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darker median line, and the thoracic impressions are also slightly 

 darker. The specimens were taken inside of a dead leaf stem of 

 Sabal mexicana, August 14th, by Prof. Townsend. 



Enparius sublesselatus n. sp. — Elongate-oval, narrower than limatus; 

 thorax coarsely and densely punctate; pubescence blackish, with patches and 

 spots of ochraceous and yellowish gray intermixed on thorax and elytra. Head 

 densely punctate, covered densely with ochraceous hairs, beak feebly emarginate 

 at apex ; antennse pale, club black, first and second joint stout, second joint much 

 shorter than first, three as long but narrower than the first, four to eight gradu- 

 ally decreasing in length, joints of the club nearly as in lunatus. Thorax slightly 

 broader at base than long, basal carina feebly arcuate, rectangular, recurved at 

 sides, reaching not quite to middle, before the basal angles slightly sinuate; sur- 

 face coarsely and densely punctate, sparsely pubescent, with blackish brown 

 hairs, intermixed with ochreous spots, especially near apex and at middle of disk. 

 Elytra about two and one-half times as long as the prothorax, striate-punctate, 

 punctures more closely placed and larger than in lunatus, intervals feebly convex 

 and finely and sparsely punctate ; pubescence blackish brown, variegated with 

 ochraceous and yellowish grey patches and spots, of which an elongate basal 

 patch is the largest, occupying on each side the second, third and fourth elytral 

 intervals to not quite down the middle, leaving a large scutellar space and suture 

 darker, third interval and apex tesselated with some paler spots, sntural interval 

 faintly so. Body beneath sparsely clothed with short greyish pubescence. Legs 

 black, except the tibia; at middle and nearly the entire first joint of middle and 

 hind tibiae pale. Length 6 mm. 



Arizona (Dietz). 



This species differs from lunatus by narrower form, coarsely and 

 densely punctate prothorax, not being as densely pubescent, and the 

 different markings and general color. 



In specimens of lunatus from Florida and Texas the white ante- 

 median spot of elytra is entirely absent and the general color is 

 more uniform ochraceous, without any mixture of white ; this gives 

 these specimens a distinct appearance, but as no other character 

 exists to separate them and intermediate specimens occur in the 

 same localities, they do not deserve, in my opinion, a varietal name. 



I'iezocorynus tesselatus n. sp. — Blackish brown, alternate elytral 

 interspaces tesselated with black iind yellowish spots. Beak feebly arcuately 

 emarginate at apex. Antenuje slender, dark, last joint paler at apex, first joint 

 shorter and stouter than second, which again is stouter and about three-fourths 

 as long as third, three to seven gradually decreasing in length, the last four joints 

 forming a loose club, joints eight and nine of equal length, but the former nar- 

 rower, joiut ten transverse. Prothorax broader at base than long; carina not 

 quite basal and feebly rounded, recurved at sides and gradually disappearing 

 towards middle; color black, with an apical median pale spot. Elytra nearly 

 three times as long as the thorax, striate, striae rather closely punctate; alternate 



