508 Coleopterological Notices, IV. 



at apical fourth ; base not quite three times as wide as the head, straight and 

 distinctly oblique from the very small and feeble median lobe to the sides ; 

 disk finely but distinctly, sparsely and somewhat unevenly punctate, with a 

 narrow, feebly defined median line, the punctures less than one-half as wide as 

 the scutellum and separated by two or three times their own diameters. Scutel- 

 lum small, almost circular. Elytra two-fifths longer than wide, not quite twice 

 as long as the prothorax, and, at the feebly tumid humeri, slightly wider 

 than the latter ; apex broadly, rather abruptly rounded ; disk with somewhat 

 coarse, deep, obsoletely punctate grooves, the intervals Mat, generally but 

 slightly wider than the grooves, each with a single series of minute but quite 

 visible, remote punctures, the third interval much wider and with the punc- 

 tures broadly diffused ; setae extremely minute, inconspicuous. Abdomen finely 

 but rather strongly, sparsely punctate. Legs dark rufo-piceous in color, feebly 

 and sparsely punctate. Length 3. '3—4.1 mm.; width 1.5-1.9 mm. 



Florida (Fernandina). Mr. Schwarz. 



The prosternum is rather narrowly and quite stronply subsulcate, 

 and separates the coxas by scai'cely one-third of their own width. 



This is a distinct and easily recog'nizable species, but as it differs 

 so radically from Say's description of interstitialis in the nature of 

 the elytral punctuation, I do not think that it can be placed near 

 that species; the latter is here regarded as being identical with 

 transversa. In regard to Bohemau's inter stitialis, there must 

 always be more or less doubt until the type can be compared, as 

 there are several of these peculiar sparseh' pun2tured Florida species, 

 which will equally satisfy his description. 



48 Baris exigua. n. sp. — Oblong-oval, moderately convex, shining and 

 piceous-black throughout. Head very minutely and obsoletely punctate, the 

 beak rather coarsely and somewhat densely so, short, arcuate, three-fourths as 

 long as the prothorax ; antennae moderate, normal, the first joint of the club 

 polished and sparsely setose. Prothorax nearly one-half wider than long, 

 widest before the base, the sides evenly, rather strongly arcuate, the apex 

 broadly arcuate and continuous with the sides, the apical angles entirely 

 obsolete ; base nearly three times as wide as the head, straight and slightly 

 oblique from the feeble median lobe to the sides ; disk without trace of median 

 impunctate area, the punctures fine but deep, not very dense, about one-half 

 as wide as the scutellum and separated by distinctly more than their own 

 diameters. Scutellum very small. Elytra two-fifths longer than wide, twice 

 as long as the prothorax, and, at the feebly tumid humeri, very slightly wider 

 than the disk of the latter ; sides behind the humeri just visibly convergent, 

 the apex broadly rounded, the sutural notch large and quite deep ; disk with 

 fine but deep, abrupt, finely, remotely punctured grooves, which are feebly 

 creuulate near the base ; intervals flat, nearly tliree times as wide as the 

 grooves, each with a single series of fine but distinct, widely spaced punc- 

 tures. Abdomen finely, sparsely punctate. Legs rather distinctly, moderately 



