256 CRYPTOCEPHALINARUM BOREALI-AMERICAE DIAGNOSES. 



punctulato : elytris seriatim punctatis, fascia sabbasali humeros attingente, maculoque 

 apicali flavis ; pygidio carinato, punctato : abdomen et pectus punctis piliferis. Long. 

 2lin. 



o. Elytrarum fascia maculisque rufis. 



The elytral fascia is sometimes interrupted at the suture ; its posterior margin is 

 anterior to the middle of the elytra. Southern. 



31. C. BiNOMiNis Nm. Ent. Mag. " Niger, maculis utriusque elytri 2 magnis 

 coccineis, quarum 1^ humerali ramulam ad suturam emittente, altera rotunda, apicali; 

 thorax glaber, nitidas ; elytra striato-puncta, striis 9, quarum 7"^^ et 8^^ valde 

 indistinctis. Long. -2 unc." 



Not observed. The last character given distinguishes this species from 

 C. distinctus. 



32. C. QUADRiFORis Ntu. Eut. mag. " Niger, nitidus ; utriusque elytri maculis 

 2 rufis, quarum l^ humerali, altera apicali ; thorax nitidus, lateribus subtiliter 

 punctis; elytra subtiliter puncta, punctis haud linea dispositis. Long. 175." 



Not observed. 



33. C. 4-MACULA.Tus Say. J. acad. 3,441. — notatus jDej. Cat. ,448'. — semi- 

 cinctus Germ. Ins. sp. nov. ,554. Caeruleo-niger, nitidus, subtus punctis piliferis; 

 capite punctato, labro rufo; antennis fuscis, basi rufis: pronoto convexo, polito, 

 obsolete punctulato : elytris seriatim punctatis; macula magna, quad rata, humerali, 

 punctoque rotundato apicali, aurantiacis : pygidio punctato. Long. 2 lin. 



o. Elytrarum basi, punctoque terminali aurantiacis. 

 j3. Elytrarum margine exteriori aurantiaco. 



y. Elytra aurantiaca, macula magna, communi, ovali vel cordata, nigra. 

 ? with the apex of the abdomen foveolate, s without the fovea. Middle, Southern, 

 and Western States, and Lake Superior. 



34. C. QUADRUPLEX Newm. Ent. mag. A-verrucatus\.T)e]. ,448'. Niger, nitidus ; 

 capite concavo; punctulato ; labro flavo ; antennis pallide fuscis, basi flavis : pronoto 

 convexo, polito, vix punctulato; elytris seriatim grosse punctatis; macula humerali 

 (basin vix attingente) punctoque apicali rufis ; lineola humerali nigra : pygidio 

 carinato, punctis impressis dilatatis ; abdomine indistincte punctulato, ? apice 

 foveolato. Long. If lin. Southern and Middle States. 



F. 



35. C. viRiDis Mels. Pr. acad. 3,174 (Monachus). C aeneus^Tie]. ,449'. Supra 

 viridi aeneus, elongatulus ; capite sparse punctulato ; oculis nigris, antennis pallide 

 rufis, apice fuscis; clypeo, labro, prosterno, pedibusque pallide rufis : pronoto convexo, 



