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subparallelis, bumeris rotundatis prominulis, parce subtiliter punctu- 

 latis, foveis profundis in seriebus utrinque 8 marginalique digestis. 

 Long. -65. 



Florida ; a specimen collected by Dr. J. B. Bean. Yery dis- 

 tinct from the others by the shining surface, and by the elytra 

 not being dilated from the base to behind the middle. The 

 anterior tibiae are strongly curved, and all the tibia are densely 

 clothed with golden hair on the inner face, for the lower half of 

 their length. 



RHINANDRUS LEG. 



Capnt magnum, pone oculos prolongatum ; basi sensim angustatum, 

 antice plauiusculum, supra oculos baud carinatum ; epistoma sutura tra- 

 pezoidea obsoleta, autice feminse truncatum, maris late licet profunde 

 emarginatum ; labrum transversum, membrana basali feminse occulto, 

 maris conspicuo, apice subemarginaturn ciliatum ; maudibulse validse 

 apice late truncatae ; mentum transversum parvum, antice paulo latius, 

 apice coreo-marginatum, ligula conspicua, apice integra, palpis labialibus 

 distantibus ad latera insertis ; maxillae basi baud obtectae, palpis articulo 

 ultimo securiformi, latere interno et apicali aequalibus. Antennae 11-articu- 

 latae,' articulo Imo ovali, 2ndo minore, latitudine breviore ; 3io sequente 

 triple longiore, 4-7 longitudine aequalibus, sensim paulo latioribus, parce 

 punctatis, subcompressis ; 8vo compresso, subtriangulari, ad apicem trun- 

 cate, poroso, et parce setoso ; 9no et lOmo brevioribus porosis, apice truncatis 

 et parce setosis ; llmo ovato, poroso parse setoso, apice subacuto. Pro- 

 sternum postice baud productum. Elytra ovalia elongata, leviter striata, 

 thorace paulo latiora liaud connata, epipleuris angustis ad apicem extensis. 

 Scutellum triangulare. Metasternum brevi ; coxis intermediis modice, 

 posticis late distantibus. Abdomen articulo Imo inter coxas oblique pro- 

 ducto, proceesu basi late rotundato. Pedes elongati, graciles, tibiis teuui- 

 bus, latere interno aureo-pubescentibus, calcaribus terminalibus minutis ; 

 tarsis subtus aureo-pubescentibus, articulo posticoruin Imo elongate. 



A singular insect, having the general appearance of certain 

 Eleodes, like E. gracilis, but with a larger and longer head. 

 The sexual difference in the anterior outline of the epistoma is 

 very remarkable, and seems to indicate very complex affinities in 

 the direction of Helops. The slight compression of the outer 

 joints of the antennae gives additional weight to this opinion, 

 while the manner of distribution of the sensitive pores, in small 

 rounded foveae or large punctures, is nearly identical with that seen 

 in Ccelocnemis, Cibdelis, and other forms allied to Upis. 



In the male the epistoma is widely and deeply emarginate, 

 leaving a large triangular space filled by the membrane con- 



