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This species appears to be related to B. octo^uttata. Body black- 

 bronzed, glossy, punctured ; underneath with a few pale decumbent hairs. 

 Head confluently punctured with several irregular connected levigated 

 spaces ; labial palpi, spOt on the mandibles, labrum, lower margin of the 

 eyes, and frontal spots, scllow : prothorax bisinuate both at the apex and 

 base, grossly punctured with several levigated spaces ; lateral margin, 

 except the base, and part of the anterior yellow ; elytra slightly furrowed 

 furrows punctured : interstices alternately convex and plane ; the sutural 

 one is convex and forked at the base ; the flat ones are most punctured, 

 but the con'-ex ones more grossly ; m the disk of the elytra are three 

 equidistant irregular yellow spots arranged longitudinally, and nearer the 

 base, on the second ridge, a line of confluent yellow dots ; the apex of 

 the elytra is truncated: [153] on each of the ventral segments of the 

 abdomen the sides are marked with a triangular orange-coloured spot, 

 those on the anal segment being larger and irregular ; the coxoe also and 

 underside of the thighs are partly of the same colour. 



Variety B. Without the yellow line of confluent dots at the base of 

 the elytra, and with the spots arranged longitudinally 

 indistinct. 



C. With all tlie ventral orange spots large and irregular. 



D. Front with a large central spot. Base of the belly bluish. 



E. Elytra with only yellow spots. Front as in D. 



F. With only one distinct yellow spot. 



The most certain distinction of this varying species i.. the alternately 

 convex and plane interstice of the furrows of the elytra. [Belongs to 

 Ancylochira. " Lake Superior, one female." (Le Conte).] 



205. BuPRESTis (Anoplis) lineat.v Fabr. — Length of body 9 lines. 

 Taken in Nova Scotia by Capt. Hall. 



Body above black-bronzed, underneath bronzed, punctured. Head 

 below and mouth orange : mandibles black with a basilar orange spot ; 

 front obscurely banded and dotted with the same colour ; vertex chan- 

 nelled : prothorax dilated posteriorly ; anterior angles deep orange : elytra 

 slightly furrowed ; furrows scarcely punctured ; interstices flat, grossly 

 punctured ; truncated at the apex and armed with three minute teeth, one 

 nearly obsolete ; on each elytrum are two obscure deep orange stripes, the 

 outer one diverging towards the base so as to pass below the shoulders, 

 the inner one subinterrupted, widest towards the base, and not reaching 

 the apex : fore-breast anteriorly orange. [Taken in Canada, but not com- 



