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thoracic angles ; prothorax more transverse than in pardalis^ two- 

 fifths wider than long, similar in general form but with the basal 

 angles somewhat everted and more prominent, the surface similarly 

 sculptured but w^ith the median inipunctate line narrower, more 

 definite and entire, just visibly bi-impressed toward base ; scutellum 

 shorter, mvich wider than long, broadly ogival behind ; elytra 

 nearly similar but narrower and with the obtusely rounded 

 humeri distinctly less exposed at base, the sculpture nearly similar 

 but finer; abdomen finely though distinctly, rather sparsely punc- 

 tured medially. Length 7-3 i^iiT^' ; width 3.1 mm. (c?). Florida 

 (Marion Co.) cuprascens n. sp. 



6 — Form stout, convex, dark piceo-rufous in color, the legs not paler, 



shining but without much metallic lustre, the pubescence pale 

 yellowish, disposed as in the preceding species ; head rather 

 sparsely but not very coarsely punctured, much narrower than the 

 space between the thoracic angles ; prothorax large, not quite one- 

 half wider than long, formed nearly as in tomcntosus but widest 

 more posteriorly, somewhat behind the middle, the deeply sinuate 

 apex two-thirds as wide as the base, the surface unimpressed, 

 strongly convex, unusually punctured, the punctures large, im- 

 pressed and rather close medially, becoming coarse, strongly car- 

 iniferous and dense laterally ; scutellum wider than long ; elytra 

 but little more than three times as long as the prothorax and a 

 third wider, gradually narrowed and very acute posteriorly, the 

 humeri only moderately exposed at base, the sculpture nearly as 

 in the preceding species but with the series toward the suture 

 much more irregular, the first interval almost entirely punctate, 

 especially so and closely, entirely obliterating the series, toward 

 base ; abdomen with the punctures not very fine, deep and very 

 distinct, only moderately sparse medially, with the surface not 

 smooth as usual but rugulose though shining ; femora coarsely, 

 deeply and very conspicuously punctured. Length 9.0 mm; 

 width 3.9 mm. (9)- Florida (Lake Worth) ... floridanus n. sp. 



7 — Body stout, oblong-fusoid, rather abruptly narrowed but acutely 



pointed behind, dark rufo-piceous, the legs and antennae scarcely 

 paler, polished, the elytra with very feeble geneous lustre; 

 pubescence white, disposed as usual ; head small, with the lateral 

 lobes of the front not prominent, much narrower than the space 

 between the acute thoracic angles; prothorax larger than usual, 

 one-half wider than long, formed as usual, widest at the middle, 

 the surface evenly convex, not impressed, the punctures strongly 

 impressed and sparse, becoming not much larger but closer 

 though not dense laterally, sparsest near lateral fifth or sixth, the 

 median impunctate line not extending to the apex; scutellum 

 small, as long as wide, evenly ogival ; elytra one-half longer than 

 wide, barely three times as long as the prothorax, and, behind 

 the middle, about a fourth wider, the sides feebly arcuate, the 

 humeri very obtusely rounded and but little exposed at base, the 



