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Cyphon perplexus, sp. nov. 



Oblong-oval, subdepressed, rather thickly clothed with short, 

 suberect yellowish hairs. Uniform pale brownish yellow, feebly 

 shining; elytra each with an indistinct oblique dusky spot on basal 

 fourth. Antennae with five outer joints dusky, second joint stouter 

 and slightly shorter than third, the two together equal to or slightly 

 longer than fourth. Head finely and rather densely granulate- 

 punctate; eyes small, widely separated. Thorax twice as wide as 

 long, sides straight and parallel, hind margin bisinuate, front one 

 less strongly so, all the angles distinct but obtuse; disc very finely, 

 evenly and rather sparsely punctate. Elytra more than one-half 

 longer than wide conjointly, one-third wider at base than thorax, 

 sides parallel for two-thirds their length", thence gradually converg- 

 ing to apex; disc punctate like the thorax, the punctures somewhat 

 coarser. Under surface very finely and rather densely punctate. 

 Length 2 — -2.5 mm.; width 1.5 mm. 



A common insect on the flowers of an Ericad (Andromeda nitida 

 Bart.) also beaten from oak, myrtle, etc. Described from 36 speci- 

 mens taken at Dunedin, January 19-March 21; Lake Istokpoga, 

 February 25; Kissimmee River, February 19; Sanford, April 4; 

 Eustis, April 6; Ormond, April 14. 



Smaller and paler than C. variabilis, sides more parallel, upper 

 surface much more finely, sparsely and evenly punctate. The 

 second and third joints of antennae are each distinctly shorter than 

 the fourth, while in variabilis the three joints are subequal in length. 



4608. — Buprestis sulcicollis Lee. One specimen beneath 

 bark of dead pine. St. Petersburgh, January 20. 



4617. — Melanophila notata Lap. & Gory. One beaten from 

 pine. Ormond, April 6. 



4658.— Chrysobothrischrysoela 111. Single specimens of this 

 small and very handsome species were beaten from oak at Lake 

 Istokpoga, February 25; Fort Myers, March 10; Sanibel Island, 

 February 25. 



Plateros flavoscutellatus, sp. nov. 



Elongate-oblong, depressed, wider behind. Black, feebly 

 shining; thorax yellow with a large subquadrate black spot which 

 is divided along the middle by a very narrow yellow line, this line 

 extending back along the edges of the suture to beyond the middle 



