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postice siuuatis, pong medium utrinque late excavato, costis quatuor, extcrnis interrupts, sulco dorsali profundo 
callo parvo sicpe notato, elytris dense punctatis, striis fortitcr punctatis, interstitiis alternis spatiis nitidis clevatis 
ornatis, postice breviter prolougatis, truncatis. Long. -GO— -68. 
Jlas abdominis seginento ultimo ventrali apice rotundato. Femina trideutato, dcntc medio angusto obtuso. 
Lee. Report of Pac. R. R. Expl. and Surveys, 47th Par. insects, 45. 
Washington Territory, Dr. Suckley, California, Mr. J. Child. Resembles in appearance 
D. tenebrosa, but the thorax is much more dilated on the sides. The body beneath 
is purple bronzed, coarsely punctured, with the metathorax and middle of first ventral 
segment more sparingly punctured. Pectoral groove deep, extending on the first ventral 
segment, mesosternum very coarsely, but not densely punctured. 
C.—k. 
23. D. pectorosa, nigro-fusco-mnea, thoracc latitudiue plus duplo breviore, lateribus valde rotundato-dilata- 
tis, postice breviter siuuatis, inasquali grosse puuctato, bicostato, sulco dorsali magno, elytris rugosis et dense punc¬ 
tatis, striis foveatim punctatis, interstitiis alteruis spatiis nitidis parum elevatis parcis variegatis, posticc longius 
prolongatis rotundatis. Long. -G4. 
Mas seginento ventrali ultimo truncato, tibiis iutermediis rectis. Femina latet. 
Lee. Pacific R. R. Expl. & Surveys, vol. ix. (49th Par.) Insects, 45. 
One male, Oregon, Dr. Suckley. Body beneath dark brassy, very coarsely punctured. 
Prosternum with two smooth, strongly elevated costaj, pectoral groove broad, deep and 
densely punctured: mesosternum coarsely punctured: metasternum almost as strongly sili¬ 
cate as the prosternum, sparsely punctured at the middle: first ventral segment broadly 
sulcate, sparsely punctured at the middle: last ventral segment with two narrow costee, 
between which at the tip is a very short and smaller one: the apex is truncate and marked 
with four deep subapical foveas. 
The following species belonging to the genus is unknown tome: 
24. D. Lecontei, ‘cincreo-argentata, thorace inmquali, elytris punctatis, maculis uigro-velutiuis.’ Long. -33. 
Bupreslis Lecontei Gory, Mon. Euprest. 4, 107, tab. 18, fig. 104. 
D un cendr6 argente. Antennes cuivreuses. Tete finement ponctuee, avec de petites 
elevations irregulieres, et recouverte d’une pubescence argentee. Corselet presque carre, 
avec ses angles posterieurs tres aigus, couvert d’elcvations irregulieres, dont la plus forte 
est sur son milieu, avec une profonde impression dessus. Elytres granuleuses, avec des 
rangees de points disposes en lignes longitudinales, qui les font paraitre striees, surtout 
pres de la suture: elles sont rebordes pres de leur base, et ont en outre quelques taches 
d’un noir veloute. Cette charmante especc .... doit etre placce apres la Punclulala.’ 
PtECILONOTA Escli. 
The species of this genus, present all the essential characters of Dieerca, except that 
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