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78. B. viridicolle Laf. — Foi-m moderately elongate, convex. Head and 

 thorax viridl-feneous ; elytra dark testaceous, with an ill-defined, undiilatius, 

 transverse band very slightly behind the middle, and another between this and 

 the apex fuscous. Head as wide as the thorax at apex, alutaceous ; palpi testa- 

 ceous; antennae about one-half the length of the body, fuscous, the basal joints 

 testaceous. Prothorax slightly subcordate, about one-half wider than long, 

 slightly narrower at base than apex, finely alutaceous ; apex truncate; median 

 line fine, abbreviated before and behind ; transverse impressions moderately dis- 

 tinct; basal impressions deep, bistriate; sides with the margin very narrowly 

 reflexed, arcuate in front, sinuate behind ; hind angles I'ectangular, oarinate. 

 Elytra scarcely one-half wider than the thorax, oblong-ovate, moderately deeply 

 striate; strife entire, distinctly punctate nearly to apex, the seventh slightly 

 grooved at tip ; Intervals convex, the third with the first dorsal puncture about 

 one-third from base, the second about one-third from apex. Beneath nearly 

 black, shining, the last segment of the abdomen dark rufous. Legs testaceous. 

 Length .16-. 18 inch ; 4-4.5 mm. 



A very pretty species, quite distinct by the characters above given. 

 The markings of the elytra are not clearly defined, and in some 

 specimens examined, in addition to those already mentioned, there 

 are traces of a subbasal cloud. 



It is known to me from Lowell, Mass. (Blanchard), Illinois, Iowa, 

 Nebraska, the Rocky Mountains and Winnipeg, Man. 



79. B. fraternum Lee. — Form slightly robust, moderately convex; color 

 usually dark viridi-ieneous, the elytra with a narrow transverse band about one- 

 third from base, another about one-third from apex and an apical spot testaceous, 

 the three usually connected by a narrow line along the margin, the transverse 

 bands extending obliquely inwards towards the suture, the anterior and the apical 

 spot sometimes nearly effaced. Head alutaceous, as wide as the thorax at apex ; 

 palpi piceous ; antennae about one-half as long as the body, piceous, with at least 

 the first joint rufous. Prothorax slightly subcordate, about one-half wider than 

 long, very slightly narrower at base than apex, finely alutaceous; apex nearly 

 truncate: median line distinct; basal impressions broad, deep, rather feebly bi- 

 striate; sides with the margin narrowly reflexed, arcuate in front, sinuate behind ; 

 hind angles rectangular, carinate. Elytra about one-half wider than the thorax, 

 oblong-oval, moderately deeply striate, very finely towards the tip ; striai distinctly 

 punctate to behind the middle, the outer ones nearly effaced at tip. the fifth or 

 seventh slightly grooved at apex; intervals nearly flat, the third with the first 

 dorsal puncture about one-third from base, the second about one-third from apex. 

 Beneath black, shining. Legs rufous or rufo-testaceous. Length .16-. 18 inch ; 

 4-4.5 mm. 



It approaches viridicolle by the form of the thorax, but may 

 readily be distinguished by the striip of the elytra much finer at tip, 

 as well as by its color and slightly less convex form. 



This seems to be distinctly a southern species, and is not common 

 in collections. It was described by LeConte from Habersham County, 

 Georgia, and is known to me from that State, Louisiana, Virginia, 

 Pennsylvania and Nantucket, Mass. 



TRANS. AM. P:NT. SOC. XXIV. MARCH, 1897. 



