52 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. v. 



piceous, clothed with white hairs ; first joint scarcely longer than second, the third 

 slightly wider; claws strong, black. Length (from apex to thorax), 2.2 mm. 



Four examples collected in Los Angeles Co., Cal., by Mr. D. W. 

 Coquillett. Type No. 1402 U. S. N. M. 



This genus may be placed near Epimechus Dietz, from which it 

 differs in the abbreviated scrobes and the narrow thorax. 



TRIBE BARINI. 

 Stenobaris, gen. nov. 



Pygidium completely exposed, oblique; antennae inserted before the middle of the 

 beak, club oval, densely pubescent, as long as the preceding four joints combined, 

 second funicular joint as long as the next two combined ; tarsal claws very small, 

 free; anterior coxae large, very narrowly separated; prosternum slightly convex, 

 transversely impressed at the apical margin ; beak not separated from the head, slen- 

 der, cylindrical, arcuate, as long as the thorax ; body slender, sparsely clothed with 

 linear scales, not condensed into spots. 



This genus should take its place near Plesiobaris Casey, from which 

 it differs by the slender form, narrow prosternum, longer second funicu- 

 lar joint and the vestiture not forming any spots. 



Stenobaris avicennia^, sp. nov. 



■ Elongate, lanceolate, shining, aeneous, beak, antennae and legs rufo-ferruginous ; 

 beak nearly smooth, finely punctate on the sides at base ; antennae slender, scape not 

 reaching the eye ; club piceous, the basal joint large, composing one-half of the mass; 

 eyes feebly convex, narrowly separated above ; head aeneous, alutaceous, coarsely but 

 not densely punctate, rugose and scaly between the eyes; thorax cylindrical, as long 

 as wide, narrowed but not constricted at apex ; disc very coarsely and densely punc- 

 tate, each puncture bearing a narrow yellowish white scale at the bottom, a few 

 broader, irregular, smooth intervals between the punctures near the middle ; elytra 

 at base distinctly broader than thorax, with prominent humeri, nearly two and a-half 

 times as long as broad ; sides parallel for four-fifths the length, then arcuate to apex ; 

 striae fine, coarser at the base, subobsoletely punctate ; intervals flat^ remot'ely trans- 

 versely strigose, each striga with a small puncture, bearing a long narrow grayish- 

 white scale ; ventral surface with squamiferous punctures, rather dense on the thoracic 

 segments, sparser on the abdomen; legs with sparse scale-like hairs; tarsi very short; 

 fimbriate. Length, 3 mm. 



Type No. 1403, U. S. N. M. Five examples in the collection of 

 Messrs. Hubbard and Schwarz, two of which they have presented to 

 the National Museum. They were collected at Punta Gorda, Fla. 

 (July 14), on black mangrove {Avicennia nitida) and were labelled by 

 Mr. Schwarz with the manuscript names used above. In form this 

 insect is nearly as slender as the species of Barilepton. 



