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ulated appearance [151] of those of that insect, and the curve of 

 the exterior edge of the thorax is regular, or without any ten- 

 dency to excurvature near the base. 



[Belongs to Calosoma, and subsequently described as C. longi- 

 2)enne Dej. — Lec.1 



BE3IBIDIUM Latr. 



1. B. COXENDIX. — Greenish-brassy, beneath green ; tibia and 

 anterior trochanters, testaceous ; thorax, basal line oblique each 

 side. 



Length one-fourth of an inch. 



Body greenish-brassy, polished : labrum green : antenna dull 

 green, covered with light brownish hair ; basal joint testaceous 

 before and greenish behind : palpi greenish, hairy, testaceous on 

 the inferior base : thorax with a green exterior margin ; exterior 

 edge excurved at base ; dorsal line slightly impressed, narrow ; 

 transverse basal line very distinct ; basal margin a little rugose, 

 particularly near the angles ; angles acute : elytra with a gTeen 

 margin; strife with rather large punctures; beneath dark green: 

 coxas tibiae, and knees beneath, testaceous. 



Var. a. Feet entirely pale rufous. 



2, B. iN^QUALis.— Bronzed ; elytra of unequal surfoce, and 

 two impressed spots on each elytron. 



Length less than one-fourth of an inch. 



Body bronzed above ; beneath blackish-green : base of the an- 

 tennas and of the palpi pale rufous : thorax, dorsal impressed 

 line, and anterior and posterior lines very distinct : elytra, sur- 

 face uneven, with two very obvious dilated impressed spots on 

 the third interstitial line ; stri« widely and profoundly [152] 

 punctured, the fourth stria undulated : feet blackish-green, rufous 

 at base. 



This is a very distinct species ; it occurred near Engineer 

 Cantonment. 



OMOPHRON Latr. 



0. TESSELATUS.— Pale, varied with green ; elytra somewhat 

 tessellate with green. 

 Inhabits Missouri. 



Body rufous, punctured ; head green behind, between the eves 

 1823.] 7 ^ 



