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clavate, and likewise the united species heretofore classed with Eriphus, from which 

 genus they differ in having- no lateral thoracic tubercle. The C/i/(i referred to this 

 genus by me, have the front less elongated than in the genuine Cl/jli, and not 

 perpendicular, but only a little oblique as in nearly all Cerainhycida. 



§. Corpus pube densisissima vestitura ; thorax minus convexas. 



1. A. SPECiosus. — Niger subtilissime punctulatus; capite flavo-pubescente ; thorace latitudine duplo 

 breviore, fasciis duabus interruptis flavis, elytris humeris fasciis 4 apiceque late flavis, 1™^ a scutello 

 obliqua 2**^ valde curvata, macula parva nigra prope apicem signatis ; antennis nigris crassiusculis ; 

 pedibus abdomineque flavis, hoc piceo fasciato. Long. 1-0. 



Lap. Mon. Clyt., 39, pi. viii. 48. 



Clytus speciosus, Say Am. Ent. 53, 



C. Hayii, Gray. Griff. Cuv. 



Lives on the sugar maple in the northern parts of the United States. Maine to 

 Lake Superior , the [postpectus with a dense yellow pubescence, the apex of the 

 elytra rounded. 



'2. A. CHARus. — Niger subtilllsslme punctulatus; thorax latitudine sesqui breviore, flavo-pubescente, fasciis 

 3 angustis nigris ; elytris apice oblique truncatis, a basi ad quadrantem flavis, gutta utrinque parva ad 

 medium, fascia lata apiceque flavis, antennis pedibusque nigris. Long. '85. 

 Say Best, J. N. H., 1, 193. Clytus. 



One specimen from Missouri, Dr. Engleman. The segments beneath are all edged 

 with yellow hair, there is a small black spot on the humeri. 



3. A. iNFAUSTus. — Niger subtilissime punctulatus, thorace latitudine parum breviore, flavo pubescente, 



fasciis 3 nigris; elytris margine basali, fasciisque 6 latis, flavis, 2'*=' curvata, ultima apicali, apice 

 oblique truncata ; antennis pedibusque nigro-piceis. Long. "85. 



Georgia, rare. The body beneath is covered with dense yellow hair, with the 

 segments of the abdomen black at the base. 



4. A. KOBiNiiE. — Niger subtilissime punctulatus, thorace latitudine fere duplo breviore, flavo-pubescente, 



fasciis 3 latioribus nigris, elytris basi, fasciisque 6 angustis flavis 2^^ valde curvata, ultima, apicali 



apice oblique truncata ; antennis fuscis ; pedibus ferrugineis. Long. -lb. 

 Harris Cat. Ins. : Hd. 39. 

 Leptura robinice, Forster Cent. Ins., 43. 

 Clytus fiexuosus, Fabr. 2, 345 : 01. 70, 76. 



Common everywhere, parasitic in Rohinia pseudacacia, the perfect insect frequents 

 the flowers of different species of Solidago. Body black beneath, the segments 

 margined with yellow. 



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