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Inhabits North America. The specimens in the cabinet of the En- 

 tomological Club, were taken at St. John's Bluff, in East Florida, by- 

 Messrs. R. Foster and E. Doubleday. The pro thorax is marked with 

 longitudinal elevated lines, on which the tomentosity is less abundant, 

 and they are consequently of a darker colour. The elytra are deeply 

 punctured, and have three elevated lines, which however are but little 

 ajaparent, and without a careful examination will escape observation. 

 The tomentosity of the elytra is gathered into little spots. 



Elaph. defiendum. See ante, page 6. 



Variat prothorace rufo, macula minuta mediana nigra. 

 prothorace toto rufo. 



Elaph. sohrium. Nigrum, punctum, pilis cafiis obsitum : antennae 

 corpore longiores, articulis 3 — 7 apice 1-spinosis : elytra pauUo 

 complanata, ad suturam depressa, truncata, utroque angulo den- 

 te acuto armata : femora apice inarmata, basi loete rufa. (Corp. 

 long. '5 unc. lat. "125 imc.) 



Inhabits North America. There is a single specimen in the cabinet 

 of the Entomological Club. The prothorax is glabrous and without 

 depressions or elevations : the elytra are uniformly but not very deeply 

 punctured ; they are thinly but miiformly covered with a grey pile. 



Natural Order. — Leptukites, Newman. 



Genus. — Pachyta, Megerle. 



Pachyta lone. Nigra, nitida, glabra; antennis, ore, pedibusque 

 testaceis: elytra laete violacea. (Corp. long. '45 unc. lat. '175 

 unc.) 



Inhabits ? There are two specimens of this most lovely 



little insect in the cabinet of the British Museum, but their habitat 

 appears to be unrecorded. The mouth, antennae and legs are testa- 

 ceous, approaching to yellow : the head, prothorax, scutellum, and 

 abdomen, are black : the elytra are of a brilliant and beautiful purple: 

 every part of the insect is glossy and apparently without punctures. 



