DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES. 25 



This species resembles in characters P. cinctus, but is larger, and 

 the margins of the body are not at all disposed to be brown as 

 in that species. 



HYBROBHTS LEACH. 



79. H. despectlis. Ovalis, valde oonvexus postice subgibbosus, nigro- 

 aeneus subnitidus, thorace alutaceo, versus latera picescente, elytris 

 lateribus subtiliter punctatis, dorso fere laevibus, stria suturali ante me- 

 dium obliterata ; subtus rufo-piceus. Long. -09. 



Middle and Eastern States. More brassy and much more con- 

 vex than H. subcupreus, and readily distinguished by the elytra 

 being nearly smooth at the middle, instead of being equably punc- 

 tured as in the other species. 



CATOPS FABR. 



80. C. foracliyderus. Breviter ovatus, convexus antice valde ob- 

 tusus, postice attenuatus, castaneus, helvo-sericeus, thorace latitudine 

 plus triple breviore, antrorsnm valde angustato et lateribus rotundats, 

 angulis posticis acutis postice paulo prolongatis, subtiliter rugose punc- 

 tulato, elytris a basi oblique angustatis, trausversim strigosis, stria 

 suturali antice abbreviata ; antennis thorace brevioribus, sensim paulo 

 clavatis. Long. '12. 



Nova Scotia ; Mr. Ulke. A species remarkable for the great 

 breadth and obtusencss of the front part of the body. The me- 

 sosternum is carinate. 



IIY!>XOBILS SCHMIDT. 



81. H. siibstriatHS. Ovalis, convexus, piceo- ferruginous, nitidus, 

 thorace subtiliter punctato, lateribus rotundatis, antice angustato, angu- 

 lis posticis valde obtusis, elytris pallidioribus minus subtiliter punctatis, 

 punctis seriebus confertis digestis ; antennarum articulo 7mo et 9no 

 Eequalibus, intermedio triple latioribus. Long. -10. 



Mas femoribus posticis dente maximo acuto versus apicem armatis. 



Nova Scotia and New York ; Mr. Ulke. It is evident that 

 the rows of punctures on the elytra represent alternately stride 

 and interstitial punctures, but they are of equal size and equally 

 dense. 



AJWPHICYIXIS ER. 



82. A. picipennis. Rotundato-ovalis, convexa, rnfo-picea nitida, 

 thorace puuctulato, a basi sensim augustato, angulis posticis obtusis, 



