292 cuECULIO^'ID^. 



[LeConte. 



Illinois to Kansas. Body oblong, rather elongate; head feeblj' punc'.u- 

 late, beak rather finely punctured, short, stout and much curved; frontal 

 constriction not deep. Prothorax wider than long, subquadrate, very 

 slightly narrovped from the base for three-fourths the length, then suddenly 

 narrowed to the tip, which is scarcely impressed at the sides; punctures 

 coarse, dense, smooth dorsal line narrow, sometimes obsolete. Elytra with 

 deep striiB, interspaces flat, strongly and confusedly punctured, forming 

 here and there transverse rugosities. Prosteruum densely and coarsely 

 punctured, flattened and slightly concave in front, but not sulcate; front 

 coxa^ moderately distant, antenna' as usual. Length 4.5 mm. ; .18 inch. 



6. B. carinulata (Lee), Pr. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1858, 79; ibid. 1868, 

 362, (Baridius). 



One specimen, Texas. Closely allied to the last, but the dorsal line of 

 the prothorax is more distinct, and the punctures of the elytra are irregular 

 only on the second and third interspaces, and form regular rows on the 

 others. The prosternum is longitudinally concave, and subsulcate, though 

 the limits of the groove are not well defined; the punctures are also less 

 dense. 



7. B. subaenea (Lee), Pr. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phil. 1868, 361, (^Baridius). 



Middle States. The color is brassy black, the beak more strongly punc- 

 tured, the prothorax not wider than long, coarsely and denselj^ punctured, 

 with faint dorsal line. Elytra with deep strife, interspaces confusedly 

 punctured. Prosternum very coarsely punctured, broadly subsulcate. 

 Length 4.5 mm. ; .18 inch. 



8. B. tumescens (Lee), Pr. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phil. 1868, (Baridius). 

 New York, Illinois, Louisiana, Texas. A bras.sy species of oblong form, 



almost like B. transversa, with the prothorax coarsel}' punctured, and dor- 

 sal line obsolete; the beak is finelj^ punctured. Elytra with deep strife, in- 

 terspaces narrow, each with a row of fine punctures, which are confused 

 upon the third. Prosternum coarsely punctured, broadly subsulcate. 

 Length 4-4.5 mm. ; .16-18 inch. 



9. B. nitida, n. sp. 



Oblong-oviil, shining black with a bronze tint. Head convex, scarcely 

 perceptibly punctulate; beak short, stout, curved, finely punctured, frontal 

 constriction well marked. Prothorax not wider than long, gradually nar- 

 rowed from the base for two-thirds the length, then rounded and more sud- 

 denly narrowed to the tip, which is not at all impressed on the sides; disc 

 v^ery coarsely but sparsely punctured, without trace of smooth dorsal line. 

 EljHra scarcely wider than prothorax, striae deep, interspaces rather wide, 

 each with a single series of well impressed distant punctures. Prosternum 

 at the middle broadly but distinctly sulcate and sparsely punctured; flanks 

 broadly concave, so that the lateral edge is somewhat distinct; front coxa? 

 moderately distant. Antennfe as usual. Length 4.6 mm.; .18 inch. 



One spL'cinien, Florida; Dr. Edward Palmer. Very distinct from all 



