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smooth median line, its punctures coarse, deep, separated by nearly their 

 own diameters. Elytra more than twice as long and at humeri slightly 

 wider than thorax; strias narrow, deep, finely and remotely punctate; in- 

 tervals flat, twice as wide as stria?, each with a single row of small, dis- 

 tinct, widely distant punctures. Length 3.5 mm. 



Sanford and Dimedin, Fla.; Feb. 11 Apr. 4. Known hereto- 

 fore only from the unique type taken in Massachusetts. 



54R (11,111). BARIS HYPERION Casey, 1892, 505. 



Oblong-oval, convex. Black, highly polished, strongly bronzed. Beak 

 stout, curved, four-fifths as long as thorax, flattened near apex; finely 

 and sparsely punctate. Thorax nearly one-half, wider than long, sides 

 straight and feebly converging on basal two-thirds, then strongly rounded 

 but not constricted at apex; disc without smooth median line, its punc- 

 tures rather coarse, separated by about their own diameters. Elytra as 

 wide and twice as long as thorax; sides straight, very feebly converging 

 to apical fourth, then rounding to tips; striae fine, deep, not punctate; 

 intervals twice as wide as stria?, each with a row of small, shallow, dis- 

 tant punctures, the second and especially the third much wider, the latter 

 with punctures somewhat confused. Length 3.5 4 mm. 



Kissimmee and Dimedin, Fla., scarce beneath boards along 

 borders of ponds; Jan. 10 Nov. 0. Described from Florida 

 without definite locality. Distinguished from (rncoinicans by 

 "its more elongate, more finely punctate thorax, with the sides 

 much less rounded, and by its relatively shorter beak. (Casey.'] 



547 (11,112). BARIS VITREOLA Casey, 1892, 506. 



The unique type is a male not closely allied to any other species; 

 black with a strong bronzed lustre, elytra rufo-piceous. Beak almost as 

 long as thorax. Punctures of thorax coarser and separated by about twice 

 their own diameters. Elytra] intervals with a single row of fine remote 

 punctures, the third interval scarcely wider than the others. Length 

 3.4 mm. 



Described from Florida. 



548 (11,113). BARIS AWCILLA Casey, 1892, 507. 



Oval, rather slender, convex. Black with a feeble bluish lustre, 

 strongly shining; elytra minutely alutaceous. Beak very stout, curved, 

 finely and rather sparsely punctate. Thorax one-third wider than long, 

 sides feebly curved from base to apical third, then evenly rounded and 

 converging; punctures of disc rather coarse, separated by slightly more 

 than their own diameters. Second and third elytral intervals wider than 

 the others, all with a single row of fine, remote punctures. Length 

 3.3 mm. 



Dimedin, Fla., scarce; Feb. IT; also collected by Morrison in 

 Florida, without definite locality. Aside from its lack of bronzed 

 lustre it differs from ''con finis by its sparser punctuation and 



