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of the preceding species in being very shallow and more finely um- 



bilicate 7 



7 Head small or very moderate in size somewhat as in the preceding 



species, but with the sculpture less in coarse interlacing lines than in 



crescentiform shallow punctures; anterior eye-canthus smaller, 



much less prominent than the eye; prothorax (cf) similar throughout 



but less transverse, not one-half wider than long, the sulcus sharper, 



deeper and less coarsely punctate, the basal bead similarly fine, feeble 



and somewhat irregular but entire; scutellum wholly smooth, not at 



all punctured basally; elytra longer but similarly sculptured, fully a 



third longer than wide, rounding more gradually in apical two-fifths, 



fully as wide as the prothorax and barely twice as long; pygidium 



similarly convex and rounded at apex but rather more attenuated at 



the ends; legs and abdomen nearly similar, the metasternum likewise 



with very large separated shallow annuli laterally. Female nearly 



similar to the male type but rather more slender, the pygidium nearly 



as in the female of texensis but with the basal impressionsless abruptly 



deep inwardly and more widely separated. Length (c? 9 ) 19.0-21.8 



mm.; width 8.8-10.4 mm. Louisiana to Florida. . . .sulcifer n. sp. 



A Female nearly as in the same sex of sulcifer, except that the body is 



narrower and more elongate and with the head somewhat smaller 



as a general rule, the concavity of the head with coarser arcuate 



anastomosing incised lines; anterior eye-canthus more projecting 



and reflexed though not quite as prominent as the eye; prothorax 



nearly similar but with the punctures relatively stronger toward 



the sides in many cases; elytra nearly similar but more elongate 



and likewise very much less obtuse at tip than in texensis, fully as 



wide as the prothorax and distinctly more than twice as long; 



pygidium even shorter than in sulcifer, finely, remotely punctate, 



the basal impressions widely separated medially and similarly 



gradually formed internally, not abruptly deep and closer as they 



are in texensis. Length (9) 19.7-20.2 mm.; width 8.7-8.9 mm. 



North Carolina (Southern Pines), Manee carolinae n. subsp. 



Head notably large for the valgus section, the body (cf) larger and stouter 

 than in either of the preceding, similar in color, lustre, general outline 

 and sculpture; head fully three-sevenths as wide as the prothorax, 

 having well separated arcuate punctures, each enclosing a single fine 

 punctule; concavity between the eyes deep, ending anteriorly 

 at the line between the high tubercles, the clypeus and apical 

 tubercle as usual; eye-canthus obtusely triangular, reflexed, very 

 moderate and much less prominent than the eye; antennal club 

 stouter, not twice as long as thick, oval, as long as the preceding 

 six very short transverse joints; prothorax three-fifths wider than 

 long, of the usual outline and sculpture but with the arcuate anterior 

 punctures each enclosing a fine punctule, which is more distinct 

 than usual; scutellum small, very obtusely ogival, with strongly 

 arcuate sides and with scattered punctures extending beyond the 

 middle; elytra a fourth longer than wide, barely as wide as the pro- 

 thorax and not quite twice as long, gradually rounding in apical 

 two-fifths, the intervals alternating in width and height and with 



