32 LE CONTE.— LONGICORN COLEOPTERA 



§. Femora postica valde clavata, pedibus valde elongatis. 



1. P. ANDREiE. — Cinnamomeum, granulatum, thorace tuberculo magno utrinque versus basin valde elevato; 



elytris nigricantibus, basi apiceque indeterminate rufis, lineis eburneis crucem S" Andres formantibus-, 

 clava femorali fusca. Long. -8. 

 Hald. I. c 



Georgia, rare. 



2. P. BREViLiNEUM. — Nigrum, granulatum, thorace linea postica dorsali spatloque utrinque Isevibus, 



tuberculo modice elevato utrinque pone medium ; elytris nitidis, violaceo micantibus, lineis 3 vel 4< 

 brevlbus versus medium paulo elevatis. Long, -i — -57. 



Pennsylvania and Missouri, rare. 



§§. Femora postica minus subito clavata. 



3. p. PROTEUS. — Subtus niger, supra nitidum parce pubescens, capite thoraceque violaceis, grosse punctatis, 



hoc disco plus mlnusve laevigato postice angustato, breviterque tubulato ; elytris senescentibus, 

 coriaceo-punctatis, striis 2 eburneis pone medium abbreviatis, femoribus Isete flavis, modice incrassatis, 

 pedibus modice elongatis. Long. -57. 

 Callidium proteus, Kirby, N. Z. 



New York and Lake Superior. The lines of the elytra are more or less obsolete, 

 and sometimes the lateral margin is also white. 



4. P. LiGNEUM.— Nigrum, longius cinereo-pubescens, thorace rotundato punctato, callis 5 paulo elevatis, 



laevibus; elytris thorace latioribus coriaceis, flavis pone dodrantem nigris, maculaque utrinque mox 

 ante medium nigra ; pedibus brevibus, femoribus posticis paulo clavatis. Long. •3- — 45. 

 Callidium ligneum, Fabr. 



New York and Maine. The spot on the elytra sometimes enlarges so as to reach 

 the base and suture : for this very rare variety I am indebted to Mr. Guex. 



5. p. SIMILE. — Nigrum, punctulatum, pilosum, prothorace utrinque pulvinatum, minutissime et 



confertissime confluenter punctulatum, elytris acneo-luridis, lineis duabus elevatis, callosis pallidis, 

 confluentibus, antennis apice femoribusque rufis. Long. -7. 

 Kirby N. Z. p. 175. 



PHYMATODES, Muls. 



Oculi valde emarginati. 



Palpi labiales maxillaribus multo breviores. 



Labrum integrum. 



Coxae anticas contiguas. 



Mesosternum subtriangulare. 



The type of Mulsant's genus is Callidium variabile, and the generic character 

 given is founded on the thoracic tubercles. Nevertheless, finding that species to 

 dilfer from the genuine Callidium in the relation of the palpi, I have retained his 



