218 J. L. LECONTE, M. D. 



BARir,EPTON Lee. 

 B. liitesceus. — Elongate, but less so than the other species, and having 

 more the appearance of a Centrinus. Black, densely clothed above with dirty 

 yellow small oval scales, which are denuded at the middle of the prothorax. 

 Beak naked, cylindrical, curved, not as long as the protiiorax, shining, sparsely 

 punctured near the base; head globose, sjjarsely punctulate, separated from 

 the beak by a transverse impression. Prothorax as wide as long, sides nearly 

 parallel from the base for two-thirds the length, then obliquely rounded to the 

 apex, not at all constricted on the sides; disc coarsely punctured. Elytra with 

 deeply impressed striae, and flat rugosely punctured interspaces. Beneath 

 thinly pubescent, coarsely punctured; ventral segments shining, finely and 

 sparsely punctured at the middle; metathoraeic side pieces densely clothed 

 with white scales. Tarsi very broad, piceous. Length 3.5 mm. 

 Columbus, Texas; E. A. Schwarz. one apecimen. 



B. albescens. — Elongate, of the same form as lineare, but much smaller. 

 Black, clothed with yellowish white scales, round upon the prothorax, elongate- 

 oval upon the elytra; denuded surfaces shining. Head and beak as above 

 described in lutescens. Prothorax a little longer than wide, sides parallel for 

 two-thirds the length, then obliquely narrowed to the tip; very slightly con- 

 stricted at the sides near the tip; disc denuded at the middle, shining, sparsely 

 punctured, with a smooth dorsal line. Elytra not wider than the base of the 

 prothorax, striae fine, well impressed, interspaces flat, smooth; the posterior 

 callus and two submarginal spots are denuded, but this is probably not a 

 constant character. Beneath sparsely pubescent and strongly punctured, ven- 

 tral segments only sj^arsely and finely punctured at the middle, more densely 

 pubescent at the sides. Length 2.5 mm. 



Columbus, Texas; E. A. Schwarz, one specimen. 



HIMATIUM WoU. 

 H. conictim. — Dull brown, v/ithout lustre, thinly pubescent with coarse 

 erect yellowish hairs; elongate subconical, narrowed in front from behind the 

 middle of the elytra. Beak entirely straight, cylindrical, punctured, hairy, 

 as long as the prothorax, not separated from the head by a transverse impnes- 

 sion, as in S. errans; eyes small, partially covered by postocular lobes. Pro- 

 thorax longer than wide, gradually narrowed in front, sides nearly straight, 

 except that they are suddenly incurved at the base; postocular lobes small, 

 but distinct; surface punctured, without dorsal line; very slightly tubulate 

 in front. Elytra truncate at base, slightly but gradually wider to behind the 

 middle, then rounded to the tip; humeral angles distinct; striae deep, almost 

 sulcate, punctured, interspaces narrow, each with a row of yellow hairs. Be- 

 neath strongly punctured, front and middle coxae widely separated; tibiae 

 short, scarcely longer than the tarsi, stout, with a large curved spine at the 

 outer terminal angle. Length 1.6 mm. 



Penington Gap, Va. ; one specimen, H. S. Hubbard. This species is 

 congeneric with H. erran?i Lee. (Rhynch. 427), but conspicuously dis- 

 tinct by the specific characters above given. //. errans has been collected 

 at Tallahassee, Fla., by Mr. Schwarz, and also occurs in Pennsylvania. 



I may here add that Allomimus diihius Avas found by Mr. Schwarz, 

 in Texas, under the bark of the mustang grape vine. 



