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Coleoptera-Species

Malachius-Latr.
tricolor, L. Head, postpectus, & feet black; labrum & thorax rufous; abdomen rufous testaceous L. 1/5 Elytra dark bluish green. Mass.
nigriceps. L. Thorax rufous, with a large black spot; elytra blue; venter sanguineous. 1/5
(nigripennis, L.) Thorax rufous with a dilated longitudinal line; antennae & elytra black, 3/20 (M. thoracicus, Melsh.) M. Otiosus S. Am. Ent.
vittatus, L. Thorax rufous, with a large black spot; elytra blue margin & suture rufous. 1/5-Mass
circumscriptus, S. Black; thorax rufous each side, elytra margined with yellow; venter, segments edged with white 3/20
bipunctatus, L. Thorax rufous, with two remote black spots; elytra blue; abdomen sanguineus 1/4

Ptilinus-Fab Latr.
ruficornis, L. Black, antennae, tibia & tarsi rufous; antennae with much elongated processes. 3/20
sirricollis. L. Blackish; elytra chestnut, cericeous; feet pale. L. 1/4 (Ky)

Anobium Fab.
carinatum, L. (A. pertinax Melsh) Brown; thorax carinate behind; elytra punctate striate, 1/4 Mass.

Enoplium Latr.
marginatum, L. Black; thorax red, with two black lines; elytra in margined with yellowish. 2/5 (Tillus marginatus Knock, Ohio.
thoracicum, L. (Tillus thoracious Melsh) Black; thorax rufous slightly edged with black; elytra black immaculate. 3/20
4-punctatum, L. (Tillus 4 punctatus, Melsh.) Black; elytra sanguineous, with foud black dots. 1/5

Trichodeus Fab. (Clerus Latr. Leach.)
ornatus L. Brassy blackish; elytra with a humeral spot and two bands pale yellow. 7/20

Clerus Fab.
rosmarus, Knock. Rufous elytra with black & yellowish bands; rufous at base; feet & abdomen black; head immaculate. 1/4
nigrifrons L. Rufous; elytra with black & cinereous bands, and rufous base; pospectus, ventor, & frontal short, black. 1/4.
nigripis, L. Rufous; head immaculate; feet black; elytra rufous at base & with black & cinerous bands. 1/4
humeralis, L. Black; humerus with a large rufous spot; thorax greenish=black; elytra violacious-black 3/20 to 1/5

Silpha Fab. Latr. 42
caudata, L. Black, with short cinerous hair; elytra sinuate at tip, three elevated lines and intermediate series of tubercles. 1/2 Mass
ramosa L. Black; elytra with 3 elevated branched lines. 3/5
truncatus L. Elytra smoothe truncate at tip, dark reddish brown; shorter than the abdomen, 3/5

Cercus Latr.
pallipoinnis, L. Black, elytra pale, testaceous, immaculate; numerous short yellowish hairs 3/10
niger L. (Nutidela nigra Melsh) Black, punctured hirsute; mouth antennae & feet yellowish-red. 3/20