294 Goleopterological Notices, VII. 



Elytra with green foveolte in a series near the suture and also irregularly dis- 

 posed {maga Lee) pilatei Gu^r, 



Elytra without green foveolfe. 



Elytra dull but smooth, finely but very distinctly punctured, with a series of 

 fine non-metallic foveolse on each parallel to the suture. 



sericeus n. sp. 

 Elytra densely dull, very indistinctly punctured. 



Elytra evenly cylindric-oval, widest at the middle ; body deep black. 



l>elfragei Salle 



Elytra much wider behind the middle ; body black, with strong and 



rich violaceous reflection pruininiis n. sp, 



Dromochorus is peculiar to Kansas, Louisiana and Texas, pre- 

 sumably extending well into Mexico. Cicindela celeripes and 

 cursitans of LeConte probably constitute a distinct genus, and 

 are not considered at the present time. 



I>. sericeus. — Subcylindric, strongly convex, deep black throughout,^ 

 with a steel-blue metallic reflection only on the head behind and especially be- 

 neath the eyes. Head wider than the prothorax, the eyes prominent; surface 

 with fine and feeble longitudinal rugae, glabrous ; three labral teeth strong 

 and acute ; antennae slender, more than 14 as long as the body, the joints 

 5-11 extremely minutely and densely pubescent. Prothorax just visibly wider 

 than long, somewhat narrower at base than at apex, slightly constricted be- 

 hind the latter ; sides very feebly arcuate ; median and transversely angular 

 lines fine and feeble ; surface sparsely clothed with decumbent hairs on the 

 flanks. Scutellum triangular, wider than long. Elytra nearly twice as long as 

 wide, about 3 times as long as the protherax and % wider, widest near 

 apical third ; surface glabrous, granulato-reticulate. Length 11.5-13.0 mm.,^ 

 width 3.7-4.4 mm. 



Texas. 



The two males before me are distinctly larger than the single 

 female, and, in the latter, the elj^tra are relativelj^ shorter. 



D. pruininus. — Moderately ventricose, deep black and dull velvety in 

 lustre, with strong violaceous reflection throughout. Head much wider than 

 the prothorax, the eyes prominent ; rugae of the vertex very feeble and only 

 visible toward the eyes ; labral teeth moderate ; antennae slender, but little 

 more than }4 ^s long as the body. Prothorax feebly constricted near the base and 

 apex, the former very much the narrower ; surface dull and sculptureless, with 

 feeble impressed lines and lateral vestiture as in sericeus. Elytra distinctly less 

 than twice as long as wide, wider posteriorly, the punctures fine, feeble and 

 not well defined, the punctiform foveolae obsolete. Length 12.0-14.0 mm. • 

 width 4.0-4.4 mm. 



Kansas. 



Similar to belfragei but larger and stouter, with the elytra. 



