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aubparallelia, hnmeris rotundatia prominulia, paroe Bubtiliter punotu- 



latis, foveis prot'uudis in Beriebus utrinque 8 marginal i<iue digestiii. 

 Long. -65. 



Florida; a specimen collected by l>r. J. 15. Bean. Very dis- 

 tinct from the others by the shining surface, and by the elytra 

 not being dilated from the base to behind the middle. The 

 anterior tibiae are strongly curved, and all the tibiae are densely 



clothed with golden hair on the inner fare, for the lower half of 

 their length. 



RHUVANDRIS Lec. 



Caput magnum, pone oculos prolongating ; basi sensim anguatatum, 

 antice planiusculum, supra oculos baud carinatum ; epistoma sutiua tra- 

 pezoidea obsoleta, antice feminse truncation, maris late licet profunda 

 emarginatum ; labrum trausversum, meuibrana basali feminae ooculto 

 maris conspicuo, apice subemarginatum ciliatum ; mandibular validffi 

 apice late truncatse ; mentum trausversum parvum, antice paulo latins, 

 apice coreo-marginatum, ligula conspicua, apice iutegra, palpis labialibaa 

 distantibus ad latera insertis ; maxillse basi baud obtectse, palpis articulo 

 ultimo securiformi, latere interno et apicali sequalibus. Anteiime 11-articu- 

 latae, articulo lmo ovali, 2ndo minore, latitudine breviore ; 3io seqaente 

 triplo longiore, 4-7 longitudine eequalibus, sensim paulo latiorilms. paroe 

 punctatis, subcompressis ; 8vo compresso, subtriangulari, ad apicem tnin- 

 cato, poroso, et parce setoso ; 9no et lOmobrevioribus porosis, apice truncatia 

 et parce setosis ; llmo ovato, poroso parse setoso, apice subacute Pro- 

 sternum postice baud productum. Elytra ovalia elongata, leviter striata, 

 tborace paulo latiora baud connata, epipleuris angustis ad apicem extensis. 

 Scutellum triangulare. Metasternum brevi ; coxis intermediia modioe, 

 posticis late distantibus. Abdomen articulo lmo inter coxas oblique pro 

 ducto, processu basi late rotundato. Pedes elongati, graciles, tibiifl tenui- 

 bus, latere interno aureo-pubescentibus, calcaribus terminalibus minutis ; 

 tarsis subtus aureo-pubescentibus, articulo posticorum lmo elongato. 



A singular insect, having the general appearance of certain 

 Eleodes, like E. gracilis, but with a larger and longer head. 

 The sexual difference in the anterior outline <>f the epistoma i- 

 very remarkable, and seems to indicate very complex affinities in 

 the direction of Helops. The slight compression of the outer 

 joints of the antennas gives additional weight to this opinion, 

 while the manner of distribution of the sensitive pores, in small 

 rounded fovea- or large punctures, is nearly identical with thai - i D 

 in Coelocneviis, Cibdclis, and other forma allied to I 



In the male the epistoma is widely and deeply emarginate, 

 leaving a large triangular space tilled by the membrane con- 



