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Say^s Descriptions of new 



T. globosus, Melsli. Catal. 



Body blackish-bronze, punctured : head entire, un- 

 armed : thorax with an impressed line on the anterior 

 lateral submargin : elytra with oblong, deeply impressed, 

 rather distant punctures ; posterior declivity with four or 

 five elevated, converging lines, the two exterior ones 

 continued towards the humerus ; exterior edge with 

 numerous, approximate teeth : posterior tibi(Z much 

 dilated and compressed. 



Length about one fifth of an inch. 



3. T. spUndidus. Dark brassy ; elytra with series of 

 punctures, and on the posterior declivity with elevated 



lines. 



Inhabits United States.' 



T. splendidus, Melsh. Catal. 



Body rather short, oval, polished, dark bronze ; punc- 

 tured : head unarmed, entire : thorax with an impressed 

 line on the anterior lateral submargin : elytra with regu- 

 lar series of rather long, deeply impressed, approximate 

 punctures ; on the posterior declivity four or five elevat- 

 ed, converging lines^ the exterior one extending towards 

 the humerus: -"posterior tibics much dilated and com- 

 pressed. 



Length nearly one fifth of an inch. 



Readily distinguishable fi'om the preceding by 



the 



more approximate punctures of the elytra, and the sim- 

 plicity of the lateral edge. They both exhibit a remark- 

 able difference, in their smooth surface, from the greater 

 number of the species of this genus. 



Melolontha, Fabr. 



M. Integra. Reddish-brown, hairy; clypeus entire. 



Inhabits Mexico. 



