96 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Vol. xxi. 



" Elytra oval, wider in front than the base of the thorax, very much 

 dilated and then narrowing quite abruptly up to the extremity which is 

 slightly oblique, terminating in a point. Elytra with ten rows of large, deep 

 punctures, especially large and deep in front where the strije are confused ; 

 near the suture a line of shallow punctures close together with a few similar 

 punctures widely separated in each interval. Elytra with six black spots quite 

 well defined, often confluent, arranged as follows : one outside a little behind 

 the shoulder, another a little farther inside and behind the preceding more 

 or less confluent with the suture ; two more on the same horizontal plane 

 about two thirds the way down the elytra ; finally back near the extremity are 

 two others arranged slightly obliquely from the outside towards the inside and 

 from below above, of which the internal unites with the suture. The suture 

 is also black terminating in a large lance head ; the base is also largely black 

 for five sixths of the way from the suture. 



" Often all the spots, suture and base have points of contact of more or 

 less extent. 



" The reflexed portion, under side of the body and feet are ferruginous. 



" Posterior coxal processes with large, deep punctures." 



Mr. Aube calls attention all the way through to the deep and 

 coarse punctuation, ferruginous color and liability to confluence of 

 the spots. In examining about one hundred and fifty specimens of 

 this species I find the tendency to confluence so strong that in a ma- 

 jority of cases the species has a trifasciate appearance, and in no 

 instance have I seen a specimen where there were not some points of 

 contact in the maculation. 



This character, its strong, deep punctuation and its ferruginous 

 color, taken together, should readily separate it from triopsis. All 

 the specimens I have seen are from Florida, Texas and Louisiana. 



Mr. Matheson certainly could not have had this species before him 

 in making a redescription. It does not fit the species, nor does his 

 plate correctly represent it ; but he more nearly characterizes the 

 species described farther on as ochraceus and which is found in the 

 middle and eastern states. 



Haliplus suturalis new species. 



Oblong-oval, convex, fulvous. 



Size: length 3l^-3H mm.; width 2-2^4 mm. 



Head very finely and closely punctured, except a small space at vertex 

 which is impunctate ; eyes large ; antennae testaceous. Pronotum rather finely 

 and evenly punctured ; punctures coarser than those of head, but not so coarse 

 as the elytral punctures ; a small round black spot at center of anterior margin. 



Elytra broadest just below the humerus, gradually rounded and narrowing 

 to external apical angles, which are obtuse ; apices slightly oblique, not den- 



