186 JoiRXAi, New York. Ent. Soc. iv.n.. ii. 



testaceous; mouth reddish; thorax sub cjuadrate, ovate, not wider 

 than long; elytra not wider than thorax, striae strongly but distantly 

 punctured to the middle, the inner stria; are deeper and impunctured 

 to the tip, where they are less deep, but at the extreme tip they 

 are again deep; interspaces convex, 3rd not punctured; outer striae 

 less deep, the eighth almost effaced; abdomen rufous, paler at tip, 

 legs testaceous. Length, . 14 inch. =3.5 mm. 

 Habitat, N. Y., N. J. (in salt marshes). 



D. asneus Dcj. — Elongate, black, shining; antennae and legs 

 ferruginous; thoiax slightly broader than long, narrowed in front, 

 very much rounded behind; elytra hardly wider than the thorax, 

 cylindrical, . convex, strife seven upon each, which are tolerably 

 deep at base, but very fine at apex, punctures large, and extend to 

 about the middle; the marginal stria ceases at the shoulder; the 

 four internal stria; abbreviated at base; anterior tibia; armed 

 externally with a strong tooth near the apex. Length, .14 inch. = 

 3.5 mm. 



Habitat, N. Y. to Fla. 



D. setosus Lee. — Black, shining, antenna; and legs testaceous; 

 thorax ovate; elytral striae with large punctures, striae obliterated 

 at the apex, and only the seventh is deep; interspaces with rows of 

 four punctures, each with a long erect hair, other hairs are also 

 seen at the margin of the thorax. Length, .12 inch. = 3 mm. 



Habitat, Mass., N. Y., N. J. (in salt marshes). 



D. hispidus Lee. — Brassy black, shining; clypeus emarginate, 

 bidentate; forehead with transverse impression; thorax shorter 

 than broad, ovate; elytra convex, coarsely punctate anteriorly, 

 obliterated behind; alternate interspaces marked with minute 

 setigerous punctures in a single series; antennae and feet testaceous; 

 anterior tibia; with an inferior acute tooth and a very obsolete 

 superior one. Length, 12 inch. = 4 mm. 



Habitat, Canada and westward. 



Clivina. 



Allied to Dysehirius. Thorax more or less quadrate; palpi 

 similar in both sexes, not dilated nor excavated in the male. 



Live in damp situations, like Dysehirius, and may be dislodged 

 by throwing water over their burrows. 



