LeConte. } 388 {Feb. 1, 
and except A. flavicollis, which has the prothorax yellow, are 
to be separated only by slight differences in the proportion 
of the joints of the antennee, and the punctuation of the 
elytra. 
Table of Species of ACYLOPHORUS. 
Antenne with 2d joint distinctly longer than 3d, nearly equal to 3d and 
Ath united ; prothorax more strongly narrowed in front........... 2. 
Antenne with 2d joint nearly or quite as long as 8d ....... .....-... 3. 
2. Prothorax yellow, elytra densely, strongly punctured....1. flavicollis. 
Prothorax black, elytra less densely, but strongly punctured.2. pronus. 
3. Antenne with joints 83-6 longer and more slender..............-.-.- 4. 
Antenne with joints 3-10 equal in length ; elytra strongly, not densely 
PUMCUUME M2. sare Gicsersinresceyees stokes ie Deverars ee seesya tees 5. flavipes, n. sp. 
Apulytra nme lye smOt Clensely; UMChUTeds cre peters otis aietet) =r- 3. pratensis. 
Elytra strongly and densely punctured............... 4. densus, ND. sp. 
A, gilensis Lee. does not seem sufficiently distinct from A. 
pronus Er. 
Mr. Fauvel (Faun. Gallo-Rhen. 111, 542) states that A. pra- 
tensis Lec. is the same with A. glabricollis of Europe. I have 
not compared specimens, but think that the finer punctua- 
tion of pratensis entitles it to distinct recognition, and that 
Mr. Fauvel’s remark will apply better to some of the black- 
legged varieties of what we consider A. -pronus. 
35. Quedius ferox, n. sp.—Elongate, linear, black, very shining, 
antennze and legs blackish or piceous. Head oval, strongly narrowed be- 
hind, and constricted at the neck, which is not slender; sides before and 
behind the eyes sparsely punctured ; a series of five setigerous punctures 
each side above the eyes; nearer the middle, opposite the 5th one is a 
6th. Eyes not prominent, occupying the middle third of the length of the 
head. Prothorax longer than wide, not narrowed in front, sides straight, 
parallel nearly to the apex, where they are moderately rounded, slightly 
sinuate near the base ; apex emarginate, base rounded ; there are 5 punc- 
tures each side on the apical margin, one near the margin, and one on the 
dise, about one-third the length ; there is also a large, lateral puncture near 
the margin, in front of the middle ; three small marginal ones behind the 
middle, and a few on the basal margin. Elytra smooth, with obsolete su- 
tural stria, and 8 small sub-sutural punctures; there is also a dorsal series 
of 4. very small punctures. Dorsal segments slightly iridescent, rather 
densely punctured and pubescent, with long, lateral and apical sete. 
Beneath blackish-piceous, strongly punctured, slightly iridescent. Length 
8.5 mm.; .34 inch. 
Enterprise, May ; also found in Louisiana, Canada and 
