LcC)iit(?. 



BARTISri. 



densely, n )t coarscl}^ punctured; prosteniuiu rather flat, less deeply ini- 

 l^ressed in front than usual, very slightly emarginate behind; hind margin 

 not emarginate; front coxse moderately widely separate; nietathoracic 

 side pieces rather narrow; fifth ventral segment as long as the two preced- 

 ing; second joint of funicle longer than the third. Length 4.5-5.3 nun.; 

 .18-21 inch. 



(^. First ventral segment flattened and slightly concave at the middle; 

 prosternum without spines. 



9- Ventral surface convex, not impressed; form a little stouter; bc\ak 

 more slender, less deeply sculptured. 



Georgia and Florida; two specimens. The description is drawn from 

 the (J^, which is the larger specimen. 



19. C. rectirostris, n. si>. 



More elongate, black, nearly glabrous, shining. Beak longer than tlie 

 head and prothorax, nearly straight, slender, sparsely punc ured, with a 

 small basal indentation ; hvad convex, feebly punctulate. Prothorax 

 scarcely longer than wide, slightly narrowed from the base forwards, then 

 more narrowed and rounded, broadly constricted near the tip ; surface 

 sti-ongly punctured, dorsal line narrow, distinct. Elytra a little wider than 

 the prothorax, sides parallel behind the humeri, then rounded; tips sepa- 

 rately rounded, exposing a small par:^ of the pygidium; stride deep, narrow, 

 interspaces wide, finely rugosely punctured. Beneath slightly pubescent, 

 not coarsely punctured; more sparsely on the first and second \entral seg- 

 ments. Prosternum transversely impressed in front, not emarginate be- 

 hind; front coxie moderately widely distant; metathoracic side-pieces not 

 very narrow; fifth ventral segment as long as the two preceding united. 

 Funicle of antennai slender, second joint nearly as long as the first. 

 Length 4.8 mm.; .19 inch. 



South Carolina and Illinois; three specimens. I have adop'ed the name 

 given to it by Dr. Zimmermanii. The beak of the (^ is mare strongly 

 punctured and striate, and a little shorter. 



20. C. falsus, n. sp. 



Elongate oval, dull black, clothed not very densely with narrow yellow- 

 ish scales, which are broader and paler on the under surface. Beak as 

 long as the head and prothorax, more carved at the base, not very slender, 

 strongly punctured (f*); sparsely punctured ( 9 ); head punctured, front 

 with a small fovea, not transversely impressed. Prothorax wider than 

 long, slightly narrowed from the base, rounded and feebly constricted 

 towards the tip; densely and strongly punctured; dorsal line narrow, dis- 

 tinctljr elevated; hairs transversely arranged, base nearly straight. Elytra 

 slightly separately rounded at tip, apex of pygidium exposed; sti'ine deep, 

 interspaces wide, densely and confusedly punctured, hairs not arranged in 

 rows. Beneatli densely punctured, prosternum transversely impressed as 

 usual, and longitudinally concave ; apical part foveate, and with a small 

 ridge each side of the fovea; hind margin not emarginate; front coxae mod- 



