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longer near base, scape stout, with small concave cicatrix near outer 

 apical margin, second joint very small, remaining joints about e<|ual in 

 length and gradually tapering. 



Prothorax cylindrical, dilate at middle, longer than wide, surface 

 unevenly punctate, and with long pubescence, on each side, a dorsal 

 smooth area, and two protuberances, one basal and one lateral. 



Elytra wider than prothorax, three- fourths the length of the abdomen, 

 narrowed posteriorly, apices rounded, surface coarsely and unevenly 

 punctate, covered with fine pubescence. 



Abdomen sparsely punctate, with short pubescence. Legs with long 

 pubescence. 



Length 9 mm. 



Described from one specimen collected at Jemez Springs, 

 New Mexico, in August, by John Woodgate. Type in authors' 

 collection. 



Elaphidion albomaculatum n. sp. 



Form of Elaphidion irroratum L.. brunneous, marked with dense patches 

 of white pubescence. Head with front irregularly punctate, vertex 

 transversely strigate, eyes prominent, coarsely granulate, emarginate, a 

 patch of dense white pubescence in emargination, another patch beside 

 each eye on vertex. Antennae about one-half longer than elytra in male, 

 only slightly longer than elytra in female, eleven-jointed, third, fourth, 

 fifth, sixth and seventh joints bearing a moderate spine on inside, outer 

 joints finely pubescent, punctate. 



Prothorax longer than wide, cylindrical, widened in the center, con- 

 stricted at apex and base, surface irregularly punctate and pubescent, 

 with an irregular smooth callus in center, and another on each side in 

 front and to the rear, also three similar areas along each side; a round 

 patch of dense white pubescence on each side back of anterior margin, 

 another elongate downwardly deflected patch on each] side at base, 

 and a small patch in front of scutellum. Scutellum triangular, covered 

 with dense white pubescence. 



Elytra wider than prothorax, sides nearly parallel, apices truncate. 

 spinose on the outer side, surface irregularly punctate, punctures becom- 

 ing obsolete near apex, covered with short pubescence intermixed with 

 longer hairs, marked with irregular patches of dense white pubescent e. 



Sides of meso, and metathorax, and segments of abdomen with patches 

 of dense white pubescence ; abdomen sparsely punctate, pubescent. 



Length 13 mm. 



Described from three males and one lemnle collected at 

 Miami, Florida, on April 2. by J. X. Knull. Type material in 

 authors' collection. 



