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spinosus. It may most readily be distinguished by its slighter 

 form, shorter second antennal joint, the more distinct lateral 

 carinse of the pronotum and the less conspicuous metapleural 

 spines. In this species there is an obvious elongated callous 

 above the eyes and anterior to the ocelli, which is much less 

 conspicuous in spinosus. 



Peritrechus tristis n. sp. 



Form of fraternus but smaller, black, opaque, scarcely covered with 

 minute golden pubescence which is much longer and closer on the venter. 

 Vertex, pronotum and scutellum coarsely punctate. Pronotum a little 

 wider before than in fraternus, the sides more nearly parallel ; posterior 

 lobe but very feebly depressed and more closely punctured than the an- 

 terior, very obscurely touched with castaneous, particularly near the hind 

 edge. Scutellum obscurely bordered with castaneous posteriorly. Elytra 

 testaceous brown or blackish, the nervures pale. There is a smooth 

 whitish spot near the inner angle and about three irregular ones in a lon- 

 gitudinal row exterior to this. Membrane blackish, nervures and a spot 

 at base, more or less distinct, pale. Beneath black touched with testa- 

 ceous next the coxae. Throat and pleural pieces opaque, coarsely punc- 

 tate ; hind edge of the metapleura and the venter impunctate, the latter 

 polished and golden pubescent. Legs piceous black, polished, paler on 

 the tibiae and tarsi ; knees and base of the femora testaceous. Antennae 

 fuscous, hairy ; basal joint a little exceeding the apex of the head, second 

 longest, third shorter than the fourth but considerably longer than the 

 first. Rostrum reaching to the intermediate coxae, piceous, paler on the 

 second joint and tip of the first. 



Described from six specimens collected about Victoria and 

 Wellington, Vancouver Island, by Rev. Geo. W. Taylor during 

 March, April and October. This is a smaller and darker spe- 

 cies than our eastern fraternus, the elytra are darker and more 

 mottled, and the posterior lobe of the pronotum is not pale as 

 in that species. The European Stygnus arenarius bears a close 

 resemblance to the present species but is only about one half 

 its size. 



Eremocoris obscurus n. sp. 



Allied to ferus but darker in color with the pronotum a little wider pos- 

 teriorly and the abdomen proportionately broader behind the middle. 

 Color black, opaque, head finely chagrined, tip of the tylus tinged with 

 castaneous. Antennae piceous black, the incisures pale, basal joint 

 shortest, second a little longer than either of the others which are sub- 

 equal. Rostrum testaceous, basal joint piceous reaching almost to the 



