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



Haliplus cribrarius Lee. 



There are at least two, possibly three or four, species mixed in 

 collections under "this name, and in order to help to distinguish it 

 from the others I call attention to some characters not mentioned by 

 either Leconte, Crotch or Matheson. 



The prosternal process is not merely flat and without margins, 

 but it is broadest at base, slightly narrowing to just beyond the front 

 coxae, where it is strongly constricted, and then broadens over the 

 declivity, which is not sharp but gradually rounded; beyond the con- 

 striction it is finely, but distinctly, margined at the sides and across 

 apex. On account of the gradual rounding of the process towards 

 the front, instead of being sharply declivous, the apical margin is 

 carried well forward and might be overlooked. The mid-metasternum 

 is tumid between the middle coxae and behind them very deeply de- 

 pressed, and very finely and briefly margined. 



Hundreds of specimens examined show scarcely any variation in 

 the above characters, or in the black markings, except as to inten- 

 sity, but in size there is considerable of a range. In one netful I have 

 taken males measuring from y/y to 5 mm. in length and from 2 to 3 

 mm. in width, and females vary proportionately. 



Specimens I have seen are from Manchester, Vt. (Roberts) ; 

 West St. Modist, Lab. (E. Doane) ; Randolph, N. H. (Sherman), 

 and Eagle Harbor, Lk. Sup. (Schwarz). 



Haliplus nitens Lee. 



I entirely agree with Mr. Matheson that this species is not 

 " merely a pale variety of cribrarius," as stated by Mr. Crotch in his 

 review. 



It seems to have quite a range in habitat, as I have in my collec- 

 tion two female specimens collected by the late F. G. Schaupp at 

 Shovel Mt., Texas. 



Haliplus subguttatus new species. 



Oval, convex, ferruginous. 



Size: length 4-4^4. width 2y2-2Y^ mm. 



Head evenly, finely, closely, but not deeply, punctate, except a narrow 

 subbasal space impunctate ; a narrow blackish or infuscate space at base 

 between the eyes ; antennae color of head. 



Pronotum finely and unevenly punctured from side to side apically, a 

 double row of deep black punctures at base, with a rather broad discal space 

 nearly impunctate ; a more or less extended deeply infuscate area at apex. 



