PTEROSTICHIN^E 381 



slender o; elongate, fusco-testaceous, paler basally, the palpi pale; 

 prothorax relatively not quite so large, two-fifths wider than long; 

 apex sinuate but scarcely at all narrower than the base, similarly 

 without trace of a fine incised submarginal line except laterally; 

 sides evenly but less strongly arcuate, more coarsely and strongly 

 reflexed, finely so apically, rapidly more broadly basally; anterior 

 transverse impression evident; surface otherwise nearly as in the 

 preceding, the hind angles very broadly rounded; base finely mar- 

 gined toward the sides; elytra more oval, arcuately narrowing from 

 near the middle, less obtuse at apex, more convex, more than one- 

 half longer than wide, a fourth wider than the prothorax; striae deep 

 but rather less coarse, very distinctly but somewhat less coarsely, 

 crenulately punctate except posteriorly, the intervals not quite so 

 convex; sixth and seventh striae abruptly subobsolete; they are much 

 like the other striae in saphyrinus, the seventh there distinct but fee- 

 bler. Length (9) 13. 5 mm.; width 4.6mm. Florida (Sarasota), 



Blatchley lateralis n. sp. 



4 Hind angles of the protho.rax obtuse and more or less obviously 

 rounded, or at least blunt at tip, though never so broadly rounded 



as in the two preceding; body small to rather large in size 5 



Hind angles not at all rounded, generally minutely and feebly subprom- 



inent 17 



5 Legs rufous, either throughout or rarely with only the femora wholly 



or partially darker 6 



Legs black or dark almost throughout, the tarsi generally paler 14 



6 Species of moderately large size, 8-13 mm 7 



Species notably small in size, not materially exceeding 7 mm. in length . . 10 



7 Incised line along the thoracic apex entire, angulate 8 



Incised line arcuate, completely though not broadly interrupted at the 



middle 9 



8 Form suboblong, rather convex, black, the legs dark rufous; elytra 

 with moderate iridescence; head rather large, not longer than wide, 

 with moderate and prominent eyes, the sulci short, feebly and dif- 

 fusely impressed as usual; mandibles piceous-black; antennae slen- 

 der, fusco-testaceous, a little clearer basally; prothorax large, nearly 

 two-fifths wider than long, the sides parallel and only very moder- 

 ately though subevenly arcuate, not coarsely but abruptly and evenly 

 reflexed throughout; basal angles very obtuse, somewhat rounded; 

 apex deeply sinuate, much narrower than the base, the angles rather 

 sharp and distinct; surface with scattered punctures at base between 

 the foveae, the latter coarse and deeply impressed; base margined 

 from the foveae to the sides as in the preceding; elytra three-fifths 

 longer than wide, almost a fourth wider than the prothorax, oblong, 

 the subapical sinus rather feeble; striae rather coarse and impressed, 

 strongly, very closely punctured, the seventh feebler basally; inter- 

 vals moderately convex. Length (9) 12.5 mm.; width 4.4 mm. 



District of Columbia, -Ulke rectus Say 



A Almost similar but a little narrower, the head somewhat smaller 

 and more elongate, the mandibles bright rufous, becoming black 

 distally; prothorax less transverse, a third wider than long; apex 



