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entire, strongly impressed, epipleurai punctate, unistriate. Pygidium densely 

 puncticulate. Feet dark rufous. Length -1. 



Epierus devius. Ellipticus convexiusculus, niger, nitidus, impunctatus ; 

 fronte convexa ; pronoto stria marginali integra ; elytris striis dorsalibus im- 

 punctatis quinque integris, suturali basi valde ante medium abbreviata, mar- 

 ginali integra ; epipleuris punctatis unistriatis. 



Mexico. 



Elliptic, rather convex, black, shining, impunctate. Front convex, not punc- 

 ticulate. Thorax marginal stria entire. Elytra the five dorsal striae entire, 

 equal, impunctate, the inner ones more lightly impressed, the sutural abbre- 

 viated at the base much beyond the middle, the marginal or subhumeral entire ; 

 epipleurse punctate, unistriate. Pygidium densely punctulate, feet black. 

 Length -13. 



Carcinops geminatus. Subrotundus, convexiusculus, punctatus, niger, 

 nitidus ; pronoto stria marginali nulla, antice utrinque impresso ; elytris striis 

 punctatis, quatuor primis dorsalibus integris, aequalibus, quarta basi versus 

 suturam arcuata ; quinta et suturali antice abbreviatis, interstitiis sulcatis, 

 subhumerali ante medium abbreviata, tibiis anticis tridentatis. 



New York. 



Pioundish, rather convex, punctate, black, shining. Front convex. Thorax 

 without any marginal stria. Elytra with the striae deeply impressed, punctate, 

 the four first equal, entire, the fourth curved at the base towards the sutural, 

 the fifth abbreviated anteriorly before the middle, sutural nearly entire, the 

 interstices of the elytra deeply sulcate, so that the striae appear geminate, sub- 

 humeral abbreviated before the middle ; epipleurae punctate, bistriate ; antic 

 tibiae tridentate. Length -13. 



Carcinops parvulus. Ovalis, depressus, niger, nitidus, fronte punticu- 

 lata plana, non striata, pronoto laevi lateribus punctulatis, stria marginali in- 

 tegra von ambiente, elytris striis quatuor primis dorsalibus integris, quinta et 

 suturali antice abbreviatis, subhumerali nulla, epipleuris laevibus bistriatis ; py- 

 gidio grosse punctate 



Cuba. 



Oval depressed, black, shining, front puncticulate, plane, without a 

 stria. Thorax smooth, puncticulate on the sides, marginal stria entire, not am- 

 bient. Scutellum very apparent. Elytra smooth, impunctate, strise punctate, 

 first four dorsal equal, entire, fifth abbreviated anteriorly before the middle, the 

 sutural at the middle, subhumeral none : epipleurse impunctate, bistriate ; pygi- 

 dium coarsely punctate. Feet black, antic tibiae tridentate. Length -07. 



Paromalus estriatus. Ovatus, depressus, niger, nitidus, supra totus punc- 

 ticulatus; fronte convexiuscula ; pronoto stria marginali non ambiente; elytris 

 estriatis. 



Pennsylvania. 



Ovate, depressed, black very shining, above puncticulate, beneath im- 

 punctate. Front convex. Thorax straight at the base, marginal stria 

 entire, not ambient. Elytra without any striae, the subhumeral likewise 

 wanting. Epipleurae bistriate. Pygidium daedalous. Antic tibiae four-toothed. 

 Length 1. 



Paromalus parallelus. Oblongus, depressus, niger, nitidus, dense 

 puncticulatus, fronte estriata, pronoto stria marginali integra ; elytris stria ex- 

 teriore basali postice abbreviata, striis aliisque tribus medianis utrinque valde 

 abbreviatis, suturali medio antice abbreviata. 



Cuba. 



Oblong, depressed, black, shining, densely puncticulate ; front without a stria, 

 a little convex. Thorax marginal stria entire. Scutellum not visible. Elytra 

 with the sides parallel, with four dorsal striae on each, the external one basal^ 



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