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tangular, slightly prominent. Basal foveae deep, the inner one rounded, 
carina obtuse, one-fourth the length of the thorax ; basal third of thorax 
punctured, punctures coarse, sparser in the middle. Elytra oval, mod¬ 
erately deeply striate (less so at apex), striae crenate-punctate. Scutellar 
stria long, thoracic side pieces coarsely punctured, abdomen moder¬ 
ately coarsely punctured at sides. Length 8 mm. = .32 in. The de¬ 
scription is taken from Dr. Horn’s account of Putzeysii , which, he 
writes, is a synonym of the above. 
Habitat: Newfoundland, Massachusetts, Europe. 
A. septentrionalis Lec. —Elongate, oblong oval, blackish-pice- 
ous, more or less aeneous above, thorax one-half broader than long, 
narrowed in front and behind, sides broadly rounded, base sparsely 
punctate, foveae deep, double, hind angles sub-obtuse. Elytra striate, 
stria finely punctured, smooth at tip. Antennae rufous, legs rufo-pice- 
ous. Prosternum with a broad feeble longitudinal channel, less evident 
in the female. Length 7.5 mm. = 30 in. 
Habitat: Lake Superior, New York. 
A. exarata Dej. —Convex, form sub-ovate, color blackish-pice- 
ous. Thorax sub-quadrate, somewhat narrowed behind, basal foveae 
double, punctured. Elytra with deep-punctured striae. Antennae and 
legs rufous. Length 8-9 mm. = .32-. 36 in. 
Habitat: Northeast America in general. 
A. latior Kirby. —Piceous, more or less bronzed. Prothorax 
broader than long, not sinuate at base, sides rounded, hind angles rec¬ 
tangular. Basal foveae double, punctured, elytra striate, striae punc¬ 
tured, less distinctly at apex. Length 9-10 mm. = .36-.40 in. 
Habitat: New Hampshire, Canada, Lake Superior, Illinois, 
Wisconsin, Nebraska, Oregon, Idaho, Vancouver Island. 
A. angustata Say .—Body oval, above black with cupreous re¬ 
flections. Thorax broad, narrowed from the base, emarginate at apex, 
surface impunctate except in the neighborhood of the basal foveae which 
may be sparsely punctate; hind angles acute. Elytra not wider than 
the thorax, narrowed from the base, striae deeper behind, impunctured; 
legs rufous. Length 6.25-7 mm. — .25-. 28 in. 
Habitat: “Middle and Southern States.” Ohio, New York, 
New Jersey, Wisconsin, Nebraska. 
A. pallipes Kirby .—Elongate, oval, above cupreous or blackish- 
cupreous, thorax narrowed from about the middle to the apex, basal 
