86. 



ANCHUS, Lee. 



Black shining, sparsely pubescent: scutellar stria very short; antennae, palpi ami 

 leers ferruginous: elytra piceous deeply striate in front, striae obsolete at the tip, interspaces 

 convex sparsely punctulate: prothorax convex elongate, cordate, sparsely punctured; 



head finely and sparsely punctured, front smooth at the middle 1, pusillUS. 



l.pusillus, Lee. Proc. Ac. Phil. 1854. p. 39.— 5.5 mm. Mass. Ills. Or. Can. 



PLOCHIONUS, Dg. 



Prothorax much narrower in front, and strongly rounded on the sides, dorsal pun- 

 ctures 2 on 3rd interspace 2. 



Prothorax not narrowed in front, broadly rounded on the sides, which are 

 slightly sinuate near the' base, color dull ferruginous 1. Bonfilsii. 



Uniform piceous, more or less inclining to ferruginous 2. timiduS. 



Ferruginous, elytra with sutural stripe and sublateral vitta blackish. . 3. amailduS- 



vai? Ferruginous, elytra with a broad dorsal vitta, concave inwards, 

 leaving a large oval sutural ferruginous spot disCOl&euS. 



1. Bonfilsii, Dej. Spec. I, 2.t>\.=walens, Lee. New Sped. 5.— 9 mm. Pa. Mux. 



2. timidus, Hald. Proc. Ac. Phii. I. 298.-6.7—7.5 mm. Ala. Cal. L. Cal. 



3. amandus, Newm. Ent. p. 32=var. villains, Lee. Proc. Ac. Phil. II. 48=var. 



discoideus. — 7 — 8 mm. Fla. 



LEBIAE. 



This genus contains many prettily colored species mostly of small size, 

 but of very predacious habits, they are found under stones, between de- 

 leaves in spring and fall, and during summer often upon herbs and bnshes. 

 Dr. Geo. H. Horn, classified them Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. IV. 130. as 

 follows. 



Lateral lobes of mentum with epilobes liOXOpeza. 



Lateral lobes of mentum without epilobes, 



Mentum with a distinct tooth Letia. 



Mentum not toothed 



Head behind the eyes constricted Dianchomena. 



Head behind the eyes not constricted Aphelogeilia. 



LOXOPEZA. Chaud. 



Fourth joint of hind tarsus deeply emarginate 

 Head and thorax rufous. 



Elytra deeply striate; antennse pale VgraildlS. 



Elytra finely striate; three basal joints only pale 2 atriveiltris- 



Head black; thorax rufous. 



Elytra deeply striate, outer joints of antenna; darker 3 tricolor. 



