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cell with the parent. These ova are spherical and of a peach 

 color. 



This fact I think indicates that the fertilized ova are deposited in 

 the uterus which as quickly as hatched attach themselves for a time 

 to the orifice of the outlet, as shown in Pig. 3. 



Pig. 2 — Vascular Contractile Testes, <$fc. 



Pig. 3 — Leech ivith Young Ones. 



COLEOPTEEA COLLECTED IN CANADA* 



By William Coupee, Toronto. 



For synonyms, Sfc. see MJelcheimer's Catalogue. 



ELAPHRUS 



CLAIRVILLEI, Kirb. N.Z. 4, 61. 



Antennae and head black, the latter glossy, minutely punctured 

 and slightly tinged bronze-green, having a transverse elevated line in 

 front, and a conoidal elevation on top between the eyes in which ia a 

 deep pit ; thorax black, glossy, longer than wide, and impressed thus : 

 •y — with a slight tinge of copper bronze on the dorsal margin; 

 elytra of the same color as thorax, each contains 21 circular im- 

 pressions, punctured and tinged with blue, and surrounded by aa 

 elevated ring — the punctures in the region of scutellum are much 

 smaller than the marginal series ; beneath green and copper bronzed ; 

 femorse rufous at the base. Length 4 lines. Island of Toronto. 



Karby describes his insect as having the base of the posterior 

 femora? rufous ; in my specimen they are all rufous at the base. Sir 

 J. Richardson captured only the single described specimen, otherwise, 

 had there been duplicates to examine, he would probably have given 

 the color as characteristic to the whole, and not confined to the pos- 

 terior femora? alone. In my specimen all the elytral impressions are 

 ringed ; in Kirby's, the rings of the marginal series are obsolete. 



? INTERMEDIUS, Kirb. N. Z. 4. 62. Lee. Ann. Lye. 4, 448. 



Antennse black, set with short rigid hairs, thickest at the apex ; 

 head bronzed copper, minutely interspersed with bright green the 

 space between the eyes less elevated than in E. Clairvillei, and occu- 

 pied by a central longitudinal impression ; thorax of same color as 

 head, the Y impression is not so deep, but the side-punctures are 

 more distinct than in the latter species ; elytra minutely punctured, 

 and with less brilliancy — the copper color darker, with a quadrangu- 

 lar series of impressions without any elevated ring. Some of the 



• See, for previous notes, Canadian Journal (Old Scries) 185D, 



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