192 .CUECULIONTD^. 



[LeConte. 



ratliei" densely punctured. Elytra elongate oval, wider behind the base, 

 striae composed of approximate punctures, hairs short, not erect, distant, 

 arranged between the stris; dull ferruginous at base for onethird the length, 

 then black. Beneath dull ferruginous, punctured, with sparse short white 

 hairs, thighs armed with a small tooth. Length 5 mm. ; .20 inch. 



Florida, at Lake Harney and Enterprise, on old leaves of Chammro'ps 

 palmetto; Messrs. Hubbard and Schwarz. Very distinct by the color and 

 short, prostrate, sparse pubescence; differs from the Cuban 0. Poeyi 

 Chevr., by the distinctly dentate thighs. 



Tribe VIII. 9IAGDAI.INI. 



As the pi'eceding tribe differs from all others with the front coxre con- 

 tiguous, by the pedunculate prothorax, so does this differ by the hind 

 angles being prominent, and more or less produced over the base of the 

 elytra. 



The beak is slender, cylindrical, as long as the prothorax ; the antennal 

 grooves reach the lower edge of the eyes which are rounded and distant 

 from the prothorax. Antenna} inserted near the tip, (rj*), or about the 

 middle of the beak 9) slender, feebly geniculated; scape slender, slightly 

 clavate, curved near the end, and usually attaining the eyes. Front 

 coxse contiguous, prominent ; middle coxse not widely separated ; hind 

 coxae not very distant, small, oval, not extending to the elytral margin. 

 Side pieces of mesothorax rather large, obliquely divided. Metasternum 

 long, episterna rather wide ; epimera visible behind, ventral segments 

 unequal, first and second long, connate, with a faint undulated suture ; 

 inter-coxal process acute ; segments 3-.5 short, equal. Elytra oblong, not 

 convex, widely separated at base by the scutellum, separately rounded at 

 tip, exposing part of the pygidium. Legs moderate, thighs not clavate, 

 sometimes toothed, tibiae strongly unguiculate at tip ; tarsi spongy beneath, 

 third joint broader; bilobed ; claws sometimes simple, sometimes toothed. 



MAGDALIS Germ. 



To the excellent synopsis of Dr. Horn, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1873, 452, 

 I have but one species to add : 



1. M. aenescens, n. sp. 



Elongate, black bronzed, slightly pubescent ; head, beak and prothorax 

 densely finely punctured, the last longer than wide, rounded on the sides, 

 which are serrate in front ; hind angles small, prominent, base bisinuate, 

 disc subcarinate in front of the middle. Elytra obliquely impressed behind 

 the base, and also behind the middle ; striae composed of not very large 

 punctures, interspaces finely rugose. Mesosternum not protuberant; thighs 

 acutely toothed, claws distinctly toothed near the base. Length 3.7-5.6 

 mm. ; .15-22 inch. 



Oi'egon, kindly given me by Mr. Ulke. Quite distinct by the color from 

 all our other species. It should be placed between M. barhita and olyra in 

 the synoptic table given by Dr. Horn. 



