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(-■ompletely obsolete ; surface very minutely but distinctly reticulate in broken 

 transverse wavy lines, tbe punctures very sparse and just visible. Scutellum 

 feebly reticulate, ogival, with the sides strongly arcuate, one-half wider than 

 long. Elytra very feebly attenuate from before the middle, evenly rounded at 

 apex ; discal stria as in obiusus ; surface finely but strongly and distinctly 

 reticulate in wavy lines, subalutaceous in lustre ; punctures of series very 

 evident, coarser and distinctly crescentiform in the rows toward tiie suture 

 and the sides, smaller and feebler but still distinctly crescentiform in the 

 median rows. Abdomen coarsely pubescent, distinctly reticulate, rather sti'ongly, 

 asi^erately punctate, especially as ixsual toward the middle and apex. Legs 

 moderate ; posterior tibiae rather slender, sparsely and coarsely setose ; spurs 

 small and rather distinctly unequal, not longer than the outer spinules, the 

 same tarsi setose beneath, moderate in length, with the basal joint one-half as 

 long as the second. Length 1.8 mm. 



California. 



The metasternum is reticulate but not distinctly punctate, very 

 sparsely and rather coarsely pubescent ; the sternum and sternal 

 processes throughout are nearly as in obfusus, from which this 

 species differs in its pale color, more distinct reticulation, and very 

 notably in the character and strength of the elytral punctures. It 

 is rare, and although fortunate enough to secure a single specimen 

 m^'self, I am not certain of the exact locality ; it is, however, pro- 

 bably southern. 



S. floridaniis n. sp. — Rather broadly oval, convex, widest a little before 

 the middle, dark piceousbrown above, with the apex conjointly and rather 

 abruptly paler, the anterior margin of the apical pale area posteriorly angulate 

 in the middle, paler, liavo-testaceous throughout beneath, polished. Head 

 extremely feebly, finely reticulate, the punctures very sparse and excessively 

 minute ; eyes moderate ; antennae slender, the club abrupt, rather small and 

 slender and scarcely as long as the five preceding joints combined, ninth and 

 tenth joints subequal, slightly transverse, eleventh oval, longer than wide, 

 obtusely rounded at apex and rather shorter than the two preceding. Protho- 

 rax short, nearly three times as wide as long, with the feeblest possible trace 

 of transverse reticulation toward the base and sides, the punctures very 

 sparse and excessively minute ; base transverse, with a small feeble sinuation 

 at each side of, and at some distance from, the scutellum; basal bead very 

 fine, the stria disappearing at lateral third. Scutellum small, triangular, 

 one-half wider than long, the sides and apex rounded. Elytra fully three 

 times as long as the prothorax ; sides more strongly arcuate at basal fourth 

 or fifth, thence feebly convergent behind and very feebly arcuate, the apex 

 rather abruptly and somewhat narrowly rounded ; basal stria very fine, 

 reflexed along the scutellum ; surface very finely reticulate throughout, the 

 sculpture becoming very feeble toward base, the reticulations not forming very 

 well-defined transverse wavy lines ; single discal stria fine but distinct, dis- 

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