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[53] 76. Peryphus [Bembidium] scopulinus, Kirhy. — Two specimens, 

 taken in lat. 54°. [Previously described as B. postrcmum, Say, Ent. Works, 

 ii. 561]. 



77. Peryphus [Bembidium] rupicola, Kirbt/, — Taken abundantly in 

 lat. 54° and 65°. Length of body 2A lines. 



This little species appears to be the American representative of F. littoralis, 

 which in many respects it closely resembles. It is, however, a smaller insect. 

 The body is invariably piceous or rufo-piceous, and the head and prothorax 

 are of the same colour, bronzed; the antennte arc ferruginous, with the scape 

 paler; the prothorax is rather shorter. [Included in Le Coute's List as a 

 variety of B. ntpestre. Dej., telracolum, Say, Ent. Works, ii. 503]. 



[54] 78. Pery-phus [Bembidium] picipes, Alrbt/. — Length of body 2:^^ 

 lines. Two specimens taken in lat. Gb°. 



Body black, glos.sy, above scarcely at all bronzed. First joint of the 

 antennae rufo-piceous j sculpture of the head, prothorax and elytra precisely 

 that of the preceding .species of the genus ; elytra unspotted, with two punc- 

 tiform impressions situated as in P. scopulinua, &c. ; legs rufo-piceous. This 

 comes very close to P. vitidi/lus, but that species has no punctiform impres- 

 sions, and the legs are of a different colour. 



79. Peryphus [Bembidium] concolor, Xiib^. — Length of body 2 J lines. 

 Body and members black, glossy, above bronzed. Scape of the antennae 



piceous; prothorax less constricted behind than in P. picipes; space between 

 the basilar impressions impunctured; elytra more deeply furrowed with larger 

 punctures in the furrows ; the lateral furrows are not obliterated, but the 

 apex of the elytrum is impunctured. [A species unknown to Le Conte.] 



80. Perypus [Bembidium] quadrimaculatus, Linn. — Two specimens 

 in lat. 54'^. [Subsequently described as B. oppofAUim, Say. — Ent. Works. 

 ii. 501 ; taken in Canada.] 



[55] 81. Peryphus [Bembidium] nitidus. ICirhy. — Plate i. fig. 7. 

 Length of body 3| lines. Two specimens, taken lat. 54°. 



Body linear-oblong, subdepressed. very glossy, underneath black, above 

 black-bronzed. Head triangular ; frontal impressions long and rather curvi- 

 linear; scape of the antennae rufous underneath; prothorax nearly square, 

 and level with curving sidos ; dorsal channel nearly obsolete ; basilar impres- 

 sions double, the inner one round and rather deep, the other very slight, with 

 a little ridge between it and the margin ; anterior and posterior margin nearly 

 straight; elytra with sides nearly parallel as well as the apex impunctured; 

 a quintuple series of punctures adjoins the suture, which extends very little 

 beyond the half of the elytrum, with traces of slight furrows beyond it. 

 [Taken in Canada ; a specimen in our collection from 3Ir. B. Billings, Ottawa, 



