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large, very shallow punctures, each enclosing a small oblong white scale. Length 

 3.5 — 4.5 mm. 



Frequent in southern Florida, on huckleberry and other low shrubs in late 

 fall and early spring. Taken by me at Lakeland, Ft. Myers, La Belle and 

 Dunedin, October 20 to April 10. Confused heretofore with T. gracilis Say 

 from which it differs by its more slender and more strongly tapering body, black 

 colour without brorze tinge as in gracilis, and by the isolated white pubescent 

 spots, the pubescence in gracilis coalescing to form two white cross bars on apical 

 half of elytra. T. puncticolUs Sz. is distinct by the punctate head and lack of 

 elytral pubescent spots or bands. It has been taken by me at Okeechobee City, 

 Bassenger and Dunedin. 



Taphrocerus agriloides Crotch. — A half dozen specimens of this scarce 

 form were taken near Moore Haven by sweeping low vegetation along the 

 margin of Lake Okeechobee. It was described from Texas and is recorded by 

 Schwarz as very rare at Haulover, Fla. 



Brachys lugubris* Lee. — This name should be replaced in our lists either 

 as a valid species or a well marked variety of B. ovata Web. The surface is 

 black with a bluish tinge, never bronzed, the pubescence always white. The 

 last ventral of male is not visible from above as in ovata, and its marginal teeth 

 are much finer. In the female this segment is not truncate, as stated by Le 

 Conte, but broadly rounded. About Dunedin it was swept from Ericads and low 

 vegetation along the borders of lakes on several occasions in February and March, 

 and was also taken under like conditions at Lakeland. 



Calochromus perfacetus Say. — ^Two specimens of this Lampyrid were 

 taken at Lakeland on Feb. 2L It was also found by me at Ormond on April 14. 

 LeConte, in his synopsis of the family, gives its range as "Atlantic States," 

 but this is the first record from Florida. 



Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus DeG. — This species, whose general 

 range is more northern than that of C. ynarginatus, was taken at La Belle on 

 Feb. 27. It is mentioned in Schwarz's manuscript list as occurring at St. Augus- 

 tine and Cresent City. 



Phengodes floridensis sp. nov. — Elongate, slender. Pale reddish yellow, 

 pubescent with yellow hairs; antennae, except the two basal joints, apical or 

 narrowed halves of elytra, inner wings and margins of dorsal segments of abdo- 

 men, fuscous. Head with deep transverse curved channel behind the eyes, 

 the latter globose, prominent; occiput and front densely punctate, not grooved 

 lengthwise; antennae strongly plumose, half the length of body. Thorax slightly 

 wider than long, convex, front angles rounded, hind ones acute, side margins 

 flattened, horizontal, slightly narrowed in front, disk very finely and sparsely 

 punctate. Elytra subulate, reaching scarcely beyond base of abdomen. Length 

 9 mm. 



One male, swept from ferns in Skinner's Hammock northeast of Dunedin, 

 March 19. ^ 



Eupactus obsoletus Fall. — A specimen taken at electric porch-light at 

 Dunedin was received on June 15. Identified by Mr. Fall, who states that it has 

 *Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, XI, 18.59, 2.51. 



