4:). SYNOPTIC TABLES ( >!■' COLEOPTERA. 



The first species is distributed across i lie c intinent by the northern passage, the sec- 

 ond extends from Texas to California following the line of distribution already indi- 

 cated for so many species. 



METABLETUS, Schmidt. 



americanus, Dej. Spec. V, Tfii.—borealis, Zimm. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. II, 243. 



3-4111111. N. A. 



APENES, Lee. 



Head longitudinally sulcate. surface metallic 1. luci&ula. 



Head punctured . 



Elytra opaque very finely striate, the intervals flat; color black with paler humeral 



spot. . ._ — '. • . . .• 2. opaca. 



Elytra shining, piceous, a pale humeral spot and a fascia near apex more or less in- 

 complete, striae moderately deep, intervals slightly convex 3- sixiuata. 



Head finely strigose or wrinkled. 



Thorax wrinkled. Color piceo-testaceous; striae of elytra moderately impressed 



intervals slightly convex 4, neblllosa. 



/. fucidula, Dej. Spec. V, '$io. l =angustatq,, Schwarz. Proc. Am. Phil. Soc. XVII, 354 



(merely a narrower race). — 9-10 mm. N. V. Fla. 

 2. opaca, Lee, Ann. Lye. V, 175, — 9 mm. Ga. Fla. 



2. sinuata, Say. Trans. Am. Phil. II, %.=pustulata, Dej. Spec. V, 316. 8 9 mm. X. V. 

 4. nebulosa, Lee. Proc. Acad. Phil. XVIII, 364. — 6.5 mm. Cal. Ariz. 



PINACODERA, Schaum. 



Hind angles of thorax not prominent, but rather obtuse. 



Elytra with pale humeral spot and sides of elytra margined with testaceous. 



1. limbata. 



Elytra piceous, with extremely narrow testaceous side-margin 2. platlCOllis. 



Hind angles of thorax distinct, slightly acute. 



Margin of thorax broad, not wider at hind angles 3. puiictigera. 



Margin of thorax very narrow, but wider at hind angles. 

 Elytral intervals convex at base only. Thorax distinctly wider than long. 



1 semisulcata, n-sp. 



Elytral intervals convex in their entire length, the stria; rather deeply impressed. 

 Thorax not' wider than long 5, sukipennis, n.sp. 



1. li?7ibafa,-~D&). Spec. V, 320. — 10 mm. N. Y. 



2. platicoUis, Say. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. II, \\.—<\vnplanala, Dej. Spec. II, 448. 



—russata, Newm. Ent. 31. — 10 mm. Tex. Fla. 

 j. punctigera, Lee. Ann. Lye. V, 178. — 10 mm. Tex. 



4, semisulcata, Horn. 11. sp. 11mm. Penins. Cal. 



5. sukipennis, Horn. n. sp. 10 mm. Penins. Cal. 



The last two species are from the Peninsula of California and will be more fully 

 described in a paper now preparing. 



