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dusky. Head alutaceous, minutely sparsely irregularly punctate. Prothorax 

 with sides nearly straight and a little converging from base three fourths to 

 apex, surface finely, sparsely punctate at sides, punctures closer at middle, 

 especially posteriorly and along the apical and basal margins ; basal striae 

 strongly impressed, a little oblique, attaining the middle of the length. Elytra 

 widest at basal two fifths, strongly, rather coarsely punctate, the punctures 

 separated by about their own diameters ; sutural striae distinctly impressed 

 throughout, the space between them minutely sparsely punctate ; basal strias 

 parallel, nearly twice as long as the thoracic striae and continuous with them. 

 Body beneath yellowish, the abdomen darker in the type ; coxal plates and 

 base of abdomen with sparse, coarse punctures. Length 1.95 mm. ; width .9 mm. 



Described from two examples of uncertain sex taken at Portland, 

 Oregon, by Professor Wickham. This species is not very closely 

 related to any of ours previously described, but may provisionally be 

 placed near subtilis, which is of the same size and form and has a 

 similar sutural stria. In stibtilis there is a well-developed pubescence, 

 the punctuation is much finer, and there is no appreciable disparity in 

 size of the punctures between and without the sutural strise. 



Bidessus floridanus new species. 



Elongate, oval, not very much more obtusely rounded in front than behind ; 

 subglabrous, strongly shining ; dull yellow, prothorax a little darker, elytra 

 suffused throughout with brownish, diluted along the margins, and with a 

 very obscure paler discal vitta. Head minutely remotely punctulate. Pro- 

 thorax more strongly, somewhat unevenly and rather sparsely punctate, elytra 

 more closely and coarsely so, sutural stria entirely wanting; basal stria dis- 

 tinctly shorter than that of the prothorax. Body beneath with a few fine 

 scattered punctures on the coxal plates, and some coarser ones toward the 

 abdominal base, for the most part serially arranged along the sutures ; legs 

 and antennae entirely pale. Length 1.75 to 2 mm. ; width .8 to .9 mm. 



Florida (Jacksonville and Dunedin). Three examples from the 

 former locality, including the type, given me some years ago by Mr. 

 Sherman; and two from the latter locality recently sent by Mr. 

 Blatchley. 



This species is most nearly related to fuscatus, in which the basal 

 thoracic stria is similarly conspicuously longer than its continuation 

 on the elytra. Fiiscatus is also a stouter species, color beneath darker, 

 form more obtuse in front, with sparser but coarser punctuation 

 above, and with coarse pimctures on the coxal plates. Some examples 

 of affinis are rather similar, but these are more attenuate behind, more 

 finely punctate, and the basal stride of the elytra and thorax are sub- 

 equal in length. 



