79 



lateritiis, puncta, punctis magnis numerosis vix orclinatim dis- 

 positis. (Corp. long. "15 unc. lat. 075 unc.) 



Inhabits the United States of North America. The specimens in 

 the cabinet of the Entomological Club were swept by Mr. E. Double- 

 day in February, at St. John's Bluff. 



Cryp. sparsus. Niger, albo prave irroratus : caput et prothorax 

 puncta, elytra profunde puncta, punctis nullo modo ordinatis. 

 (Corp. long. *075 lat. "05 unc.) 



Inhabits the United States of North America. The specimen in 

 the cabinet of the Entomological Club, was taken by Mr. Doubleday 

 at Trenton Falls. 



See also ' Magazine of Natural History,' new series, vol. iv. p. 249, 

 for descriptions of eight other new species of Cryptocephalus, collect- 

 ed by Messrs. Doubleday and Foster in the course of their journey. 



Natural Order. — Cerambycites, Newman. 

 Genus. — Nir^us, Newman. 



Nirceus equestris. Caput chalybeum, margine postica rufa ; anten- 

 narum articuli Imus et 2dus rufi, 3us, 4us Susque albidi, 6us ni- 

 ger, basi albidus, casteri nigri : prothorax parce punctus rufus : 

 scutellum angustum, longitudinaliter impressum, apice acutum, 

 rufum, marginibus chalybeis : elytra basi rufa, apice chalybea : 

 pedes chalybei. (Corp. long. 1 unc. lat. '3 unc.) 



Inhabits . There is a single specimen in the cabinet of the 



Zoological Society. 



Genus.— CuRius, Newman. 



Curius scamhus. E Curio dentato valde differt. Antennarum 

 articulus 3us 5to brevior, 4tus sequentibus brevior : caput vix 

 porrectum, oculi magni, rotundi, ad antennarum basin vix emar- 

 ginati : prothorax fere cylindraceus, dorso haud complanatus, 

 lateribus haud convexus : pedes longitudine mediocres, femori- 

 bus repente valde tumidis, subtus dente magno mediano armatis, 

 tibiis paullo curvatis : color luteolus fusco varius, antennarum 

 articulis basi pallidis, apice fuscis : prothorax glaber, subtiliter 

 punctus, colore varius : elytra profunde puncta, lutcola fusco 

 varia. (Corp. long. "275 unc. lat. 065 unc.) 



