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examples, but scarcely differ otherwise : in each the elytra have two discal 
punctui'es. 
II. .V. scmiopucus Esch. 
Tlie finely very numerously striate front and opaque sutural and lateral 
intervals of the elytra make the recognition of this species at once easy and 
certain. The head is barely as wide as the prothora.x, the latter less narrowed 
behind than usual, the sides subangulate in front and nearly straight posterior- 
ly ; elytral striae fine, dorsal jHinctures usually three, rarely two or four, fre- 
(]uent!y with a dull luteous lateral vitta, which may be entire, or distinct only 
toward, the apex. 
(dccurs in ( Iregon and California, all s])eciniens but one known to me being 
from the latter state. The following Californian localities are represented: 
.San Diego, Poway and Lampson's Mat (Middle Sierras, i8oo ft.) — ( lllais- 
dell); Pomona, Pasadena, .Sail P>ernardino ( Fenyes ) and Catalina Island 
( b'enyes). 
1 'he following bibliography is not conqilete, but contains, I think, all useful 
references. 
IIIP.UOGR.VPIIY AND SYNONYMY. 
Notiophilus Dumeril. 
1. A', (iciica.? Hbst. Col. X, p. 235 : .ft’iii/.f/n'tdiM' Say var. IJ. Trans. .\m. 
Phil. Soc. 1823, II, p. 82: h'dit. LeC. II, p. 498; porrcctus Say, ibid 1834, 
I\', ]). 418; Edit. LeC. II, p. 530: LeConte .Ann. Lye. 1848, I\’, p. 450: Harris, 
Ent. Corr. (Scuddcr), 1869, ]i. 213: Crotch, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 1876, \’. 
]). 247; Schaupp, Hull. ISrook. Ent. -Soc. 1878, ]>. 30. 
2. N . .sonistriatus Say, Trans. .Am. Phil. Soc. 1823, II, p. 81 : Edit. LeC. 
II, ]). q97; ibid 1834, I\’, p. 417; Edit. LeC. II, [). 5.30: Harr. 1 . c. : Coiifusiis 
Lee. .Ann. Lyc. 1848, 1 \', p. 449: Piitz. Mem. Liege 1866, ]>. 1(4); A iiwricainis 
Harr. 1 . c. : sibiriats Alots. t Crotch, 1 . c. : Schaupp; piiiictatns Lee. j Shaiqip. 
1. c. 
3. -V. aquaticus L. Kirby, Faun. llor. .\ni. 1837, P- ^ 4 - 'iklin, .Stett. 
Ent. Zeit. 1857, ])p. 185,335; Sahlberg, \’ega Exp. 1885, p. 47; (LeConte. Proc. 
■Acad. 1873 ]i. 321 refers Kirby's s|)ecies to semistriatus .Say) ; I'auvel, Rev. d' 
Eul. 1889 A’Hl. p. 95: Hamilton. Trans. .\ni. Ent. Soc. XXL p. ti ; Ham. 1 . c.. 
