54. SYNOPTIC TABLES OF OOLEl >PTERA. 



PHILOPHUCA, 



This genus contains those species in our fauna formerly plao 

 G/v./'a. It is verv closely related t< i < \tllida and differs in having die fi iurth 

 tarsal joint emarginate, not bilobed. An examination of the ligula does 

 not show any reason why Philophuga should be remotel) separated from 

 Callida. In the dissections which I have made and figured (Trans. Am. 

 Ent. Soc. IX, pi. VIII, figs. 93, 94 and 95) there will not be found any 

 remarkable differences between these genera, and no reason is apparent 

 why Chaudoir should not have included the present genus in his Callii 

 It is however treated apart (Bull. Mosc. 1877, '• P- 2 43-) with no sug- 

 gestion as to its position, being simply compared with Tejnophilux, with 

 which it has far less in common than Callida or FloJiionus. 



The species at present known are as follows: 



Body winged, elytra very little narrowed at base. 

 Color blue or green. 



Ely tral strut fine, not impressed; head and thorax metallic green, elytra blue or 



violet viridicollis, ' -ec. 



Elytral stripe deeply impressed on the disc, finer externally; bods- above entirely 



blue, or bluish green atncena, ! ' ■ 



Color castaneous Castanea, »- s P- 



Body apterous, elytra narrowed at base. 



Color uniformly bluish or greenish Viri&is, ' ' e j- 



P. viridicollis, Lee. (Cywiudis) Ann. Lye. IV, p. l'&%.=purpurea,\ Chd. (nee Saw) 



Bull. Mosc, 1877, I, p. 245. Tex.— 7-8 mm. 

 P. amazna, Lee. (Cymindis) Ann. Lye. IV, p. \Z%.=purpurea,\ Lee. (nee Say) loc. 



cit.—JIorni, Chd. Bull. Mosc. 1877, I, p. 245. South West. St.— 8.5 mm. 

 P. viridis, Dej. {Cymindis) Spec. V, p. 325; Chd. Bull. Mosc. 1877. I, p. 244.— o- 



anea, Motsch. Kaef. Russl. 1850, p. 36. n. 4; Bull. Mosc. 1859. Ill, p. 143 pi. 3. 



fig. 5. Cab— 7.5 mm. 

 P. castanea, Horn. n.sp. Cal. — 9-10.5 mm. 



In addition to the above list Chaudoir describes P. suhcordata from Mexico which 

 does not seem distinct from viridicollis, Lee. 



EUCAERUS, / 



E. Varicomis, Eec. Trans. Am. Phil. X, 387. Motsch. Bull. Mosc. 1864. Ill, p. 214. 



t. I. f. 13. Ala. to La. — 5 mm. 



A small brown shining insect, whose systematic position is in doubt. It was first 

 placed near the Harpali, then near Lachnophorus, and lately by Dr. Horn in the Le- 

 biide series. It seems to be very rare. 



