Buprestis, IVachys, and Elaier. Sol 



This may be mistaken for the qucrcinns nob. ; but an in- 

 spection of the form of the head and its parts will show that it 

 is very distinct. The form of the clypeus is somewhat un- 

 usual ; instead of terminating in an elevated line between the 

 antenna?, or but little before them, it is very much narrowed 

 in that part, and as it descends towards the mouth, it dilates 

 very much. 



25. E. insipiens. Bright reddish-brown ; transverse frontal 

 line much elevated, rounded. 



Description. Body rather slender, bright reddish-brown, 

 polished : head with the transverse line prominent, regularly 

 rounded, the edge acute : antenna a little serrate, second 

 and third joints subequal : thorax with an obsolete impressed 

 line at base : elytra with impressed punctured stria?. 



Length more than one-fifth of an inch. 



26. E. appressifrons. Ob soletety metallic ; transverse frontal 

 line not prominent. 



Description. Body rather slender, dark brownish, with a 

 slight brassy tinge ; hairs recurved, not prominent : head 

 with the frontal line or tip of the clypeus not elevated, but 

 decurved between the antenna? : antennce rather robust, 

 serrate ; second joint much shorter than the third, which is 

 of the same form, and nearly of the same size as the fourth : 

 terminal joint abruptly contracted near the tip : thorax with 

 an impressed longitudinal line obsolete before : elytra with 

 acute, punctured stria?, suture exterior margin somewhat 

 paler : feet piceous : abdomen margined with dull rufous. 



Length two-fifths of an inch. 



Rather common. It closely resembles cylindriformis nob. : 

 but that insect is somewhat larger, with a prominent, eraar- 



