ANTHICUS BICOLOR. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Blackish, thorax with a projecting horn, and 

 with the feet testaceous, immaculate. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Head very dark testaceous; front and vertex 

 covered by short incumbent hair of a silky 

 lustre; eyes black; thorax testaceous, immacu- 

 late ; horn obtusely dentate each side, and some- 

 what bicarinate above ; scutel small, black : 

 elytra purplish-black ; breast and abdomen testa- 

 ceous, sericeous ; body with short incumbent 

 hair ; feet naked. 



OBSERVATIONS. 



In the forests of New-Jersey, I have found 

 this little insect in the month of June, on the 

 leaves of the hickory (Juglans tomentosa^ Mi- 

 chaux), and of some other plants. The Rev. 

 John F. Melsheimer, an able Entomologist, in- 



PLATE X. 



