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and non-interrnpted fascia of pale yellow. Under surface shining, the ab- 

 domen finely, sparsely ^)unctate. Legs long and slender, the femora feebly 

 thickened. Length 3.3 mm. ; width 0.9 mm. 



Iowa (Keokuk); Indiana. 



The strong basal impression and minute punctuation of the 

 elytra, larger eyes and slender, scarcely' incrassate antennae, will 

 readih' distinguish this species from formicarius. The trans- 

 A'erse fascia is more basal than in formicarius, he'ing at about basal 

 fifth, and the sexual characters of the male are very different, the 

 genital segment being em^vrginate almost throughout its width, 

 the bottom of the emargination broadh- trisinuate; the hind tibiae 

 are bisinuate in curvature. The erect sparse set« of the elytra 

 are very long and conspicuous. 



4. Itl. blandlis n. sp. — Moderately stout, strongly convex, highly pol- 

 ished, piceous-black ; basal parts of the antennse and elytra ruf escent. Head 

 rather longer than wide, convex, minutely, remotely punctate, broadly rounded 

 at base and not impressed, the temporal angles less broadly rounded; eyes 

 large, prominent; antennse two-fifths as long as the body, rather thick, mod- 

 erately incrassate, the third joint distinctly longer than the fourth, tenth but 

 little longer than wide. Prothorax small, very much narrower and rather 

 shorter than the head, a little longer than wide, the anterior lobe transversely 

 oval, the basal expanded to the distinct hind margin; collar -wide and pro- 

 nounced; disk subimpunctate, except finely and rather sparsely in the middle 

 toward base, impressed along the median line almost throughout the length. 

 Elytra short, barely tliree-fourths longer than wide, much wider behind the 

 middle than at base, and about two and one-half timas as wide as the pro- 

 thorax, thence broadly, rather obtusely rounded behind, the humeri widely 

 exposed, the mes-episternum only very minutely visible from above, feebly de- 

 hiscent near the apex, the stitural angles rounded; fine elevated margin of the 

 suture terminating at some distance before the apex; disk deeply impressed 

 behind the scutellum, the omoplates prominent, also strongly and transversely 

 impressed at basal fifth, the impression alone strongly ptmctate and transvereely 

 fasciate with yellow; surface thence to the apex strongly convex in profile and 

 minutely remotely and scarcely visibly punctate: erect setje long and remote, 

 the finer inclined hairs only distinct toward base. Abdomen polished, black, 

 finely, remotely puuctulate. Legs long and slender. Length 3.0 mm. ; width 

 0.9 mm. 



New York (Willets Point, Long Island). 



This very distinct species ma}- be distinguished from jjroperus 

 by its smaller, less punctate and feebly canaliculate prothorax, 

 with the anterior lobe more transverse, by its shorter, more pos- 

 teriorly convex eh'tra, shorter and stouter antennae, unimpressed 

 occiput and many other characters. 



