Synoptic table of tha genus BLAPHEUS Latr. 



Crotch. Syn. table. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. V. 24(5. 

 ^ii^l * Bronzed and metallic; eyes large and prominent, the elytra with 

 J>- '\ r ows of large, shallow round foveae, 



Anterior tarsi of male with four dilated joints; thorax sparingly punctate. 

 Elytia smooth impunctate. 



Thorax beneath coarsely and sparsely punctate. \, Clairvillel 



Thorax beneath finely and more densely punctate. 



Legs piteous 2. LaQVigatUg 



Legs pale 3. OlivaCGUS 



Elytra and thorax sparsely and coarsely punctate 4. CicatlicOStlS 

 Elytra and thorax sparsely and lightly punctate, 



foveae feebly impressed. 5. Obllt&ratUS 



Elytra punctate at sides, disc smooth. Thorax 



evidently punctate. 6. FuIiginoSUS 



Anterior tarsi of male with 3 joints dilated. Thorax and 

 elytra very closely and finely punctate. 

 Thorax finely and closely punctate, beneath. 

 Thorax broad, transverse, abruptly coarctate 7. LsCOlltei 



Thorax cordate 8, RiparillS 



Thorax broad, sides subangulate; beneath at the sides rather sparsely 

 punctured; intervals smooth; color above brilliantly green; elytra 

 without ocellate foveae 9. Viridis 



Thorax, beneath, sparsely, not deeply punctured; 



thorax narrow, legs entirely pale. 10. P&lHpeS 



Thorax coarsely punctate beneath, shining 11. RllSCarillS 



1. Clairvillei, Eirby - (politus Lee. Agass. Lake Sup. 209.) Fauna bor. IV. 63 

 Length 8 mm. Can. jN". Y. 



2. laevigatus, Lee. An. Lye. V. 200 Length, 7. 5 - 8. 5mm. Mich. Brit. Col. 

 o. oiivaceus, Lee. n. sp. I. 1. Length 6.5 mm ; N. Y. Catskills. 



4. cieatricosus, Lee. An. Lye. IV. 348. Length 7 mm. Can. 



5. oWiteratuS, Mann. Bull. Mosc. III. 117.-? Obscurior kirby -small- length 9. 5 Alas- 



g. fuliginosus, Says, Am. Phil. IV. 414. — Clairvillei Lee. Length 8mm. Wise. 



2s. Y, .Nebr. 

 7. Lecontei, Crotch - intermedius. Lee. An. Lye. IV. 448. Length 7mm Utah, 

 b. riparius Lin, Faun. Luec. Nr 749.- intermedius. Kirb. - Ca'JfoniCc.^ Man.- 



grattviux Mo.i.. - sUuUis Lee. - ijunctatuswiius Lee. Length 7mm Cal. Alaska, Europe 

 9. viridis. Horn, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. VII. 52 (1S78) Length 5.5mm. Calif. 

 10 .pailipes, Horn. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. VII. 51 (1878) Length 6mm. Or. Bri. Col. 

 11. ruscarius, Say, Tram. Am. Phil. IV. 417. Length 6mm. East, Middle & West. 



The species of this genus resemble Cicindela in form and Bembidium in habits 

 they are found running on mudflats near streams or pools, during sunshine' 



siul. .hiding Tindnr plant* at <>th>T rimes. Sp'. 



