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little larger, but hardly longer ; tenth transversely oval, double 

 the size of the preceding one ; eleventh still wider, and nearly 

 double the length of the two preceding ones conjunctly : maxil- 

 lary palpi unarmed ; terminal joint conic-securiform: thorax nar- 

 rowed behind, not closely applied to the elytra ; with a longitudi- 

 nal, impressed line ; sides not angulated in the middle, but in- 

 dented on the margin : elytra half the length of the abdomen ; 

 humeral tubercle oblong : anterior tibia rectilinear : tergum con- 

 vex, simple. 



Length more than one-twentieth of an inch. 



A little smaller than the preceding. It probably belongs to the 

 genus Br y axis of Leach. 



[Belongs to Batrisus. — Lec] [99] 



3. P. DENTATUS. — Elytra nearly rectilinearly truncated, half 

 the length of the tergum ; tergum simple ; anterior tibia arcu- 

 ated. 



Inhabits the United States. 



Head blackish ; a small indentation above each antenna : an- 

 tennae rufous ; joints, from the third to the eighth, inclusive, sub- 

 equal ; ninth a little larger, but hardly longer ; tenth transverse, 

 double the size of the preceding one } eleventh oval, wider than 

 the tenth, and as long as the 8th, 9th and 10th conjunctly : thorax 

 nearly orbicular, slightly prominent on the sides, blackish ; an 

 oval indentation at base, and an orbicular, one each side : elytra 

 reddish-brown, nearly half the length of the abdomen ; humeral 

 tubercle oblong ; an impressed line on each elytron obsolete be- 

 hind : tergum convex, simple, blackish : anterior tibia a little ar- 

 cuated. 



Length one-twentieth of an inch. 



Var. a. Reddish-brown. 



Smaller than either of the preceding species. 



[A Bryaxis. — Lec] 



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