DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES. 



EIJPSENIUS LEC. 



89. En. mfus. Saturate rufo-ferrugineus, nitidus, laevissimus, capite 

 bifoveato, thorace postice paulo angustato, liuea basali medio angulata, 

 postice in ipso latere fovea magna impresso, elytris basi utrinque bifo- 

 veatis. Long. -055. 



Mobile, Alabama ; Col. Motschulsky. Larger than Eu. gla- 

 ber, but not different in characters except that the thorax is less 

 narrowed behind, and less sinuate on the sides near the base. 



TRIMIUM ACBE". 



90. T. americanum. Elongatum, rufo-testaceum, fere glabrum, 

 capite baud punctate, bifoveato, foveis linea profunda angulata connexis, 

 tborace cordato, postice sulco transverse angulato insculpto, elytris basi 

 utrinque fovea oblonga impressis, stria suturali profunda ; palporum 

 maxillarium articulo ultimo ovali. Long. -03. 



Mobile, Alabama ; Col. Motschulsky. Quite distinct by the 

 form of tne thorax from our other species ; the basal foveae are 

 not obvious, but the transverse groove is quite deep. 



EUPLECTUS LEACH. 



91. Eu. cavifroiis. Testaceus, parum pubescens, capite sulcis pro- 

 fundis antice coiijunctis, vertice elevato obsolete foveato, thorace fovea 

 media elongata discreta, posticis sulco connexis. Long. 04--045. 



New Orleans ; Dr. Schaum and Col. Motschulsky. Nearly 

 related to Eu. difficilis, but the front is more concave at the 

 junction of the impressions, and the vertex is scarcely foveate ; 

 the elytra are also less flattened. 



92. Eu. ruficeps. Piceo-rufus, vix pubescens, capite thoraceque dilu- 

 tioribus, illo fortiter bifoveato antice vix impresso, hoc subquadrato, 

 foveis posticis magnis linea arcuata connexis, elytris fovea basali striaque 

 suturali profundis, pedibus flavo-testaceis. Long. -02. 



New Orleans ; Col. Motschulsky. A very distinct species of 

 the same size as Eu. pumilus. 



PHYTOSUS CCRTIS. 



93. P. opacus. Linearis depressus, testaceus opacus, capite thorace 

 elytrisque subtilissime alutaceis, obsolete parce punctulatis et vix con- 

 spicue pubescentibus ; thorace obsolete canaliculate, elytris thorace 



