1873.] -±l)J [Horn. 



Fabricius' name appears to have been lost sight of entirely by the 

 authors of Gen. Cure., notwithstanding the very fair figures (exaggerated 

 in color) given by both Herbst and Olivier. 



Occurs from South Carolina to Louisiana. 



Scyphophorus Schonh. 



Antennal club with spongy space retracted, visible only at the tip. 

 Anterior tibse bidentate externally at tip, middle and hind tibiae with 

 the outer angle bispinous. Third joint of all the base broadly dilated 

 fimbriate beneath along the anterior margin. 



The species in our fauna are as follows : 



Thorax sparsely punctured, punctures of the disc much 

 finer. 

 Elytral intervals feebly convex, irregularly biseriately 



punctulate acupunctatus. 



Thorax very coarsely and deeply punctured. 



Elytral intervals flat, irregularly biseriately punctulate robustior. 

 Elytral intervals flat, with a single series of coarse punc- 

 tures Yuccse. 



S. acupunctatus Gyll. Schon. Gen. Cure. TV., p. 857 ; asperulus 

 Lee. Pacif. R. Rep. 1857, p. 58. 



Black, shining, feebly convex above. Rostrum three-fourths the length 

 of thorax, sparsely and finely punctured at the sides, more coarsely punc- 

 tured at base. Thorax longer than wide, anteriorly moderately con- 

 stricted, base broadly arcuate, sides in front strongly arcuate and rapidly 

 widening, at middle feebly arcuate and very slightly narrowing to base ; 

 surface sparsely and finely punctured, punctures at sides coarser and 

 sub-muricate. Scutellum slightly impressed. Elytra not wider than 

 thorax and bub one-fourth longer, surface striate, stria? coarsely but not 

 closely punctured, intervals moderately convex, finely biseriately irregu- 

 larly punctulate. Pygidium sparsely punctured at base, more densely 

 and very coarsely at base. Body beneath coarsely punctured. Tibia? 

 sparsely fimbriate within, femora coarsely punctured beneath, each 

 puncture bearing a tuft of short, yellow, stiff hairs. Length .40-50 inch; 

 10-13 mm. 



Occurs from Mexico to California. 



S. interstitialis Gyll., Cuba, is very closely allied to the preceding. 



S. robustior n. sp. 



Black, sub-opaque, Rostrum three-fourths the length of thorax, at 

 sides minutely punctulate, at sides of base coarsely punctured. Thorax 

 moderately convex, apex constricted, sides arcuate in front, becoming 

 gradually broader, at middle and to base sub-parallel, base feebly arcuate, 

 disc coarsely but sparsely punctured, punctures denser, coarser, and 

 deeper at the sides. Scutellum sulcate. Elytra convex, opaque, striate, 

 stria? coarsely and rather closely punctured, intervals feebly convex, 

 A. p. s. — vol. xiii. 2z 



