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FAMILY XL. LAMPYRIDzE. 



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 claws 

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

 the male the antennse 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 stouter 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, antennae, 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 

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

 Fig ;ip. L . ^ lowly and somewhat rugosely punctured, each puncture bear- 



(Onginal.) 



mg a suberect yellowish hair. Length 4-4.5 mm. (Fig. 321.) 



Lawrence, Crawford and Perry counties; one specimen from 

 each ; one male, two females. May 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 wider in front; 

 prosternum small, broadly triangular; middle coxae separated, meso- 

 sterum membranous ; tarsal claws simple. The tribe is represented 

 by the single genus 



