TUIIiK XVIII. BAIUNI. 357 



n. Thorax short, transverse, its sides subparallel and 

 broadly curved; punctures of third interval not 

 confused. 545. ^ENEOMICA.NS. 



nn. Thorax longer, its sides nearly straight and con- 

 verging from base. (Florida species.) 

 o. Elytra black, bronzed; punctures of thorax sepa- 

 rated by their own diameters. 546. HYPERION. 

 on. Elytra dark reddish-brown, bronzed; punctures 

 much coarser, separated by twice their own 

 diameters. 547. VITREOLA. 



L'li. Surface highly polished but not bronzed or brassy. 



(Florida species.) 



p. Legs black; body elongate-oval, black with feeble bluish 



lustre; length 3.3 mm. 548. ANCILLA. 



pp. Legs dark reddish-brown; elytral intervals very finely 



punctate; length 3.3 4.1 mm. 549. SPLEJSTDENS. 



533 (11,116.) BARIS SCOLOPACEA Germ., 1824, 202. 



Elongate-oval, convex. Dark brown to black, above densely but un- 

 evenly clothed with pale brown and white scales, the latter forming a 

 spot near base and apex each side of thorax and numerous small spots 

 on elytra, the most conspicuous one near the suture behind the middle of 

 each elytron; antennae and tarsi reddish-brown. Beak slender, cylindrical, 

 strongly curved, as long as thorax, almon glabrous, densely punctate. 

 Thorax scarcely wider at base than long, narrowed in front, sides feebly 

 ' rounded, disc rather coarsely, deeply and densely punctate. Elytra at base 

 scarcely wider than thorax; striae deep, intervals flat, punctate. Length 

 3.5 mm. 



Staten Island, N. Y. ; July. Watch Hill, K. I.; July 1,3. An 

 introduced European species; common locally throughout New 

 Jersey, May to August on ragweed. Known also from 'Long Is- 

 land, N. Y., and near Philadelphia, Pa. More elongate and slen- 

 der than our native species, resembling Cylindrocopturus in 

 general appearance. 



534 (11,097.) BARIS PUNCTIVEXTRIS Casey, 1892, 493. 



Oblong-oval, moderately convex. Black, shining, legs piceous, an- 

 tenna? and tarsi paler. Beak rather stout, strongly curved, nearly as long 

 as thorax, rather coarsely, not densely punctate. Thorax nearly one-half 

 wider than long; disc without median smooth line, coarsely, deeply punc- 

 tate, the punctures becoming minute toward apex. Striae of elytra deep, 

 narrowing from base to apex, feebly punctate; intervals wide, flat, each 

 with a single row of small punctures. Length 2.8 3.2 mm. 



Described from Indiana without definite locality; also from 

 Missouri and Louisiana. 



535 ( ). BARIS CANADENSIS sp. nov. 



Elongate-oval. Piceous, thorax darker; legs red, tarsi piceous. Beak 

 stout, curved, three-fourths as long as thorax, finely and rather densely 

 punctate. Thorax one-fourth wider than long, sides almost straight, con- 



