Coleopterological Notices, IV. 699 



densely, punctate, the latter separated from the head by a broad, 

 shallow transverse impression which is rather deeply foveate in the 

 middle ; scrobes deep ; antennae inserted at basal third, the first 

 funicular joint larg-e, the club rather large, compressed, much wider 

 than the outer joints of the funicle, sparsely pubescent. Prothorax 

 scarcely as long as wide, feebly constricted and very briefly sub- 

 tubulate at base ; sides feebly convergent and broadly arcuate from 

 near the base, still more convergent but scarcely constricted near the 

 apex, the latter three-fifths as wide as the base; punctures strong, 

 sparse, without distinct median line. Elytra one-fourth wider than 

 the prothorax and two and one-half times as long, constricted near 

 the apex, the striae feebly impressed, rather coarsely and approxi- 

 mately punctate; intervals wide, flat, fully twice as wide as the 

 striae, very minutely punctate. Metasternum rather finely but 

 deeply punctate, closely and more coarsely so anteriorly, the abdo- 

 men finely and sparsely punctate. Length 3.3 mm. ; width 1.2 mm. 

 Florida. Readily distinguishable from ehher parvicollis or at7-o- 

 lucens by the much broader elytral intervals and the well-marked 

 frontal fovea. The single specimen in my cabinet is considerably 

 larger than the original type as measured by the author. 



P. parTicollis n. sp. — Rather short and robust, subcuneate, convex, 

 glabrous, polished and black, the legs and antennae rufous. Head minutely, 

 extremely sparsely punctate, the beak throughout more coarsely deeply and 

 closely so, the punctures somewhat uneven ; front not in the least foveate ; 

 eyes well developed, situated midway between the apex of the prothorax and 

 end of the beak, the latter robust, very short, less than one-half as long as 

 the prothorax, the antennae inserted at basal third. Prothorax small, oval, 

 strongly convex, about as long as wide, the sides evenly and strongly arcu- 

 ate, a little more convergent anteriorly but not in the least constricted ; apex 

 three-fourths as wide as the base ; punctures coarse, deep but not dense, 

 somewhat uneven in distribution but generally separated by rather more 

 than their own widths ; median line obsolete. Elytra two-thirds wider than 

 the prothorax and nearly three times as long, rather short, not twice as long 

 as wide, very slightly wider behind than at base, obtusely ogival but not 

 constricted in apical fourth or more ; sides just visibly arcuate ; humeri 

 broadly exposed but rounded ; striae feebly impressed, very coarsely but not 

 approximately punctate, the intervals narrow. Abdomen finely, sparsely 

 punctate, the metasternum coarsely and more closely so. Length 2.1-2.5 

 mm. ; width 0.8-0.9 mm. 



Pennsylvania ; Yirginia. 



This species is easily distinguishable by its rather shorter, broader 

 elytra, small, oval prothorax and very coarse punctuation. My 

 AxNALS N. Y. Acad. Sci., VI, Nov. 1892.— 46 



