NORTH AMERICAN COf.EOPTEHA. 



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intennae flattened • 

 ip; second joint of 

 nd fnsifi.rin. Last 

 I in a narrow sub- 

 ••irciilar; side pro- 

 'tlio I'lissunilrinap, 



sp Mackish oasta- 

 ' n)argine(i ; punc- 

 lorn-like process; 

 e median furrow, 

 mall l.ut very dis- 

 :e J>rocess. Man- 

 s small, flat and 

 Antennae slightly 

 iwer posteriorly ; 

 i closer than on 

 Elytra entire, a 

 leroeptildy v-ider 

 I'tiired, but hav- 

 '• F'ftli joint of 



as far as 



my 



' C()ll«>ctions of 



■ Dr. Lt'Conte 



nati, and tlie 



riprions and 



in Nevada. 



"te. Lignlu 

 y. Last joint 

 'II niundi'd in 



I iH'ck. Kves 



of tlie head, 

 f'l'ing a loose 

 iilated. Klv- 



I'arsi iietcro- 

 ■<'oall. Body 



follows : 

 Mnely dense. 



ruNciiti. 



ly serrulate. 

 ■"pressiiH. 



1. I*. rilNClIM Er. — Biidy ilepressed, moderately clinisiiited, and of a uniform 

 ileop reddish brown. .Surface densely punctured, not shining, and not j)ubescent ; 

 sides parallel. Elytra about twice tlie length of the head and prothorax together, 

 strongly niargii' I internally, but very ficbly so or not at all externally. Eyes 

 very convex and prominent. Antennae rather shorter than the head and jirotlio- 

 rax together. Length H.fl — 4.0. mm. 



IMat.- V, Fijr. 5. 



A coninioii Kiiropean species, which is undoubtedly cosmopolitan. It 

 is the same as plaiim Lee, and suhcannafiiK Mann. 



2. P. depressilS Herbsl.— Body strongly punctured: sides jiiirallol : fer- 

 ruginous. Surface somewhat shining. Eyes convex, .\ntennae in length about 

 equal to width of prothorax. club well develojied. Elytra covering entire alido- 

 men, depressed, rather more than twice the length ol the head ainl pidilmrax 

 together, and margined internally; sides parallel. Le.igth 2.S — 4.A mm. 



Plate V, Fi<:. 4. " 



Var. siil/(ffnf/ei- Lee. — The .same description will ajiply to this variety 

 with the following exceptions : 



The head is less densely punctured posteriorly, and not punctured at all in front 

 of the line joining the bases of the antennae. The club <pf the antennae is stronger, 

 and the color of the body, which is smaller, is paler. Length .'{." mm. 



Plate V. Fiji. (i. 



Dp/trt'iisini is ii <!ommon cosmopolitan species, and after lonir (lelihcra- 

 tion r have detorinined to vmU) Dr LefJontti's siilxf/d/itr to it iis a variety. 

 The punctuation is very different, and the latter Sv^enis proportiontdly 

 broader in form, with many minor diiferences, but until other specimens 

 are discovered W(( must letive it a.s above. Attention .^ijiouid be called to 

 the curious malformation of the left antenna of Dr. LeConte's type of 

 xnbylaber as exhibited in the fif^ure. 



CUC'UJUS Fabr. 

 Mentum transverse and broadly emarginate; anterior angles acute. Ligiila 

 bilobed. Lobes of the maxillae ciliated at the extremity. Last Joint of \rA\n 

 slightly securiform. Mandibles rol)Ust and tridentate al the tip. Head lrians;ular, 

 joined to the prothorax by a short and broad neck ! genae distinct and large. Eyes 

 moderati'. situated nearly in the middle of the sides, convex ami finely granulated. 

 .Viiteniijie moiiiliform, first joint larger, last joint elongated and acuminate at tip. 

 Prothorax sub-quadrate, slightly narrowed posteriorly: sides irrc'ularly and Ijirblly 

 denticulate. Elytra parallel, elongated and evenly rounded pi>sieriorly, Lordered 

 externally, and covering the entire abdomen. (Maws modenite : lirst joint of tarsi 

 very small. 



Wo have one species and one variety. 



1. €!. cittvi pew Fabr. — Bright redd ''-ferruginous: sometimes clouded with 

 darker patches. Body very depressed, s parallel ; surface finely and closely 



punctured. Antennae black, about equal to ncad and prothorax in length : covered 

 thinly with coarse pubescence. I'rothoru.x not margined ; surface with one median 



