116 Psyche [December 
Pocadius limbatus Reitter, 1874, Syst. Eintheil. Nitid., 
p. 95. 
Heivolus varies considerably in size, punctation, and 
color, ranging from pale testaceous to dark rufo-testaceous 
with the elytra black except at base. As a result Reitter 
has named three forms. In the Horn collection there are 
specimens compared with Reitter’s types, and since these 
variations have no geographical significance they had bet- 
ter remain synonyms as Horn placed them. 
Described from “North America” heivolus ranges from 
Stamford, Connecticut and West Point, New York to 
Thomasville, Georgia west to “B. C.” (H. C. Fall coll.), 
“Montana” (Sharp), Nebraska, Kansas, eastern Texas 
(Columbus and Houston), and northwards to Aweme, 
Manitoba. The dates run from June to September. Speci- 
mens from New Jersey received from Mr. C. A. Frost were 
taken in Lycoperdon giganteum. It is recorded from Cuba 
by Chevrolat (under ferrugineus) and by Reitter (as inf us- 
catus and limbatus). Sharp recorded this species from 
Mexico (Durango and Guana juata). 
Pocadius niger new species 
Fig. 1 (*), Fig. 2 (7) 
Broadly oval, robust; head and pronotum black, else- 
where dark piceous except for a somewhat triangular red- 
dish brown spot on each elytron. Head coarsely irregu- 
larly punctured ; front transversely impressed. Thorax as 
wide as long, narrowed in front; apex rather strongly 
emarginate; base arcuate, and feebly sinuate at each side. 
The sides of the thorax moderately and evenly arcuate, nar- 
rowly inflexed ; hind angles obtusely rounded ; disc convex, 
coarsely irregularly punctured. Sides of elytra feebly ar- 
cuate, apex truncately arcuate, sutural angle feebly denti- 
form; disc convex, with ten rows of distinct punctures (ob- 
scure near the sutural margin in the Arizona specimens) ; 
the intervals flat, irregularly biseriately punctulate, each 
puncture with a fulvous hair. Body beneath coarsely 
sparsely punctured. Length 4. 8-3. 2 mm., width 2. 2-1. 9 
mm. 
