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usually cuv- 

 11)11 cximscd. 

 Kiiclison 

 iMi, taken ii) 

 y search fur 



Ills Iil('tll(l(l. 



iiie iiniiiedi- 

 isc although 

 almost per- 

 I <Iei,'ro('s of 

 ►svcrsc. aii<l 

 i» any divi- 



ile. and ap- 

 ho basis of 



mistakes, 

 Hnropeaii, 

 eseriptions 

 ■etiun that 

 t' Sturm, 

 ho insects. 



i'ci(>s : 

 llio thinL 



■ttatiiN. 



'i (heir 



■iatiiK^ 

 Contei. 

 (laiiiiM^ 



X 11 1 IIS. 



NORTH AMKHK.'AN COLEOl'TERA. 83 



H. — First jdiiit of iiiiti'iin M' nf ii(ii-iii:i! I'nriu : sccnuil joint tM|ii;il to up I .h-jit 



tliiiii till' 'liinl. 

 IIi'.iil Iki >'iiii; tniiisviM'Si' i^roov ■. 



Anterior llliu'l"'-* of pnlhoi-iix tcniliml ..io. tCNfnvoilN. 



Aiili'rior uiigle.-* n^it ti otln-d II. iiitCIIN. 



]I(M(I liuviiiij; no triiiisVLTsc u;roovc. 



First joint of iinteniiiiu % chiumI in longtli to tlie lliroe followint; to;;rilicr. 



I-. IIIIIU'tHlllN. 



First joint of imteninie % iiimI 9 •■qnal to or less tliiin lln'iicxl i wo h.^'ii'ii-r ; 

 aiit,(Miinio % iiml 9 ti'miiiiiitcil Ijy a loose clnli, forniuil liy cniiirijenioni of 

 the last thri'O joints, wliit'li arc snli-t'i|iiiil. 



Sides of protliornx dupply undnliitoil i:;. Hitrili. 



Sides of prolhorax entire. 



Postorior uncles luidcvclopod II. rotlllldivolliN. 



Posterior nntrli's well inurki'd. 



Kyes larw". siliiiiti'd iit. jiostcrior aniiles of head. I.'>. <|lin<lra(llM. 



F.yt's smaller and in adviuieo of posterior iiii'jles of lieiid. 

 This distance eipial I > aljont tliroe times the length of the eye. 



II' <*<>|ilial4»<(><>«. 

 This distance eq'.lal to ahont llie lemjth of the eye. 

 Antennae inonilifortn iind short. 



Bocly snh-cylinilrical 17. ansiiNtllillN. 



Body depressed 1 '-. Kc-liwarzi. 



Joints of iinleniiiie eloni;aled. 



Sides of pfothorax hislriated !!i. <'xtricalllN. 



, . I -'". alteriiaiiM. 



Sides of iirothorax nnistriiile , „, -. 



Head having no transverse .groove ; antennae of "J, filiform or :itlenur.leil. 

 Head with strong median furrow. 



Eyes large, at posterior angles of head 22. pnllONCeilN. 



Eyes Very small, in advance of posterior angles 2:i. trilliratllN. 



Head without median furrow 24. puMillllN. 



C, — First joint of antennae % ahnormally modified. 



First joint of antetmae % toothed 2,"). deiltioorilis. 



1. Ij. terillllialiS a. sp. Mdif. — hmly lightly punctured, siu'llice shiiiiii','. 

 Head and prothorax |iale hrownish testaceous, togollier nearly equal in leuu'ih to 

 the elvtra. Elytra miieh darker, castaneous; the middle portion of each is much 

 paler, thus forming two viltae. Antennae eipial in length to the jirothorax and 

 elytra together, testaceous: joints snh-equal, elongated ; second joint sinallot. la>t 

 three joints inueli fhittene<ii all are thickly puliescent, hut the puhesceiice of the 

 last joint is very sh<>rt and reciimljent. Eyes iiiodevate, convex. Head triangular, 

 width across the eyes greater than the breadth of prothorax. Prothorax narrowed 

 strongly behind; sides arcuate and slightly sinuous. Marginal furrows vi'ry 

 strong. Elytra sligluly narrower than jirothorax, strongly margined, striate and 

 obtusely rounded behind; sides p.arallel, slightly arcuate. Legs moderate, Male 

 testaceous. Length ii.f! mm. 



Feruale. — Colors throughout same as in male: head and jirothorax much shoiter 

 and narrower, together equal in length to three-lit'ths of elytra. Elytra of same 

 length as in male, rather narrower, and less obtusely riaitided behind. Antennae 



