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sides gradually and broadly rounding to the thoracic base, one-half 

 longer than wide and barely over a fifth wider than the prothorax; 

 sutural stria rather deep, distinctly abbreviated at base; a second 

 very fine stria is also barely glimpsible; fovese at basal third and at 

 three-fifths, not widely separated. Length 1.7 mm.; width 0.68 

 mm. Rhode Island (Boston Neck) parallela n. sp. 



Form more abbreviated and stouter, still smaller, polished, blackish- 

 castaneous, the elytra either uniformly more testaceous or gradu- 

 ally rufulate toward base; head fully three-fifths as wide as the pro- 

 thorax, the anterior strides evident; eyes very moderate in size 

 but rather prominent; antennae fusco-testaceous, clearer basally, 

 relatively longer than usual, three-fourths as long as the elytra; pro- 

 thorax two-fifths wider than long, widest at about the middle, the 

 sides subevenly arcuate, rather straighter and more converging 

 basally; base but slightly wider than the apex; subbasal sulcus with 

 a regular series of fine punctures, the medial larger puncture distinct; 

 foveae small, rather deep, formed as usual; elytra scarcely one-half 

 longer than wide, two-fifths wider than the prothorax, oval, the deep 

 sutural stria abbreviated in basal eighth; no fine stria is glimpsible 

 outside the sutural; foveae near basal third and four-sevenths. 

 Length 1.65-2.0 mm.; width 0.62-0.75 nim. Rhode Island to Kan- 

 sas. Rather abundant. [Baryt. glossema Csy.] granaria Dej. 



Form very short, stout, suboval, polished, strongly convex and very uni- 

 form pale brownish-testaceous in color throughout; head more than 

 three-fifths as wide as the prothorax, the anterior strides distinct, 

 oblique; eyes well developed and moderately prominent; antennae 

 shorter than in granaria, flavate, more incrassate and dusky dis- 

 tally, three-fifths as long as the elytra; prothorax nearly one-half 

 wider than long, the base subequal to the apex, widest at about the 

 middle, the sides strongly, subevenly arcuate, notably oblique bas- 

 ally, the angles minutely prominent though more than right; sub- 

 basal sulcus fine, very feebly eubcrenulate, as though suggesting 

 punctures, but these are not definite; medial puncture distinct; 

 foveae small, rather deep, not so distant from the angles as usual; 

 elytra shorter than in any other species, barely two-fifths longer 

 than wide, almost evenly oblong-oval, the deep sutural stria obso- 

 lete in basal seventh; the second extremely fine line is very faintly 

 glimpsible and as nearly as possible obsolete; foveae nearly as in the 

 preceding species. Length 1.6 mm.; width 0.75 mm. Virginia 

 (Fortress Monroe) brevis n. sp. 



13 Body stout, very convex and polished, deep black, each elytron with 

 an external subbasal and lateral posterior pale spot, rather sharply 

 defined and conspicuous; legs and antennae clear testaceous through- 

 out, the latter slender, barely visibly incrassulate distally and about 

 two-thirds as long as the elytra; head but little more than half as 

 wide as the prothorax, the anterior strioles sharply defined; eyes 

 unusually small, moderately convex, the two superciliary punctures . 

 equally distant from the eye; prothorax large, nearly one-half wider 

 than long, parallel, the sides subevenly and moderately rounded 

 throughout; base distinctly wider than the apex; subbasal sulcus 



