260 H. C. FALL. 



This species ranges from the vicinity of New York to Florida 

 and along the Gulf to Central Texas. The following localities are 

 represented in the material seen : New Jersey (Ft. Lee, Schaeffer) ; 

 Pennsylvania; Delaware; Maryland; District of Columbia ; North 

 Carolina (Round Knob, Hubbard and Schwarz) ; Georgia (type); 

 Florida (Enterprise and Key West, Hubbard and Schwarz); Ala- 

 bama (Mobile, Soltau) ; Louisiana (Baton Rouge); Texas (Colum- 

 bus). 



2. P. puberula. Lee. — Oval, less than twice as long as wide, dark brown, 

 moderately shining. Pubescence normal, inclined, fine and rather sparse. An- 

 tennae 9-jointed ; first joint moderately thick, second much smaller, subglobose; 

 third to sixth equal in width, the third obconical ; fourth to sixth shorter, dis- 

 tinctly transverse; seventh to ninth forming a broader club, longer than the 

 preceding united, the joints of the form and proportions described in the preced- 

 ing species. Prothorax rather coarsely but not deeply punctate, the punctures 

 moderately sparse at the middle of the disk, closer laterally. Scutellum as long 

 as wide. Elytra feebly striate, the strise closely regularly punctate; the punc- 

 tures becoming finer apically. Beneath sparsely punctate and with the usual 

 minute punctuation. First tarsal joint shorter than the next two combined. 

 Length 1.7-2.2 mm. 



Hab. — Massachusetts (rare at Tyngsboro, Blanchard) ; New Jer- 

 sey (Orange Mountains); Pennsylvania; District of Columbia; 

 Maryland ; Virginia; West Virginia; Georgia; Florida (Baldwin) ; 

 Michigan. 



Nearly as widely dispersed as the preceding, from which it may 

 be distinguished, aside from the tabular differences, by the sparser 

 normally directed pubescence, more elongate scutellum and shorter 

 basal tarsal joints There appears to be very little sexual difference 

 in the size of the eyes, but some examples have the abdomen dis- 

 tinctly flattened or a little concave along the median line, and it is 

 probable that these are males. 



DORCATOIM4 Herbst. 

 Body oval, moderately elongate, convex, pubescence either recum- 

 bent or erect. Head not excavated beneath ; eyes moderate or 

 rather large, slightly roundly emarginate, clypeal suture deeply 

 impressed. Last joint of Maxillary palpus elongate securiform, the 

 outer edge a little oblique; last joint of labial palpus more broadly 

 triangular, apex squarely truncate and feebly sinuate. Antennae 

 10-jointed ; first joint large, auriculate ; second much smaller, dila- 

 ted at middle ; third to seventh narrower and very small, the third 



