Uhler.] 420 [April 17, 



female was found near Baltimore, on May 15. Occasionally the less 

 mature individuals have the second joint of the antennas pale. 



Brachyehyxchus Lap. 

 B. granulatus. 



Aradus granulatus Say, Hem. New Harm., 30, No. 7. 



No. 113, Harris' Collection, d", cf, ?. "Aradus granulatus Say, 

 MSS.? North Carolina, April, Mr. Nuttall. Alabama, February, 

 Prof. Hentz." Determined by Mr. Say. 



Four specimens now remain in the collection. But I have exam- 

 ined many others from Cuba, Maryland and Florida. In Maryland 

 it is found occasionally, in May. No other of our species agrees 

 with Mr. Say's description and I feel confident that this is really the 

 one described by that anthor. 



Aneurus Curtis. 

 A. inconstans. 



Aneurus inconstans Uhler, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., 1871, p. 105. 



Ferruginous, or rufo-fuscous ; when deeply colored displaying a 

 whitish spot upon the middle of the corium. Antennas stouter than 

 in the allied species, the second joint a little longer than the basal 

 one, the third almost as long, or at least two-thirds as long as the 

 fourth. Spines of the antenniferous tubercles acute, and a little 

 curved. The other characters correspond with those of the allied 

 species. Length, 6i millims. Breadth of base of thorax, 2 millims. 



No. 13, Harris' Collection, ?. 



This is "Aradus sanguineus Say, MSS." " Massachusetts, May 29, 

 on a fence." A specimen labelled "April 8," belongs here. 



It would be unsatisfactory to 'adopt the above manuscript name 

 given by Mr. Say, as it does not apply to the moderately mature 

 specimens, and not at all to the fully colored ones. 



The following table includes all the species at present known tome. 

 A. — Coarsely granulated species. 



Antennas, second joint hardly longer than the basal one; 

 third joint about one-half 'as long as the fourth. 



1. A. lozvis Fab. Europe. 



Antennas, second joint stout, longer than the basal one; 

 third joint almost as long as the fourth. 



2. A. inconstans n. sp. Mass. 





