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174:> (5480). At.icnus imiuucau s Molsli., I'roe. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci., II, 

 1844, VMl 



Oblontj-oval. nuxU'rati'l.v convex. I'iciMuis. (ii)a(iut', (ho surface iisuall.v 

 i-oviTOd with a bro\vuish-j.:i-a.v coating; le.ijs browuisli, antenme and palpi 

 l)aler. Clypeus broadly but feebly euuirgin;it(>. its sides broadly curved, 

 nearly smooth at middle; vertex densely pinntalc. Thorax nearly twice 

 as wide as long, slightly narrower behind; sides in fi-ont curved, bind angles 

 very obtuse, base broadly curved; siirface willi i-atber coarse and closely 

 placed punctures, which are but faintly visible on account of coating. Ely- 

 tra as wide at base as thorax, humeri acutely dentate ; strise rather deep, 

 with coarse, not closely i)laced indistinct punctures; intervals tiat, each 

 with a single row of tine punctures bearing a small, scale-like yellowish 

 hair. Length 4-4.5 nun. 



Lake County; rare. May 2r)-July 12. Two specimens only 

 from beneath rubbish; one from the lake beach near Fine; the other 

 from Hessvillc hy Woleott. Occurs from INIassachusetts to Texas. 



1744 (5487). At.enhs ai.teknatls Melsh.. loc. cit.. ]). 1o7. 



Resembles inibricatiis in form and color. Head densely punctured, the 

 punctures e<iual. at sides more rugose. Thorax similar to that of wibri- 

 catus. the base undulate, not regularly curved. El.vtral strife fine, with 

 rather distant inconspicuous punctures, often hidden by the surface coat- 

 ing; intervals slightly convex, the alternati- ones. 1-3 5 7. more acutely 

 elevated along the middle. Length 3.5-4.5 nun. 



I*osey County; rare. June 5. Occurs from Pennsylvania to 

 Texas. 



A. ovafuhis Horn, piceous-])lack, legs and antenn.e paler, length 

 :5.5 mm., is known from Pennsylvania tt) Louisiana. 



1745 (5491). At.enivs gracilis Melsh., loc. cit.. p. 137. 



Elongate, slender, parallel, subdepressed. Piceous black, moderately 

 shining; legs brownish; tarsi, palpi, antenme and very narrow front mar- 

 gin of thorax, paler. Clypeus rather smooth in front; vertex rather closely 

 and coarsely punctate. Thorax one and a half times wider than long, hind 

 angles broadly roimdcd. base curved, its marginal line very distinct: disk 

 with a distinct impression near front angles and a feebler one at middle 

 of sides, surface i-ather coarsely and closely punctate. Elytra as wide as 

 thorax, strijx; deep and broad, not distinctly punctured; intervals strongly 

 convex, almost like carinas each with a row of slight elongate elevations 

 on the sides below the summit. Mesosternum opaque, coarsely ]»uiictur('d. 

 strongly carinate between the coxa^. Length 3-4 mm. 



Throughout the State; fre(|iunt. A])ril 23-Octoher 10. A pret- 

 tily mark-c(l ami V('r> disliiict little species, widely distribnted over 

 llie [ juted States. 



A. stri<i(fh(^ Say, j)iceous-bhick. legs and aiileiiiue [taler, length 

 4.;")-;") mm., is said li» occur iVdiii tbe .Middle States westward and 

 scmtlnvard. 



