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the preceding; antennas fuscous, paler basally, much longer than in 

 pugnax. four-fifths as long as the elytra, the fifth joint two and one- 

 half times as long as wide; prothorax in form nearly similar, but 

 somewhat less arcuate at the sides, which are similarly parallel at 

 base, the very sharply rectangular angles likewise minutely sub- 

 prominent; surface as in pugnax; elytra as in the latter, except that 

 they are at least three-fifths wider than the prothorax and not over 

 one-half longer than wide; humeri more widely exposed at base; 

 striae similar, the fovea at the middle. Length 2.5 mm.; width 0.9 

 mm. Texas (Brownsville), Wickham subtropicus n. sp. 



Body in form somewhat as in the two preceding; color reddish-testaceous, 

 the head nearly black; elytra apparently without lateral pallidity; 

 under surface rufous, the abdomen blackish; legs pale; head moder- 

 ate in size, the eyes somewhat prominent; antennas about as long 

 as the head and prothorax, the latter but slightly wider than the 

 head, one-half wider than long; sides arcuate, feebly sinuate at 

 base, the angles prominent and sharp; base very slightly narrower 

 than the apex; scutellum slightly longer than wide; elytra wider 

 than the prothorax, obtusely rounded behind, the first stria strong, 

 the second feeble, the third faintly traceable; anterior fovea at the 

 middle; abdomen sparsely clothed with erect pubescence toward 

 tip, the last segment with four equidistant setae at apex. Length 

 2.8 mm. New Jersey (Cape May) occultator Csy. 



9 Form rather stout, oblong, rather convex, highly polished, piceous- 

 black, the elytra sometimes nubilously rufescent along the suture 

 toward base; under surface piceous, the abdomen black; legs and 

 epipleura flavate; head medially and the pronotum without minute 

 ground-sculpture, the elytra with transverse wavy reticulation; head 

 two-thirds as wide as the prothorax, with very moderate but prom- 

 inent eyes, the sulci irregular, distant; antennae flavo-testaceous, 

 nearly four-fifths as long as the elytra, the fifth and sixth joints dis- 

 tinctly more than twice as long as wide, the second thicker and very 

 slightly longer than the third; prothorax three-fifths wider than 

 long, the sides broadly rounded, oblique and straight basally to the 

 obtuse reflexed angles; base as wide as the apex; subbasal sulcus 

 deep and arcuate, the surface between it and the base tumid; elytra 

 barely one-half longer than wide, about two-fifths wider than the 

 prothorax, obtusely rounded behind, parallel, with broadly arcuate 

 sides and moderately rounded humeri, the pedicel two-fifths the 

 basal width; first and second striae well impressed, subequal in depth, 

 two or three external to the second vaguely observable; anterior 

 fovea at two-fifths to three-sevenths. Length 2.0-2.4 rnm.; width 

 0.75-0.88 mm. Texas (Galveston). Nine specimens. 



bradycellinus Hayw. 



Form slender, narrower than any other species, deep black and shin- 

 ing, the legs obscure, the femora blackish; micro-reticulation dis- 

 tinct throughout, transversely wavy and unusually coarse on the 

 elytra; head fully four-fifths as wide as the prothorax, the sulci 

 feeble and very remote; eyes rather small, only very slightly convex; 

 antennae short, fuscous, three-fifths as long as the elytra, the medial 



