1853.] 847 
9. N. piezata, nigra, nigro-villosa, capitis basi thoracisque lateribus piceo- 
testaceis, hoc sat dense punctato, transverso, Jateribus rectis, elytris dense sub- 
tilius punctatis, vitta utrinque lata nigra notatis. Long. 4. 
Zonitis piezata Fabr. Ent. Syst. Suppl. 104; Weber, Obs. Ent. 60, (18013) 
Coquebert, Illustr. tab. 29, f. &. 
One specimen, Georgia. The black on the head and thorax fades insensibly 
into piceous and testaceous; the anterior portion of the thorax also is testa- 
ceous; the apex is obliquely rounded, so that the anterior angles are very much 
less distinct than in the last species; the outer spur of the posterior tibize is 
very little thicker than the inner one, flattened and slightly obtuse. 
Without any apparent cause, the name of this species is suppressed in the 
Syst. Eleuth. (2, 24,) and Zonitis vittata substituted. Of course under these 
circumstances, the latter name is inadmissible. 
10. N. te xana, luteo-testacea, nigro-villosa, thorace subtransverso, lateribus 
rectis, sat dense punctato, elytris subtilius dense punctatis, antennis tarsisque 
nigris, tibiis infuscatis. Long. :4. 
One specimen, Texas, Lieut. Haldeman. This species resembles very much 
in appearance those of the preceding division, but the outer spur of the posterior 
tibie is very little thicker than the inner ones, flat and slightly obtuse. The 
apex of the thorax is rounded, so that the anterior angles are not decidedly 
marked; the apex of the mandibles, the palpi and maxille are piceous; the 2d 
joint of the antenne is three-fourths as long as the third. 
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11. N. decipiens, supra luteo-testacea, parce nigro-pubescens, thorace 
subtransverso, lateribus antice rotundatis, sat dense punctato, elytris confertim 
punctatis, scutello, antennis, pedibus corporeque subtus nigris; ano testaceo. 
Long. :5. 
One specimen, Oregon, Col. M’Call. In form and sculpture this species 
exactly resembles N.|urida, but the color of the scutellum and under surface is 
different. The spurs of the posterior tibie are equal and slender. 
12. N. punctulata, supra luteo-testacea, capite dense subtiliter punctato, 
occipite tumido, thorace transverso, lateribus rectis, parce punctato, elytris sub- 
tilius confertissime punctulatis vitta utrinque lata nigra; subtus picea, pedibus 
flavis, genubus, tarsis, antennisque nigris. Long. -45—:55. 
Three specimens, Georgia. Very distinct by its densely punctured head, flat- 
tened front, swelled occiput, and finely punctulate elytra. The spurs of the 
posterior tibie are equal, slender and acute. 
13. N. nigripennis, lete rufo-testacea, nigro-villosa, antennis pedibus 
elytrisque confertim punctulatis nigris, thorace subtransverso, lateribus antice 
rotundatis, sat dense punctato. Long. -3—:42. 
Variat femoribus flavis, apice nigris. 
Santa Fe, New Mexico, Mr. Fendler. Body rufo-testaceous, villous with 
black hair. Head convex, triangular, densely punetured. Thorax a little wider 
than long, sides parallel, rounded in front, disc convex, moderately punctured. 
Elytra densely and finely punctured, somewhat rugous, black. Scutellum rufous 
or piceous. Antenne black, second joint scarcely one half as long as the third; tip 
of mandibles, palpi and maxille piceous. Legs piceous black, in one specimen 
the femora are yellow with the apex black; spurs of the posterior tibiew slender, 
acute and equal. 
14. N. scutellaris, nigra, parce nigro-pilosa, supra lutea, capite thorace- 
que minus dense grosse punctatis, hoc transverso, lateribus non rotundato, elytris 
rugosis vix obsolete punctatis, margine postice scutelloque nigris. Long. 28. 
One specimen, collected at Sacramento, California, by Mr. J. Child, and given 
me by Mr. 8.8. Rathvon. Body black, above luteous, thinly clothed with black 
hair. Head triangular, piceous, with a large Juteous occipital spot; coarsely 
punctured; antennz with the 2d joint only one third as long as the 3d; thorax 
luteous, nearly twice as wide as long, sides parallel, disc coarsely punctured ; 
