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coarsely and conspicuously, vermicularly rugulose. Moderately 

 narrow and convex, polished, bright brassy-green, the elytra with 

 suffused violaceous-blue reflection, except suturally toward base; 

 under surface and femora with greenish lustre, the tibia; and tarsi 

 black as usual; head barely visibly narrower than the prothorax, 

 with moderate and not very prominent eyes; front smooth, finely, 

 feebly rugulose laterally; antennae distinctly less than half as long as 

 the body; prothorax three-fourths wider than long, the sides sub- 

 parallel and nearly straight, rounded and converging before the 

 middle; basal angles reflexed; basal lobe and sulcus distinct, the 

 median stria fine; elytra two-fifths longer than wide, gradually 

 inflated behind, more than twice as wide as the prothorax; striae 

 rather fine, very feebly impressed, the intervals scarcely more thari 

 flat; dorsal foveae rather strong, near basal third and apical fourth. 

 Length 5.2 mm.; width 2.2 mm. Rhode Island (Boston Neck). 



vermiculina n. sp. 



Prothorax more finely reflexed anteriorly, deplanate as usual at the sides 



of the base, the surface more finely, feebly and closely, subvermicu- 



larly rugulose 14 



14 — Eyes very prominent; sides of the prothorax more rounded through- 

 out the length. Body rather ventricose and moderately convex, 

 shining, dark blue throughout above, the under surface and femora 

 shining, greenish; head barely as long as wide, as wide as the pro- 

 thorax, the eyes large and very prominent; surface finely rugulose, 

 smoother medially; antennae slender, about half as long as the 

 body; prothorax three-fourths wider than long, widest at the middle, 

 where the sides are rather strongly rounded, converging and rounded 

 anteriorly, converging but straight basally, the angles minutely 

 prominent at tip, the surface reflexed at the angles; median stria 

 fine, the transverse basal sulcus deep; elytra fully a third longer 

 than wide, feebly inflated posteriorly, distinctly more than twice as 

 wide as the prothorax; striae fine, rather shallow, finely and irregu- 

 larly punctulate; intervals flat, the two dorsal punctures much 

 finer than in the preceding. Length 5.3 mm.; width 2.3 mm. A 

 single example, without indication of locality in the Levette collec- 

 tion, probably taken in Indiana prominens n. sp. 



Eyes less or but moderately prominent, the sides of the prothorax not 

 so rounded, barely visibly converging in about basal half, the basal 



angles less reflexed than in the two preceding 15 



15 — Form moderately stout and convex, shining, bright green, sometimes 

 blue or greenish-blue; under surface shining, greenish; head barely 

 visibly narrower than the prothorax, with rather prominent eyes; 

 front with fine punctures and rugulosity, smooth medially; antennae 

 half as long as the body; prothorax three-fourths wider than long, 

 the sides moderately converging and broadly rounded anteriorly; 

 surface rather convex, fineh', vermiculately rugulose, the stria fine; 

 basal sulcus deep; elytra a third longer than wide, moderately 

 inflated behind the middle, more than twice as wide as the prothorax; 

 striae rather fine, not distinctly impressed and more or less evidently, 

 finely punctulate, the two dorsal punctures moderate and in the 



