Sept., 1912.] Matheson : Haliplid.e of North America. 177 



Peltodytes festivus Wehncke. 



Cnemidotus festivus Wehncke. Stett. Ent. Zeitg., 38, 1876, p. 356. 



Rotundatus, brevis, pallida testaceus, prothorace sparsim punctato, basi 

 utrinque foveolato, elytris-striatus, interstitiis rugoso-punctatis, basi, siitura et 

 maculis 14 piceis. Long 2.75 mm. 



A beautiful, bright yellow species, near to P. diiodecini-puncta its Say. 

 It is about one half smaller, of more rounded form and distinguished by two 

 depressions, one situated on each side of the base of the pronotum. 



The head is small and possesses moderately large projecting eyes. The 

 space between the ocelli is finely punctate. The pronotum is short, widest at 

 the middle, strongly and densely punctate at the sides ; at the base there is 

 found on each side a deep pit formed by a large puncture. 



The elytra are gradually rounded to the tip, finely and rugosely punctate ; 

 nine rows of punctures present, the punctures largest at the base, becoming 

 smaller towards the tip. The base, the tip, a common spot at the tip, as well 

 as seven spots (one behind the shoulder at the side, another before the middle, 

 two behind this and three at the tip forming a triangle) dark brown. 



Underside and legs with the exception of the brownish posterior coxae, 

 yellow. 



Habitat. — Texas. 



As I have not seen any specimens of this species I here rcprochice 

 the original description translated for the henefit of future workers. 



Peltodytes floridensis new species. 



General color pale yellow to rufous with black markings on pronotum and 

 elytra. Length 3.5 mm. 



Head finely punctate ; labrum not emarginate, rounded at sides, a row 

 of small setae on anterior margin ; eyes prominent ; antennae testaceous to 

 rufous. 



Pronotum pale yellow to rufous with two basal, black spots, punctate, the 

 punctures larger at base than at front or sides ; disc with few scattered small 

 punctures. Prosternal ridge margined, punctate, nearly flat from side to 

 side, convex longitudinally, sharply declivous in front. Posterior coxae large, 

 extending to the last abdominal segment, slightly angulate on the posterior 

 margin ; femora of posterior legs entirely rufous to black, not ringed with 

 yellow. 



Elytra with ten rows of black punctures ; an irregular row between the 

 first and second rows extending to near the base of elytra ; many large, irregu- 

 larly placed punctures between third and fourth rows ; the remaining intervals 

 with scattered punctures ; punctures smaller and more irregular on apical half 

 of elytra ; sutural black stripe in front of median black spot extending to first 

 row of punctures ; apical margins obliquely truncate to rounded. 



This species is closely related to iiiitticiis Lee. but differs in the 

 points mentioned above. It is a darker, southern form and may prove 



