June, 1920.1 Blatciiley: Xew R'iiyxchophora. 1(i7 



Balaninus parvidens Chitt.=— A male of what Dr. F. H. Chittenden 

 pronounces tliis species was taken at light at Dunedin. Fla., Sept. 20, 

 and sent to me. This form was mentioned (p. 272) but not described. 

 The surface is very evenly clothed with a mixture of grayish and pale 

 brown scales. These are so arranged that no color pattern is evident. 

 The beak is , slightly shorter than elytra. Length of body 6.2 mm. 

 \\"hether it is a variety or synonym of B. Innncnilis Casey can only be 

 told by direct comparison with the type and a better knowledge of the 

 food hal)its of both. 



A female of another species, taken at Dunedin, October 31. Dr. 

 Chittenden states is probably his B. vicforiciisis. described'' from Vic- 

 toria and other points in Texas. 



Dr. Chittenden protests (Ms.) against the placing (p. 267) of his 

 B. orthorhynchiis* as a synonym of B. rectus Say, and has sent me a 

 female of the former bred from Qucrcus rubra for comparison. While 

 the color and general facies of his specimes is the same as in rectus, 

 the beak is one-fourth shorter and distinctly less curved in its apical 

 fifth. The femoral tooth is much smaller, more acutely produced, 

 with entering angle rounded, not obtuse and oblique as in rectus. 

 These characters indicate specific differences where only a small 

 series is present for examination. Whether they will hold throughout 

 a large series can only be told l)y future study of the two forms. 



414. Anthonomus scutellaris Lee. — The southern range of this spe- 

 cies was given (p. 288) as " Georgia to Texas." It has since been 

 beaten on several occasions in March from the flowers of a clump of 

 cultivated plum trees near Dunedin, Fla. 



413. Anthonomus elegans Lee. — This handsome sulnnaritime spe- 

 cies was recorded (p. 289) only from the east coast of Florida. A 

 half dozen were taken at Cape Sable from the buttonwood. Conocar- 

 pus erccta L. Two have also been taken on the same shrub on Hog 

 Island, opposite Dunedin. 



421. Anthonomus costulatus Suffr. — This is a common species 

 along the coasts and keys of southern Florida on the buttonwood and 

 the mangrove, RJiizoplwra mangle L. 



- Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., X, 1908, 24. 

 •■' Bull. 44. U. S. Div. Ent., 1904, 31. 

 * Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., X, 1908, 26. 



