<5 H. C. FALL. 



Hab. — Georgia (types) ; Florida (St. Augustine, Fernandina, 

 Marion County, Crescent City, Enterprise, Ormond, Tampa, 

 Cedar Keys, Key Largo) ; New Jersey (Alice — Liebeck col- 

 lection) . 



The above brief description is amply sufficient to characterize 

 this well-known species, which cannot well be confused with 

 any other. The small size, color, polished surface and sparse 

 punctuation of head and thorax at once separate it from any 

 other species of the same region, while in the relative distances 

 apart of the tibial teeth it is almost unique, the middle tooth 

 being at least as near and generally nearer to the apical tooth 

 than to the upper one. 



79. D. abnormis n. sp. 



Oblong, moderately elongate, rufotestaceous, elytra finely alutaceous, 

 thorax polished. Antennae nine-jointed. Mentum broadly convex, 

 declivity short, rather steep, rounding into the upper surface without 

 trace of raised margin, but with the usual row of setigerous punctures. 

 Clypeal margin arcuate from side to side, clypeus closely punctate, 

 subtumid along the deeply impressed suture; head sparsely punctured, 

 usually with a more or less distinct elongate triangular impression 

 above each eye, widest at the eye and tapering upward, the impression 

 more or less alutaceous and dull, the surface elsewhere polished. Pro- 

 thorax almost twice as wide as long, widest at base, sides straight or 

 feebly sinuate and convergent to the middle, thence more arcuate and 

 convergent to apex; hind angles somewhat acute; disk sparsely punc- 

 tate, the punctures nearly evenly distributed and from one to two 

 times their own diameters apart. Elytra nearly two-fifths longer than 

 wide and rather more than three times as long as the prothorax, 

 evidently widened behind; costas distinct, broader intervals all with 

 confused punctures. Metasternum densely punctate at sides, nearly 

 smooth at middle, more broadly so posteriorly as usual; abdomen alu- 

 taceous and dull, very sparsely punctate medially, closely so laterally. 

 Tibial teeth nearly equidistant, the upper one evidently ante-median 

 in position. Ungual tooth oblique, slightly post-median, its tip but 

 little farther from the base than from the apex of the claw. Length 

 6-7.8 mm.; width 3.2-3.75 mm. 



The type of this species is one of two examples collected in 

 New Mexico (no locality named) by Prof. Snow. Other 

 specimens from New Mexico and Arizona are in the Horn 

 collection. 



Abnormis is notable in being the only exception thus far 



