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middle and a narrower one near the tip • more obviously and 

 densely punctured at base : feet black. 



Length two-fifths of an inch. 



Very different from C. ichneumoneus F., and trifasciatus S. 

 by the bands of the elytra. The middle one of the latter is ru- 

 fous or fulvous, and of the former black, and as long as wide 

 whilst in the present species the middle band is not so lono- as 

 the width of the elytra, and the posterior band is at least half 

 its size and of the same color. 



2. C. SANGUINEUS. — Elytra sanguineous; head and thorax 

 dusky. 



Inhabits United States. 



Body dark piceous : antennse, terminal joint paler : thorax with 

 a longitudinal dorsal, and lateral rounded indentations : scutel 

 dark piceous : elytra with numerous, obvious, profound, irregu- 

 larly disposed punctures : venter and feet somewhat paler. 



Length about one-fifth of an inch. [163] 



Found in most parts of the Union. Dr. Harris sent me an in- 

 dividual from Massachusetts. 



[Belongs to Thaneroderus. — Lec] 



3. C. OCULATUS. — Thorax and margin of the elytra yellowish, 

 the former with two black dots. 



Inhabits Massachusetts. 



Head black : antennae yellowish : thorax yellowish, cylindrical, 

 with a black dot on each side of the middle : elytra black, with 

 the suture, exterior and terminal margins yellowish; regular 

 series of large punctures : feet yellowish. 



Length over one-fifth of an inch. 



Sent to me for examination by Dr. Harris. 



[An Eno])lmm afterwards described as Pelonium marginipenne 

 Spin. — Leg.] 



4. C. UNDATULUS.— Elytra black, with a zigzag cinereous 

 band near the middle, and a simple one behind. 



Inhabits New Hampshire. 



Body sanguineous, punctured, hairy : head blackish : labrum, 

 antenna and palpi rufous : thorax with an angulated, deeply im- 

 pressed line on the anterior submargin ; anterior margin black- 

 1835.] 



