126 MISCELLANEOUS Fn-REST IN"'ECTS. 'llerbst.) Kieenwetter, 1877, p. 15; Reitter, 1885, p. 99. L11011S cawd;cobflos FaLlicius, 1792. 1). -004, no. 11; Panzer. 1793. fase. 4, fig. 16; Paykiffl, P,00. no. 9; Fabriciu ISOL 0 el I vol. 2, p. 562, no. 1*3: -tyll ilial 09, no. I: Th( )nisun. IS63, vol. 5. p. 204; Tournier, V-L 6. P -411. 11(). 103. Fabricitis) If(Ilivig, 1-92, vol. 4. p. 405. no. S. 1844, vol. 2, p. 112; Casey 1840, vcd. 5, P. 324; Casey, P. 1844, vol. 2, p. 113. Lyo is Diift-rhmid. IS 25. vol. 3, p. 148. TY 11 Is.1 'I";(11s -;('Idlitz' 1 71). 1). 16. This species is at once and easily recognized by its peculiar, large, shallow, circular punctures of the elytral strike, not observable in any other of our species. There is conSiderable variation in size, but in other respects the species is quite constant. NO(r *al (x(imiiitd.-A series of several hundred specimens. Occurs thrmighout the United States Europe, and probably the entire W01.1d. Genus LYCTOXYLON Reitter. 1?1r1o.r!17rm Reitler. 1878. Lyctoxylon japonum Reitter. Lydary7orJapomim Reitter. p. '199. Subdepressed, ferruginous, feebly shiny, rather densely clothed with very short subs(luainose bristles. Segments 1-4 of the aiitenmT subelom,,ite, 5-0 stibtransverse club stron(r]v elon(rate, ci-liii(lrical s1-2-ments neariv three times as Iona as lwmid. the terminal one a little nari-ower flitan the precedhil(r. Head tmd pt-otlion-Ix densely confii-sed1v Imucture(l, the putictitres subpapillate. Pr(ollorax a little broader than long, more narrow toward the base, anterior anolles obtuse, posterior right, tll(' Zetulo'se-ciliate' at t lie, mid(Ile of the dorsuin lowrit-11(limill fON-011tely hillm-esse(l and with a "'Imil, 'trmigly excavate line before the "cutellmil. ElYtra, it little broa(ler thall p.11-allel, more than twice as Imig as wide. vitheie IN-tl-ml "-wriatelv, iwar the sutm-e irreO.111,11.1y pulictilred, with short, dcl)'(" jilst visibly seriate. "111)"ettik)-w "c'1les. Len(rth 1.5 to 2 min. Reitter.] -1 ) -( ------ A series ()f -1 specimens fi-() Ne v Je sey *( I (xmft *w L I III N I 1 111111'(1d frol-11 c"Itle. The "Iwvies wzls de ;crlhe(l fl-wil _Teci111CIII-1 Jalmil alid Chilla. Genus MINTHEA PaFtcoe. 97-1 It,-111er, IAW, 1)