Coleoptera of Canada. 321 



Philonthus stictus, n. sp. (Plate V, fig. 3.) 



Crassiusculus subdepressus, subnitens piceo-niger, antennis 

 pedibusque concoloribus ; capite sub t ovato, basi subtruncato an- 

 gulis posticis rotundatis, pubescent i et punctato, spatio medio 

 Icevi ; thorace vix latiore convexo, latitudine longiore, basi late 

 rotundato, lateribus paullum rotvndatis atque antice convergenti- 

 bus, disco creberrime punctato linea dorsali Icevi ; elytris thorace 

 longioribus, postice paullo latioribus, convexiusculis, confertim 

 non subtellissime punctulatis pubescentibus, stria suturali con- 

 spicua, sutura subimbricata ; abdomine thoracem elytra que con- 

 juncta osquanti, valde marginato, confertim punctulato pube- 

 scenti. Long. "31 unc. ; Y'9 mm. 



Head a little longer than broad, parallel behind the eyes, 

 with the hind angles rounded, punctured and pubescent, and 

 furnished in addition with a few longer hairs. Antenna? 

 rather stout, reaching the base of the thorax, first joint 

 equalling joints two and three taken together, fourth to 

 seventh subequal, remainder obconical, a little longer than 

 broad, the last obliquely emarginate at the end, subacumin- 

 ate. Thorax with the surface closely and rather coarsely 

 uniformly punctured, except a smooth medean line, which 

 has, however, a longitudinal impression before the base; 

 somewhat pubescent, shining, with a few longer hairs, two 

 of which (one on each side), a little before the middle, are 

 conspicuous by their length. There are also one or two 

 shorter ones at the front angles, which are rectangular. 

 The elytra are somewhat wider behind, densely, ' confidently, 

 but not finely punctured ; the stria; of the left wing is more 

 remote from the junction than the other, so that the suture 

 appears imbricated, abdomen strongly margined, slightly 

 iridescent, margins of fourth and fifth (apparent) dorsal 

 segments piceous, pubescent, villose at the sides and be- 

 hind ; abdominal segments gradually increasing in length 

 behind, convex, not finely punctured, fourth and fifth seg- 

 ments truncate at apex. Hind tarsi scarcely shorter than 



