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The species itself appears to be undescribed and is evidently 

 the southern representative of Crypturgus pusillus Gyll. (atomus 

 Lee.) which belongs to the circumpolar fauna. It may be briefly 

 characterized as follows : 



Crypturgus alutaceus, n. sp. Elongate, nearly cylindrical, moderately 

 shining, sparsely and inconspicuously pubescent, pubescence longer on 

 head, sides of thorax and on theelytral declivity; color brown, or yellowish- 

 brown, antennae and legs pale. Head distinctly alutaceous, extremely 

 finely and obsoletely punctulate. Thorax slightly longer than wide, 

 slightly rounded on the sides, greatest width at the middle, surface dis 

 tinctly alutaceous and with sparse, fine, more or less obsolete punctures; 

 a smoother median line is feebly indicated. Elytra as wide and nearly 

 twice as long as the thorax, more shining than the latter, punctate-striate, 

 the striae distinctly impressed with the punctures closely placed and mod 

 erately strong, interstices narrower than the striae, convex and without 

 distinct punctures, declivity simple. Length, 0.9 mm. 



Described from eight specimens from Tampa. Fla., 

 Bladensburg, Md. 



Of nearly the same size and form as C. pusillus, but the latter 

 is at once distinguished by the more shining head and thorax, 

 the very conspicuous large punctures on the thorax, and the wide 

 elytral interstices. 



Mr. Schwarz also exhibited a few Coleoptera which have been 

 described as from North America, but have hitherto remained 

 unknown or unidentified by American coleopterists. The species 

 were as follows : Trimium clavicorneM.&k\., found at Portland, 

 Or., and Astoria, Or. ; Othius californicus Mannh., found at 

 Astoria, Or., and Victoria, Vancouver Island; and Stenus im- 

 marginatus Ma3kl., found at Banff Hot Springs, Alberta, Canada. 



Mr. Stiles reported a case of spurious parasitism in the human 

 subject. He had received specimens of two larvas, identified by 

 Mr. Howard as Ephestia zece, which were said to have been 

 passed by a maiden lady with urine. He said that this was un 

 doubtedly another case of hysteria, a number of similar cases being 

 on record. 



Mr. Schwarz invited the members of the Society to inspect 

 three large collections of Coleoptera of considerable local interest. 

 The first was a collection made by Mr. H. G. Hubbard at Lake 

 Tahoe, Cala., in July, 1891 ; the second, a large collection also/ 



