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vex, each with a row of prominent semi-erect, yellowish hairs. 

 Abdomen very sparsely and finely punctate. Length 1.6 mm. 



Two specimens were swept from low herbage on Hog Island, 

 opposite Dunedin, on April 2, one of which escaped from the net 

 and avoided recapture. The type is unique in coloration and 

 smaller than any species except hreuis, from which, aside from 

 colour, it differs in its much less convex form and deep, ante-basal 

 impression. ^ 



Haplandrus ater Lee. — Two specimens were taken on Janu- 

 ary 6 from beneath the bark of a water-oak. Schwarz records it 

 as rare at Tampa in decaying pine logs. 



Hymenorus elbertae sp. nov. — Elongate-oblong, moderately 

 convex, shining, thiihly clothed with semiprostrate. yellowish hairs. 

 Head, thorax, antennae, legs and prosternum uniform dull red; 

 elytra fuscous-brown ; under surface, except prosternum, dark 

 reddish brown. Head rather finely and closely punctate; eyes 

 large, separated by two-thirds their width; antennae much more 

 slender than in densus, third joint one-half longer than fourth. 

 Thorax but slightly wider than long, sides parallel from base to 

 middle, thence broadly curved and rounded into the apex, hind 

 angles rectangular; disc with a faint, broad, longitudinal median 

 impression, the punctures fine, ocellate, separated by about one- 

 half their own diameters, their intervals minutely alutaceous. 

 Elytra but slightly wider at base than thorax, sides parallel to 

 apical third, then feebly curved to apex; striae fine, their punc- 

 tures small, close set; intervals feebly convex, each with three or 

 four rows of minute, hair-bearing punctures. Under surface finely 

 and sparsely punctate, the hairs of the punctures much shorter 

 than those of elytra. Length 4.8-5.5 mm. 



Described from sev^en specimens taken at porch light, June 

 12-July n. Allied to H. densus Lee. but readily separated by 

 its more slender subparallel form, wholly pale and more filiform 

 antennae, more shining surface and much finer sculpture of thorax 

 and elytra. Named in honour of my daughter-in-law, Elberta H. 

 Blatchley, of Dunedin, Fla., who has kindly collected for me this 

 and many other interesting beetles during the summer months. 



