DESCRIPTIONS OP NEW SPECIES. 51 



MEGALOPS EB. 



179. M. ruflpes. Niger nitidus, capite grosse parce punctate, thorace 

 latitudine paulo breviore, lateribus vix obsolete denticulatis, trausversim 

 biimpresso, calloque magno medio signato, depressionibus grosse punc- 

 tatis, elytris fere biseriatim fortiter punctatis, macula humeral! alteraque 

 interna apicali rufis, antennis pedibusque rufo-testaceis. Long. -09. 



Atlanta, Georgia. The only specimen found by him I owe to 

 the liberality of Col. Motschulsky. 



OXYPORUS FABR. 



ISO. O. rufipeiiiiis. Niger nitidus, thorace obovato, latitudine paulo 

 breviore, lateribus magis rotundatis, elytris bistriatis, Isete runs, margine 

 basali anguloque externo nigris. Long. -35 '43. 



Western States. Allied to 0. major, but the thorax is more 

 rounded on the sides and destitute of transverse impressions, and 

 the elytra are differently colored. 



181. O. quinquemaculatus. Lsete rufo-testaceus nitidus, capite 

 nigro, macula magna postica rufo-testaceo, thorace subquadrato, lateri- 

 bus antice rotundatis, postice fere parallelis, angulis posticis rectis late 

 rotundatis paulo explanatis, macula magna lateral! nigro-picea utrinqne 

 ornato, elytris bistriatis, macula communi scutellari anguloque externo 

 nigro-piceis, abdomine segmentis anticis medio, ultimisque tribus totis 

 nigris, antennis piceis articulis 1 3, ultimoque testaceis. Long. -28. 



Pennsylvania, York County; Dr. Melsheimer. The sides of 

 prothorax beneath, the side pieces of the metasternum, and the 

 last ventral segments are black. This species differs from all the 

 others by the hind angles of the thorax, which, though rounded, 

 are quite prominent and flattened. 



BLEDIUS STBPH. 



182. B. armatiis. Nigro-piceus, parum nitidus, capite subtiliter gra- 

 nulato, supra antennas alte obtuse carinato, vertice tuberculo nitido 

 canaliculate munito, thorace subtiliter granulato, parce haud profunde 

 punctato, elytris sat dense punctatis nitidis, lateribus late indeterminate 

 obscure piceo-rufis, antennis pedibusque piceo-rufls, coxis nigro-piceis. 

 Long. -20 -25. 



San Francisco, California. Resembles the next two species, 

 but is readily distinguished by the characters above noted. Spe- 

 cimens very nearly resembling those found at San Francisco have 



