and vertex; eyes smaller and less prominent; tarsal claws 

 much sinaller and more slender, with a smaller tooth at base. In 

 the male the antennre are geniculate at the end of the fourth joint; 

 the basal joint is large, strongly and distinctly clavate ; second and 

 fourth subequal in length, the latter much more robust and closely 

 united with the shorter third, the two appearing like one clavate 

 joint ; fifth shorter than sixth to tenth, which are subequal ; eleventh 

 longer, a little stouter and subacuminate. In the female the basal 

 joint is less stout and not clavate; joint two is a little shorter than 

 three to ten, which are equal. The genus is named in honor of 

 Frederick Blanchard, of Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, a well-known 

 Coleopterist who has shown me many favors during the preparation 

 of the present paper. 



1571 ( ). Rlanchardia gracilis S]x nov. 



Elongate, slender, clothed with fine, sparse, snberect yel- 

 Idwlsli hairs. Head, thorax, antennne, legs and under sur- 

 f.-Ke, except the abdomen, pale reddish-yellow; elytra and 

 abdomen piceous, the humeral angles of former and tip of 

 latter reddish-yellow. Thorax transversely elliptical, more 

 than twice as wide as long, sides rounded into base and 

 apex; margins, except the apical, distinctly reflexed; sur- 

 face minutely and very sparsely punctured. Elytra not wider 

 ;it base than thorax, their margins slightly flattened and 

 reflexed along their apical two-thirds, thus causing them to 

 appear wider toward the apex; surface finely, sparsely, shal- 

 F's- 321. X 7i lowly and somewhat rugosely punctured, each puncture bear- 



(Onginal.) = ^ 



mg a snberect yellowish hair. Length 4-^.5 mm. (Fig. 321.) 



Lawrence, Crawford and Perry comities; one specimen from 

 eacli ; one male, two females. ^\ay 20-June 5. Taken by sweeping 

 roadside herbage. 



Tribe II. CHAULIOGNATHINI. 



Head prolonged before and behind the eyes; maxillary palpi 

 long and but slightly dilated; mentum elongate and wider in front; 

 prosterniim small, broadly triangular; middle coxa? separated, meso- 

 sterum membranous ; tarsal claws simple. The tribe is represented 

 by the single genus 



