DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES. 



abdomine segmentis postice testaceo-marginatis, antennis rufis, femori- 

 bus flavo-testaeeis, tibiis tarsisque infuscatis. Long. -16. 



Southern States, common. The last ventral segment of the 

 male is deeply cleft, and the penultimate is broadly emarginate ; 

 the fourth joint has three small tubercles, and the fifth joint- is 

 deeply excavated. 



164. E. ii it idiis. Valde elongatus, piceo-rufus nitidus, parce pilosel- 

 lus, Isevis, elytris ante apicem, abdominisque segmentis tribus posticis 

 obscurioribus. Long. -12. 



Louisiana; Dr. Schaum. These two species resemble in form 

 Stilicus, but the first joint of the antennae is longer, being equal 

 to the three following ones united. 



DACNOCHILUS LEG. 



165. D. laetlis. Elongatus cylindricus, laete rufo-testaeeus nitidus, 

 parce pilosellus, capite postice fere truncate, punctis perpaucis laterali- 

 bus notato, thorace latitudine haud longiore antice truncate angulis 

 rectis, postice late rotundato angulis rotundatis, punctis paucis versus 

 latera notato, elytris a basi ad trientem nigerrimis, vage tri- vel 4-seri- 

 atim punctatis, abdomine vix parce punctulato. Long. -20. 



South Carolina and Louisiana ; rare. Body cylindrical, bright 

 yellowish-red, shining, with a few scattered erect hairs. Head 

 not longer than wide, convex, sides parallel behind the eyes, base 

 very broadly rounded, hind angles rectangular, rounded at tip, 

 surface smooth with a few scattered large punctures ; antennae 

 longer than the head and thorax, gradually thickened externally, 

 3d joint longer than the 4th and equal to the 1st. Thorax quad- 

 rate, slightly narrowed behind, nearly truncate in front, broadly 

 rounded at base, convex, with a few punctures arranged in rows, 

 of which those nearest the middle contain 4 or 5 punctures, 

 anterior angles not rounded, posterior ones broadly rounded. 

 Elytra convex, not longer than the thorax, with the basal third 

 black; a few distinct punctures are arranged in 3 or 4 rows, each 

 containing 6 or T punctures; sutural stria distinct. Abdomen 

 very finely but sparsely punctulate. 



In the male the 6th ventral segment is broadly emarginate and 

 longitudinally impressed. 



The genus Dacnochilus is readily distinguished by the labrum 

 acutely emarginate and impressed at the middle, by the almost 



