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Median process of the epistoma narrower and more acuminate, absolutely simple 

 and obtusely subtruncate at apex. Head not longer than wide, the occiput 

 without median groove ; eyes larger, more convex ; nuchal constriction 

 more feeble, situated at scarcely more than the length of the eye behind 

 the latter ; supra-orbital ridge arcuate, obsolete at less than the length of 

 the eye behind its posterior margin ; antennse robust, about one-half longer 

 than the head, the basal joint short and wide, flattened. Prothorax much 

 longer than the head, longer than wide, moderately densely punctate, 

 more coarsely so toward the middle. Elytra equal in length to the head 

 and prothorax together. Length 1.7 mm. Florida (Haw Creek). 



l>reviceps n. sp. 



The basal joint of the antenna is very different in simulatot^ and 

 hreviceps and, in the former, somewhat resembles that of grancli- 

 ceps. 



PTINID.E. 



PTIj^ODES Lee. 



The following species is referred to Ptinodes with some doubt ; 

 it however belongs to the group Anobia, and the abdomen and 

 metasternum are unexcavated, the antennae simple with elongate 

 club and received in repose between the widely separated anterior 

 coxae, the femora clavate and the tarsi dilated. 



P. cristatus n. sp. — Very robust, compact, subcylindrical, densely 

 pubescent and clothed in addition with long, erect hairs and fasciculate tufts 

 of setce, of which four on tlie pronotum are very approximate and prominent ; 

 integuments piceous-black, the vestiture confusedly variegated with white, 

 brown and black, the sides of the pronotum, humeral regions and two sutural 

 spots white and more prominent ; pubescence of the under surface short, fine, 

 extremely dense, cinereous in color. Head moderate, feebly convex ; eyes 

 large, prominent, coarsely faceted ; antennae somewhat robust, the three outer 

 joints together much longer than the entire remainder, basal joint robust. 

 Prothorax about three-fourtlis wider than long ; sides rounded at anterior 

 third, thence rather strongly convergent and nearly straight to the base, the 

 latter broadly, evenly arcuate, about as wide as the apex, in close contact with 

 the elytra throughout ; apex very feebly emarginate ; apical angles right, not 

 rounded ; disk strongly gibbous in the middle, impressed near each apical 

 angle, not canaliculate, having small, unevenly scattered tubercles, each 

 bearing a long hair, the short matted pubescence growing from the inter- 

 spaces. Scutellum as long as wide, parabolic. Elytra scarcely one-half longer 

 than wide, fully one-third wider than the prothorax, broadly rounded behind ; 

 sides parallel and nearly straight ; base broadly emarginate for the prothorax ; 

 humeri broadly exposed, rounded ; disk with small widely scattered tubercles, 

 tufts of setae, erect hairs and fine densely matted pubescence. Abdomen exces- 

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