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mined, surface roughened but without definable sculpture. Elytra 
simply rounded at apices, surface with very poorly preserved sculpture 
of striae which are moderately coarsely and closely punctured in single 
series. Legs partly displaced and nowhere fully displayed but what 
can be seen indicates that they are moderately stout for this genus. 
Length, as preserved, 23.60 mm., in life undoubtedly a little less since 
the body of the fossil had been distended by maceration. 
Described from one specimen. 
Type.— No. 2,470 M. C. Z. Florissant, Col. (No. 8,890 S. H. Scud- 
der Coll.). 
My chief reason for referring this fossil to Buprestis rather than to 
Chaleophora or Dicerca is to be found in the nature of the elytral sculp- 
ture, since true generic characters are wanting. It is the largest of 
the Buprestidae from the Florissant shales, but unfortunately is not 
at all well preserved. Nevertheless it is easily recognizable at sight 
as a member of this family. Most likely it lived upon the pines which 
abounded on the shores of Lake Florissant. 
BUPRESTIS SCUDDERI, sp. nov. 
| Plate 3, fig. 3. 
Form only moderately elongate or even somewhat stout. Head 
large, front with a deep indentation having a raised center, the re- 
mainder of the surface with fine crowded granules in fairly high relief. 
Prothorax about one and one half times as wide as long, sides appar- 
ently imperfect but, as preserved, nearly straight as if the thoracic 
apex and base were about equal. Basal margin sinuate each side. 
Pronotum covered with moderately closely set granules, more crowded 
towards the sides, rounded like those of the head but a little coarser 
and less in relief. Longitudinal median line present, not deep and 
dossibly adventitious. Elytra sinuate along the exterior margin, 
Tuneate at apex, surface with very fine, sharp, crenulate raised lines 
‘epresenting punctured striae, the intervening spaces granulate in 
nore than one series. Legs wanting. Length, to elytral tip, 18.50 
nm, . in life about 2 mm. less; of elytron, 10.75 mm. Width of pro- 
horax, 5.50 mm. 
| Described from one specimen. 
| Type.— No. 2,471 M. C. Z. Florissant, Col. (No. 11,663 S. H. 
onde Coll.). 
