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L. OCtOilOtata Say, J. A. P. iii, p. 419; Hald.. 1. c. p. 65; stictica Newn., Ent. 

 p. 72; \-punctata, Hald., 1. c. p. 64. 

 Length 10—20 mm.; .40— .48 incli. //ff*^.— Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, 

 Virgniia, Alabama, Mississippi, N. Illinois, New York, Wiscon- 

 sin, Canada West. 



L. pedalis Lee, Proc. Ac. Phil. 1861, p. 355. 



Length 10 mm.; .40 inch. //ab.—Naw Hampshire, Lake Superior, Michi- 

 gan, Anticosti. 



L. vittata Oliv., Ency. M6th. vii, p. 523; Ent. iv, 73, p. 30, t. 4, fig. 45; abbre- 

 viata Germ., Ins. Spec. nov. p. 523; Zenk., Dej. Cat. 3 ed., 382; 

 Ihnbata Knoch., in litt. ; semivittata Kb., Fn. Bor. Am. iv, p. 88. 

 Length 10-13 mm.; .40— .52 mch. Hab. — Canada, New Hampshire, 

 Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 

 Georgia, Alabama, N, Illinois, Michigan, Louisiana, Maine, 

 Wisconsin. 



L. pubera Say, 1827, J. A. P. v, 2, p. 279. 



Length 9—10 mm.; .36— .40 inch. Hab.— New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, 

 Virginia, N. Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, Canada West, 

 Lake Superior, Georgia, New York. 



L. sphaerlcollis Say, 1827, J. A. P. v, 2, p. 280; disckolMsDey Cat. 383; allecta 

 Newn., Ent. 1841, p. 72; riiJicollisSay, J. A. P. iii, 1823, p. 421; 

 collaris Melsh., in litt.; pauper cula Newn., Ent. p. 72. 

 Length 7--8 mm.; .28— .32 inch, //a/^.— Canada, New Hampshire, Mas- 

 sachusetts, New York, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Lake Supe- 

 rior, Pennsylvania, Canada West, Maine. 



The name sphcericollis is later than riijicollis, but is preferred, 

 as being descriptive of the species rather than a special form thereof, 

 like ruficollis, which is retained for the form it suggests, viz. : that 

 with red thorax. 



L, vibex Newn.. 1841, Ent. p. 72; nitidicollis Horn, Proc. Ac. Phil. 1S60, p. 

 570, t. 8, fig. 5. 

 Length 6—10 mm.; .24— .40 inch, //ai^.— Canada, New Hampshire, 

 Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, New York, West 

 Virginia. 



L. anrata Horn, i860, 1. c. 



Length 9 mm.; .36 inch. //a(i.— Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia. 



L. scripta Lee, 1869, Ann. Nat. Hist, iv, p. 384. 



Length 6—9 mm.; .24— .36 inch. /Ta/;.— Vancouver, Washington, Ore- 

 gon, Nevada. 



L. gnathoides Lee, 1873, S. M. C. No. 264, p. 228. 



Length 9 mm.; .36 inch. //rt<5'.— Washington, Oregon. 



A rare and very peculiar species, resembling Gnathium ininimian 

 of the Meloidcs. 



