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Haltica marevagans Horn. 



Taken in some numbers by sweeping the sea purslane, Sesu- 

 viiim maritimnm Walt., along a dredged ditch on Hog Island. 

 Feb. 5— March 25. Horn, (loc. cit., p. 226) states that it occurs 

 along the sea coast region from Florida to New Jersey. 

 Chaetocnema brunnescens Horn. 



This handsome little bronzed-brown species was swept from 

 the sea-blite, Batis maritima L. on Hog Island, February 27, a 

 dozen or more being taken. x\s pointed out by Horn* its peculiar 

 colour and distinctly punctured head make it easily known. His 

 'types were taken by Schwarz at Key West (who also took a series 

 at Punta Gorda) and we can find no other published record. 

 Blapstinus aciculus, sp. nov. 



Elongate-oval, feebly convex. Above piceous-black, very 

 finely alutaceous, subopaciue, sparsely clothed with minute pros- 

 trate brownish-yellow hairs; beneath piceous, legs and antennae 

 dark reddish-brown. Head almost flat, finely, sparsely and evenly 

 punctate, the clypeus broadly emarginate. Antennae gradually 

 enlarged toward apex, second joint one-half the length of third, 

 the latter slightly longer than fourth. Thorax subquadrate, one- 

 fourth wider than long, sides subparallel from base to apical third, 

 then gradually converging to the apical angles which are obtuse; 

 hind angles rectangular, base feebly bisinuate; disc finely, evenly 

 and rather sparsely aciculate punctate. Elytra at base but slightly 

 wider than thorax, sides very feebly diverging to behind the middle, 

 then broadly curved to apex; striae rather deep, their punctures 

 fine and well separated; intervals convex, each with numerous 

 minute punctures, each one of which bears a very fine hair. Under 

 surface of abdomen finely and sparsely punctate, that of pro- 

 sternum reticulate-punctate. Male with three basal joints of front 

 tarsi rather widely dilated and spongy pubescent beneath, first 

 three segments of abdomen widely and shallowly concave, the 

 fifth with a broad, rounded concavity at middle. Length 4.5 mm. 



Described from four males taken December 22-24 beneath 

 dried cow dung in a sandy lane. Allied to humilis Casey, but 

 body broader and form and sculpture of thorax, and secondary 

 sexual characters very different. Specimens have been sub- 



*Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, XVI, 1889, 260. 



