26 COLEOPTERA OF KANSAS 



II. oblHerala, elongata, clialybeo-atra subopaca, thoracc subtiliter punctulato, ad basin late 

 rotundato, ante basin stria transversa subtili iraprcsso, elytris subtiliter fere obsolete punctulatis. 

 Long. -27. 



One specimen, Mr. Fendler. Very distinct from other species of Graptodera 

 known to me, by the fine transverse line of the thorax being obliterated towards 

 the sides. 



H. toi qiintn. elongate, thorace punctulato ad basin late rotundato, ante basin profunde trans- 

 versim sulcato, plus minusve cupreo, elytris chalybeis purpureo micantibus, confertim punctulatis, 

 margine lateral! cnprco-ocncis ; subtus obscure tenea, pedibus purpureo-clialybeis. Long. -2. 



Santa F6, Messrs. Fendler and Kern. An elongate Graptodera distinguished by 

 the color and the fine dense punctuation of the elytra, from all the species that 

 resemble it. 



H. l)itcClli&amp;lt;ltl. elongata nigro-picea, supra pernitida, capite postice pallidiore, thorace fusco- 

 testaceo, maculis tribus obscuris, parce punctulato, ante basin transversira leviter impresso, et in 

 medio foveato, elytris punctulatis nigris, vitta lata dorsal! marginequc (mox ante apicem saspe con- 

 nexis) pallidis ; antenuis pedibusque fusco-testaceis, feraoribus posticis obscuris. Long. -18 21. 



Santa Fe, Mr. Fendler. Larger than H. elongata Fabr. (tceniata Say), and with 

 it, belongs to the division Systena Chevr. The marginal and dorsal vittas some 

 times unite near the tip. 



I,O]\GITARSUS LATH. 



I&amp;gt;. liigripnllHS, elongata, alata, flavo-tcstacea, oculis palpisquc nigris, fronte carinata, vertice 

 tubereulis duobus parum elevatis, linea imprcssa dcfmitis, thoracc latitudine brcviorc, lateribus 

 rotuudatis, valde convcxo, alutaceo, ante basin transvcrsim sulcato, elytris thorace latioribus 

 oblongis, subtiliter punctulatis pone basin late impressis ; tibiis posticis elongatis haud sulcatis, 

 calcari parvo tenninatis. Long. -12. 



One specimen, Platte river. The first joint of the hind tarsi is somewhat less 

 than half the length of the tibia ; the antennae are lost. Differs from the other 

 species by the non-sulcate hind tibiae. 



L. Sllln llfllS, rufo- tcstaceus, nitidus, fronte carinata, thorace latitudine haud breviore, angulis 

 rotundatis, convcxo, haud dense punctato, elytris thorace latioribus, ovalibus convexis, subtiliter 

 punclatis, introrsum vix conspicue striatis ; tibiis posticis sulcatis, calcare brevi terminatis, 

 antennis corpore vix brevioribus, extrorsum infuscatis. Long. 12. 



Fort Laramie. The upper edge of the hind tibire is finely serrate ; the tarsus 

 is as long as the tibia. 



Jj. ruliirtiis, aptcrus, ovatus, picco-ferrugineus, nitidus, capite infuscato, fronte carinata, vertice 

 transversira impresso, thorace transverso, basi et angulis rotundatis, convexo, alutaceo, subtiliter 

 parcc punctulato, elytris ovalibus convexis, sat dense minus subtiliter punctatis, antennis testaceis, 

 extrorsum vix infuscatis, corpore paulo brevioribus. Long. 11. 



Fort Laramie. The spur of the hind tibia is short ; the tarsus is as long as 

 the tibia; the elytra are obtusely rounded at tip, and the pygidium is slightly 

 prominent. 



CJLYPTINA LEC. 



}. spill&quot;!?*, tcstacca, nitida, fronte elevata, vertice bitubcrculato utrinque oblique impresso, thorace 

 transverso, basi rotundato, lateribus parallelis angulis anticis oblique truncatis, punctato, elytris 

 oblongo-ovalibus thorace latioribus, fortiter punctato-striatia ; antennis extrorsum fuscis. 

 Long. -OR. 



