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Female. — Antemial club shorter than the funicuhis. Posterior 

 tarsi shorter than in the male. 



Variations. — The cost?e vary slightly in their distinctness and 

 the head may be pale brown or nearly black. 



The species described by Dr. LeConte as frontalis seems hardlv 

 entitled to be considered a variety. 



Burnieister has very correctly described Say's species, excepting 

 that he has placed it among those with lO-jointed antennae. The 

 synonoiny given is, however, erroneous, glaberrima Bl. being an 

 altogether different species. 



Occurs from Illinois to Kansas and Montana, southward to New 

 Mexico. A specimen in my cabinet is labelled Louisiana, possibly 

 erroneously. 



14. L.. Clemens n. sp. — Oblong, slightly broader behind, nifotestaeeous, 

 shining, head piceous. Clypeus concave, entire, margin rather widely reflexed, 

 shining with sparse coarse punctures, front more closely and finely punctate. 

 Thorax short, sides arcuate in front, nearly parallel behind, margin entire, punc- 

 tures of disc moderate, regularly and rather closely placed, sparse near the sides. 

 Elytra rather more coarsely but less closely punctured than the thorax, the discal 

 costiB scarcely evident. Pygidium moderately punctate, smoother at middle and 

 near the apex. Metasteriium sparsely punctate, the hairs short and sparse. Ab- 

 domen more finelj^ punctate, smooth at middle. Last joint of maxillary palpi 

 fusiform, slightly impressed. Claws feebly arcuate, the tooth very small and 

 intramedian '^ , or stronger 9- Length .40 — .46 inch ; 10 — 11.5 mm. 



Male. — Antennal club as long as the stem. Abdomen longitu- 

 dinally impressed, the last segment with a slight concavity. Inner 

 spur of posterior tibia very small, the outer long and slender. 



This if one of our smallest species, resembling a diminutive ephilUla, 

 although less cylindrical. It resembles also dispar, but this has a 

 more cylindrical form and differs also in the group characters. 



This species is the one determined by Dr. LeConte as dispar Burm., 

 and so described in the "Review," but I am convinced that Bur- 

 meister's name belongs to another species as will be explained further 

 on. 



Occurs in Florida and Texas. 



Group VI, dispar. ' 



Clypeus deeply concave, the margin widely reflexed, entire. Last 

 joint of maxillary palpi fusiform, slightly impressed. Antenna? 

 9-jointed, club moderately long. Metastermim almost naked. Inner 

 spur of posterior tibiic of male moderately long, pi-olonged in the 



