Coh'opterological Notices, IIL lOY 



nous ; pubescence slioi-t, rather coarse, pale but sparse and not very conspicu- 

 ous. Head rather strongly but sparsely punctured between the eyes, the 

 latter large and separated by about one-half their width in both sexes ; 

 antennae long and fililorui, one-half as long as the body, the joints extremely 

 feebly obconical, twice as long as wide, the third scarcely perceptibly longer 

 than the fourth. Protliorax fully one-half wider than long, the apex distinctly, 

 broadly arcuate, scarcely more than one-half as wide as the base, not con- 

 tinuous in curvature with the sides, the apical angles being very obtuse and 

 rounded ; base transverse, the narrow sinuation at each side of the middle 

 rather strong ; sides more or less convergent from the basal angles, sometimes 

 parallel in basal half, nearly straight, broadly rounded anteriorly ; basal 

 angles right, not rounded ; disk very feebly impressed in the middle toward 

 base, coarsely, deeply, moderately densely punctured, the punctures generally 

 very narrowly separated, the interstices feebly alutaceous, the middle toward 

 base and region of the basal fovese generally more or less impunctate. Eli/tra 

 a little less than three times as long as the prothoi-ax, and, at the middle, 

 scarcely one-fourth wider, the apex gradually acute ; sides arcuate and nearly 

 continuous with those of the protliorax ; disk coarsely, deeply striate, the 

 stri;e coarsely, deeply and approximately punctate, the intervals moderately 

 convex, highly polished, rather finely, sparsely punctured. Under surface 

 finely, sparsely punctate, the prosternum densely so, the propleurEe very 

 sparsely throughout. Legs rather long, the basal joint of the hind tarsi 

 slightly longer than the remainder. Length 6.8-7.5 mm. ; width 2.8-3.2 mm. 



Florida (Key West); Texas. Mr. Jiilich. 



A remarkably distinct species, apparently inhabiting- the same 

 regions as denaus; in outline somewhat similar to that species but 

 much larger, more shining, more coarsely, sparsely punctate and 

 pubescent, and with very much longer antennae. The eyes in the 

 ample series before me, do not vary measurably in the interval 

 separating them, which is much less than in densus. 



26 H. deilSllS Lee— N. Spec. Col., 1866, p. 138.— Elongate-elliptical, 

 rather strongly convex, generally dark rufo-ferruginous, with the elytra, 

 abdomen and antennae, except toward base, piceous-black ; anterior parts 

 generally dull, the elytra more shining ; pubescence short, coarse, pale, dense 

 and conspicuous. Head moderate, the interocular surface rather coarsely and 

 somewhat sparsely punctured ; eyes large and convex, separated in both sexes 

 by about two-thirds their width ; antennae stout, one-third as long as the body, 

 joints four to ten very strongly obconical, slightly longer than wide, more 

 serrate internally than externally, third slender, slightly longer than the 

 fourth. Prothorax scarcely one-half wider than long, the apex rather strongly 

 arcuate and continuous in curvature with the sides, the latter becoming less 

 arcuate and very feebly divergent toward the basal angles, which are right 

 and not at all rounded ; base transverse, narrowly and rather strongly sinuate 

 on each side of the short truncate median lobe ; disk almost unimpressed 



