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it is similar to vorticale, but is easily distinguished by the characters 

 given in the table, in addition to which it may be said that the 

 pubescence is shorter and less dense. 



2. <'. vorticale n. sp. - Oblong-oval, twice as long as wide, brown, moder- 

 ately shining, finely, evenly not closely punctulate throughout; pubescence 

 rather dense, ochreous in color, the hairs at various points changing in direction 

 so as to present a whorled or subvortical arrangement. Eyes large, their vertical 

 diameter fully two-thirds as great as the width of the front. Prothoracic mar- 

 gin not explanate posteriorly. Length 2.3-3 mm. 



Hab. — Southern Florida (Biscayne, Miami, Elliot's Key, Key 

 Largo, Key West) ; Texas (Victoria). 



Described from numerous example sent by Schwarz and Beyer. 

 The Texas specimen is not quite like the Florida ones in all respects, 

 but is placed here provisionally. 



Var. minar. — Three examples in the Hubbard and Schwarz col- 

 lection seem to agree in all essentials with the above, but are much 

 smaller, 1.5-1.7 mm in length. As no intermediate forms have 

 been seen, it is possible that these represent a closely allied species, 

 but I prefer for the present to cite them as a variety of vorticale. 

 They are from Biscayne and Key West. 



3. C. iniiiiit um Lee. — Oval, moderately elongate, black varying to brown, 

 legs and antennae rufous; finely, evenly, not closely punctulate throughout, pu- 

 bescence moderate, cinereous. Eyes small, their vertical diameter scarcely more 

 than one-third the width of the front. Length 1.5-2 mm. 



Hab. — Florida (Enterprise, type) ; Indian Territory (Atoka, 

 Wickham) ; Texas (Columbus, San Diego, Brownsville). 



The Indian Territory and Texas specimens are very slightly less 

 robust than the Florida ones and average a little larger in size, but 

 as they vary somewhat among themselves in these particulars, the 

 differences are probably not specific. 



4. C holosericeum Lee. — Elongate-oval, black or brown, finely evenly 

 punctulate and conspicuously grayish pubescent, the hairs so directed as to give 

 the appearance of an oval dark spot at the middle of each elytron, and forming 

 complete or incomplete whorls at several other points. Eyes small, their vertical 

 diameter subequal to one-third the frontal width. Length 1.4-1.7 mm. 



Hab. — Florida (Haw Creek, Enterprise, Biscayne, St. Lucia, 

 Key West); New Jersey (Anglesea, Wenzel). 



A beautiful little species when in perfect condition. It can only be 

 confused with vorticale var. minor, which is of about the same size ; 

 the latter is, however, distinctly more elongate and with larger eyes. 



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