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21. E. APiCATUS.— Elytra bright rufous, black at tip. 

 Inhabits New Hampshire. 



Body black, with short yellowish hairs : clypeus convex, an- 

 terior edge not obtusely rounded, declining, but distinct at tip : 

 antennae dark piceous, rather shorter than the thorax, second 

 and third joints subequal: thorax wider at the posterior angles; 

 lateral edge rectilinear from the middle to the tip of the posterior 

 angles, which are prominent and acute : elytra bright rufous, 

 with a longitudinal black spot at tip : striae impressed, rather 

 wide, punctured ; interstitial spaces convex, punctured : tarsi 

 piceous. 



Length nine-twentieths of an inch. 



The specimen was kindly sent to me by Dr. Harris for exami» 

 nation. Resembles sanguinlpennis S., but is larger, with a black 

 spot at tip of the elytra. 



22. E. HAMATUS. — Blackish, thorax with golden hair; elytra 

 whitish, with a dusky hooked line at tip. 



Inhabits Massachusetts, 



Body blackish piceous : antennse dull rufous, hardly as long as 

 the thorax, second and third joints subequal, ultimate joint ovalj 

 not longer than the preceding one : thorax convex ; posterior 

 angles excurved, prominent, obtuse at tip ; hairs golden, pros- 

 trate; carinated line parallel to the edge; elytra yellowish- 

 white, with a piceous vitta on the outer margin from the tip to 

 near the middle, where it curves inward and backward towards 

 the suture and tip ; striae impressed and punctured : feet rufous. 



Length over two-fifths of an inch. 



Sent to me by Dr. Harris. 



[Belongs to Corymhites. — Lec] 



23. E. FALLAX. — Clypeus appressed to the front anteriorly; 

 posterior thoracic angles short. 



Inhabits New Hampshire. 



Body blackish-piceous, with yellowish sericeous hair : clypeus 

 anteriorly confluent with the front : antennae about as long as 

 the thorax; joints hardly longer than their greatest breadth: 

 thorax narrowed before ; [171] lateral edge a little arcuated ; 

 punctures minute ; posterior angles short, rather wide, scarcely 

 excurved; carina short; basal margin somewhat depressed, with 

 1836.] 



