826 FAMILY XL. LAMl^yEID/U. 



XVI. . Blanchardia Gen. Nov. 



This genus differs from Omethes in the characters above given 

 and in having the head broader, more finely and densely punctured 

 on front and vertex ; eyes smaller and less prominent ; tarsal clavrs 

 much smaller and more slender, with a smaller tooth at base. In 

 the male the antenna? are geniculate at the end of the fourth joint; 

 the basal joint is large, strongly and distinctly clavate ; second and 

 fourth subequal in length, the latter much more robust and closely 

 united with the shorter third, the two appearing like one clavate 

 joint; fifth shorter than sixth to tenth, which are subequal; eleventh 

 longer, a little stquter and subacuminate. In the female the basal 

 joint is less stout and not clavate ; joint two is a little shorter than 

 three to ten, which are equal. The genus is named in honor of 

 Frederick Blanchard, of Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, a well-known 

 Coleopterist who has shown me many favors during the preparation 

 of the present paper. 



1571 ( ). Blanchaedia geacilis sp. nov. 



Elongate, slender, clothed with fine, sparse, suberect yel- 

 lowish hairs. Head, thorax, anteunse, legs and under sur- 

 face, except the abdomen, pale reddish-yellow ; elytra and 

 abdomen piceous, the humeral angles of former and tip of 

 latter reddish-yellow. Thorax transversely elliptical, more 

 than twice as wide as long, sides rounded into base and 

 apex; margins, except the apical, distinctly reflexed; sur- 

 face minutely and very sparsely punctured. Elytra not wider 

 at base than thorax, their margins slightly flattened and 

 reflexed along their apical two-thirds, thus causing them to 

 apjiear wider toward the apex; surface finely, sparsely, shal- 

 '^'^(Original)^^' ^°''^'y ^"'^ somewhat rugosely punctured, each puncture bear- 

 ing a suberect yellowish hair. I^ength 4-4.5 mm. (Fig. 321.) 



Lawrence, Crawford and Perry counties; one specimen from 

 each; one male, two females. iMay 20-June 5. Taken by sweeping 

 roadside herbage. 



Tribe II. CHAULIOGNATHINI. 



Head prolonged before and behind the eyes; maxillary palpi 

 long and but slightly dilated; mentum elongate and .nder in front- 

 prosternum small, broadly triangular; middle coxa^ separated meso- 

 steram membranous; tarsal ela^vs simple. The tribe is represented 

 by the single genus 



