FAMILY I.EPTIRID.*:. 127 



Leptura RiimicA. 

 Color black : head and thorax black, i>ubc'S(tnt ; lour fust joints of thi- anltniiit^ black, 

 the remainder luteoiis at base. Elytra ferruginous, punctured ; apex of the outer 

 angle pointed, and longer than the inner, divaricate : legs l>Iack. 

 I refer this to lig. Id, pi. viii : the apex of the elytra in that figure is liuiicate. 



LkpTTRA MALAI'IIITICIS. 



Splendent green, with steel-blue reflections : punctures dilated deep, imparting a rough 

 appearance. AnteiDue and scutel black : thighs ruibus, and lower half of tarsi dark 

 brown or black : proilmrax with a lateral tubercle, occupying nearly a central posi- 

 tion. 

 This beautiful instct is (juite rare in the \icii)it} of Albany, a single specimen only 



having been observed. 



LcpriuA ocTOPL'.NCTATA (Say). 

 Elytra marked with eight irregular-shaped spots or dots, smallest upon the ai>ex. 



LF.rTiKA . (Plate xxvi, fig. 11.) 



Color black ( the light color is due to a dose gray nap). Anteniue ten-jointed : first some- 

 what turliinate, third shortest, second the next shortest ; the three first black or dark 

 brown, the remainder rufous. Pectus and thighs bruwn, and a stripe beneath the 

 shoulders. The jHisterior part of the thorax surrounded by a sharp ridge, which 

 extends down the sides : this ridge is bounded by grooves ; and before it, and near 

 the middle, are two elevations, scarcely tubercles : anteriorly it is surrounded by a 

 broad groove. Behind the antennfe, there is a deep depression upon the median line 

 of the head. Length three quarters of an inch. 



Lkptira siBPi'BEscENs. ( Plate viii, fig. 11.) 



Color black, thinly covered with lutenus hairs, punctured : head and neck roughened, 

 covered with hairs. Antennae black; third joint shorter than the fourth. Elytra 

 punctured, rufous or dull brick-red, terminated by a black belt extending up the 

 outer margin, divergent towards the apex ; apex truncate. Point of abdomen exposed : 

 beneath black, submetallic. 



Gems PACHVTA (Serv.). 



' Body robust : thorax subconical, with an fibsolcte obtuse tubercle on each side ; elytra 

 short, nearly parallel ; humeral angles not very prominent' ( Westwoob). 



