178 Journal New York Ent. Soc. [Voi. ii. 



Notiophilus Dion. 

 Size small ; head horizontal triangular, as broad as the thorax, 

 eyes prominent, front with many fine grooves, elytra almost paral- 

 lel, slightly broader than the thorax; anterior tibice obliquely 

 truncate. 



Live in damp sunny places under fallen leaves, especially at 

 the base of trees. 



Synopsis of species. 



Legs wholly testaceous ' aeneus. 



Femora black, tibire dark ferruginous. " « 



Sides of elytra testaceous sylvaticus. 



Elytra metallic bronze. 



Striae closely placed semistriatus. 



Striae distant, effaced at apex -si^biricus. 



Legs entirely black ......... Hardyi. 



\^. s^n^xxs Hbst. Plate III, Fig. 12. — Metallic bronze, shin- 

 ing ; thorax punctured, disc smooth ; elytral punctures deep at 

 the base, becoming indistinct beyond the middle. Legs testaceous. 

 Length, .20 inch = 5 mm. 



Habitat, N. Y., N. J., Pa., North. U. S. 



N. semistriatus Say. — Metallic bronze, femora black, tibi?e 

 dark ferruginous ; elytra with striae finely punctured, and closely 

 placed. Length, .20 inch = 5 mm. 



Habitat, New Hampshire, Canada and westward to California. 



N. sibiricus Mots. — Metallic bronze ; thorax punctured,* disc 

 on each side smooth, median line finely punctured ; elytral stric^e 

 deeply punctured, effaced at the apex, intervals smooth, distinct ; 

 femora and tarsi black, tibii^ ferruginous. Length, .18 inch = 

 4.5 mm. 



Habitat, N. E. America, westward to Siberia. 



N. Hardyi Piitz. — Metallic bronze, glossy; thorax finely 

 punctate, disc smooth ; elytra striate at sides, striae regularly and 

 distinctly punctured, suture with one punctured stria on each side, 

 intervening space smooth ; under side of body and legs black. 

 Length, .16 inch = 4 mm. 



Habitat, Newfoundland to New York. 



N. sylvaticus Esih. — Metallic bronze ; head with the usual 

 series of fine grooves ; thorax thickly punctured on all sides, disc 

 with very minute punctures ; elytra with a broad testaceous lateral 



