{June 1883. BULLETIN BROOKLYN ENTOM. SOC. VOL. VI. 13 
= SYNOPTIC TABLES OF COLEOPTERA. 
STENOLOPHUS, 2%. 
For the generic characters we refer our Readers to Horn’s paper ‘‘Ox 
the genera of Carabidae. ‘Trans. Am, Ent. Soc. LX, 183. 
The synopsis of the species is after Leconte’s Synoptic Table, Proc. 
Ac, Phila. 1868, pp. 376—379. 
Body stout, thorax but little narrower than elytra, front and middle tarsi (¥ broadly dil- 
ated, scutellar stria long. 
Sides of thorax broadly flattened, scarcely reflexed; black, not very shining, first 
joint of antennee, tibize and tarsi brownish.... .. .......... l, carbonarius. 
Sides of thorax less broadly flattened, more strongly reflexed; piceous black, shining, 
base of antennze, margin of thorax, epipleuree and legs brown, basal impression 
of thorax feebly and sparsely punctured...... ....... Fe aia tats 2. spretus. 
Sides of thorax narrowly margined, margin not reflexed. 
Labial palpi of ¢/' fusiform. 
Piceous with brassy lustre, margin of thorax and elytra testaceous, base of an- 
tennze and legs more or less brown, thorax sub-quadrate, basal angles near- 
ly rectangular, rounded at tip, impressions finely punctured and rugose. 
3. limbalis. 
Labial palpi of (j' flattened or impressed beneath. 
Legs and base of antennze testaceous or brown, basal impressions of thorax with 
a few scattered punctures. Black shining, elytra piceous or testaceous, 
slightly iridescent; thorax feebly narrowed behind, hind angles obtuse round- 
Gal, Josexel @Hf leicereall maeyreriin [RNR oc cue oos besaoBunns 4, fuliginosus. 
Legs and base of antennee ferruginous, basai impressions of thorax rounded not 
punctured. 
Black shining, elytra slightly iridescent, margin brown; thorax with the lat- 
eral bead brown, feebly narrowed behind, hnd angles much rounded, basal 
MOLPLessONseLOUMNGed mip WC LUTE Cea sie, yey lees) 5. plebejus. 
Piceous shining, sides of elytra and disc of thorax frequently ferruginous, thor- 
ax feebly narrowed behind, hind angles not at all apparent. 6. conjunctus. 
Body more slender, thorax evidently narrower than the elytra, front tarsi of ¢' 
moderately dilated, fourth joint deeply bi-lobed, elytra with long scutellar stria, 
more or less iridescent, base of antennze and feet pale, hind angles of thorax obtuse 
rounded. 
Elytra more finely striate, middle tarsi of <j’ with two rows of squamiform papille. 
Strize deeper towards the tip. 
Blackish with the margins paler, thorax wider than long, scarcely narrowed 
behind, basal impressions broad, very feebly punctured...... 7. anceps. 
Elytra black with narrow pale margin, thorax scarcely wider than long, narrow- 
ed behind, basal impressions faint, feebly punctured, disc yellow with a 
large somewhat bi-lobed black spot (elytrai strize deeper than in the preceed- 
ine andgisemext/species)..-\/.: . seem eeerstarttccie'. of. 8. cincticollis. 
