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er, transverse, the 11th oval, large. The antennae, legs and palpi are 

 testaceous. 



Presented to me by Mr. Henry Ulke. 



5. Bryaxis clavata. 



To correct an error, I mention this insect again, which was reported 

 as a variety of conjuncta and proved to be a true species inasmuch as 

 it differs not only by the form of the antennae, but more by having the 

 anterior trochanters triangular and armed with a short, strong spine; 

 further, the metasternum terminates in two acuminate tubercles, which 

 is not the case in conjuncta. 



6. Bryaxis atlantica, n. sp. — Elongata.contanea.nitida, capito trifoveato, occi- 

 pite leviter sulcato, thorace longitudine latiore, lateribus rotundatis, fovea in- 

 termedia vix conspieua, elytris minutissime haud dense punctutalis, antennis 

 brevibus, articulis "mo, 8vo et 9no transversis. Long. 1.5 m. in. 



This insect conies near to B. rvincunda, having; the abbreviated striae 

 on the base of the first abdominal segment approximate and diverging, 

 but differs in the thorax being rather depressed, transverse, the middle 

 basal groove is hardly visible. The elytra are not densely and but 

 slightly punctuated. The head is more uneven, very slightly and 

 broadly sulcate at the base. The antennae, which agree with those of 

 rubicund a from the first to sixth joint, have the seventh smaller, glo- 

 bular, the eight and ninth not longer, transverse, the tenth of equal 

 dimensions, larger, little connate, the last largest, oval. The whole 

 length of the antennae not exceeding the length of the head and tho- 

 rax conjointed. Finally, the whole stature of the insect is more elon- 

 gated than in rubicunda. 



The specimens before me are a female from South Carolina and a 

 male from Louisiana, which differs by the larger fifth joint of the an- 

 tenna}. 



7. Bryaxis TTlkei, n. pp. — Picea, minutissime pubescens, capite trifoveatn, an- 

 tennis longiusculis, thorace punctulato, foveis tribus sequalibus, elytris striis 

 dorsalibus minus impressis, abdomine striis abbreviatis distantibus, tibiis pos- 

 ticis curvatis. Long. 1.0 m. m. 



This interesting insect, belonging to the first section of Bryaxis, 

 presents an entirely new form. The stature resembles that of B. Illi- 

 noiensh and takes its place between the latter and B. floridana. The 

 bead is broader than long, trifoveate, the frontal groove smaller than 

 the vertical ones, the antennal tubercles are elongate, the eyes promi- 

 nent. The antennse are nearly half as long as the body, the joints are 

 cylindrical, from the first to the eighth gradually smaller, the ninth is 

 again larger, the tenth obconical, the last largest, ovate. The thorax 



PHO< BBDESGS KNT. SOC. PillLAD. JULY, 1868. 



