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subsequently taken both sexes of each species, has proved them to be 

 distinct. 



Hispa Philemon, Newman, Ent. Mag. v. 390. 



Hispa metallica, Fabricius. Syst. Eleu. ii. Q6. 



Natural Order. — Chrysomelites, Netvman. 

 Genus. — Cryptocephalus. 



Cryp. hinominis. Niger, maculis utriusque elytri 2 magnis cocci- 

 neis, quarum Ima humerali, ramulum fere ad suturam emittente, 

 altera rotunda apicali : prothorax glaber, nitidus : elytra strio- 

 puncta, striis 9 quarum 7us et 8us valde indistinctis. (Corp. 

 long. "2 unc. lat. "1 unc.) 



Variat maculis croceis nee coccineis. 



Inhabits the United States of North America. The specimens in 

 the cabinet of the Entomological Club, were taken by Messrs. Dou- 

 bleday and Foster at St. John's Bluff, East Florida. I had formerly 

 ticketed this insect as the Crypt, ornatus of Say, but from its being 

 unknown to Dr. Harris, I presume it is distinct. 



Cryp. quadriforis. Niger, nitidus, utriusque elytri maculis 2 rufis, 

 quarum Ima humerali, altera apicali : prothorax nitidus, lateri- 

 bus subtiliter punctis : elytra subtiliter puncta, punctis haud or- 

 dinatim dispositis. (Coi-p. long. '175 unc. lat. '1 unc.) 



Inhabits the United States of North America. A single specimen 

 in the cabinet of the Entomological Club, was taken by Mr. E. Dou- 

 bleday at the Warm Springs in North Carolina. 



Cryp. qiiadruplex. Niger, antennis fuscis, utriusque elytri maculis 

 2 rufis, quarum Ima humerali altera rotunda apicali : prothorax 

 glaber : elytra strio-puncta, striis 9 apicem versus obsoletis. — 

 (Corp. long. '125 unc. lat. *075 unc.) 



Inhabits the United States of North America. A single specimen, 

 in the cabinet of the Entomological Club, was taken by Mr. Double- 

 day at Trenton Falls. 



Cryp. lateritius. Lateritius, oculis fuscis : prothorax lutosus, crebre 

 punctus, punctis confluentibus : elytra lutosa, fasciis 3 undatis 



