AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 527 



He has given the name of viridijienms to another species ; but 

 as it is a subsequent name, he will of course change it. 



2. C. SMARAGDINA Dej. — A specimen of this insect was sent 

 to me by Dr. Pickering, from Salem, Massachusetts, so that it is 

 probably a general inhabitant of the Atlantic States, but as I 

 have found it myself but once (in the state of Ohio,) I should 

 suppose it is rare. 



3. C. PURPUREA Say, (Cymindis) Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 



4. C. DECORA Fabr. Say, (Cymindis) Trans. Amer. Philos. 

 Soc. Dej., Sp. Gen. 1, 224. 



LEBIA Latr., Dej. 



1. L. ORNATA Say, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. — Since de- 

 scribed by Dejean under the name of analis, Spec. Gen. 1, 265, 

 and corrected, 2, Supp. 452. 



2. L. viRiDis Say, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. — Dejean ha.s 

 described a species under the same name. It is closely allied to, 

 if not the same as this, but if not the same species, the name 

 must of course be changed. Spec. Gen. 1, 271. 



3. L. FUSCATA Dej. — Varies in having the head nearly black, 

 the thorax [415] yellowish ferruginous, and the elytra paler 

 brown, the yellowish spots, particularly the terminal, almost ob- 

 solete. 



BEACHINUS Weber. 



B. STYGICORNIS. — Ferruginous; antennae black ; elytra blackish 

 blue. 



Inhabits Missouri. 



Body ferruginous, with short hairs : head with irregular punc- 

 tures ; each side between the antennae, becoming irregular, but 

 slight; liiieations near the eyes : antennae brownish blue, first and 

 second joints ferruginous : thorax with minute, irregular, transverse 

 lines, dorsal lines well impressed : elytra slightly grooved, more 

 obviously so towards the base ; edges beneath purplish ; postpectus, 

 except in the middle, and venter blackish, with short whitish 

 hairs. 



Length seven-twentieths of an inch. 

 1834.] 



