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with the figures given by Olivier, Panzer, Latreille, and 

 others. 



2. M. lahiata. Black; labrum rufous; elytra destitute of 

 striae. 



Inhabits Pennsylvania. 



Head with minute punctures; no impressed frontal spot; 

 labrum distinctly rufous; antennse, terminal joint at tip, 

 tip of the palpi and of the tarsi, rufous ; thorax with the 

 lateral edge regularly arcuated; a deep slightly arcuated 

 groove on each side almost divided transversely into two 

 impressed dots by an obtuse elevated line; a central near- 

 ly obsolete impressed line ; scutel rounded, convex, punc- 

 tured; e/^^/'« densely punctured; punctures small; striae 

 none; three or four obsolete raised lines. 



Length rather more than two-fifths of an inch. 



A smaller species than the preceding and more rare; 

 it differs also in the colour of the labrum, the more round- 

 ed form of the thorax, and in the elytra being destitute of 

 striae. It may be sometimes found on plants in June. 



LAGRIA, Fabr. Lam. 



L. aenea. Green; thorax oblong; elytra punctured; an- 

 tennae and palpi yellowish. 



Inhabits United States. 



L. aenea, Melsh. Catal. 



Body green, sometimes tinged with brassy; head irre- 

 gularly punctured; with a few scattered hairs, which are 

 more numerous on the labrum ; a transverse groove be- 

 tween the antennae, formed by the incisure of the nasus ; 

 antennse yellowish rufous, terminal joint longer than the 

 three preceding ones together ; palpi yellowish ; thorax 

 cylindrical, rather larger than broad, punctured, sometimes 

 with transverse abbreviated wrinkles: posterior angles 



