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THOS, I,. <'ASEY. 



lati'i'al striiio liistiiiri ; iiiilcriiir mmsiIcs I'lminleil, puslcriDr iuiitIpm prniMiMciit iiiid 

 lUMili'. Elytrii Iwii'i' as Imii; as the head ami jirolliorax tiiixcllicr, lunadcr lliaii tlio 



itler, ciitiri' aiiil I'vciilv rnmiilcil bcliiiiil ; slii;litlv 



I'lvd ; indexed sides 



at the liase. nr.iduallv clisa|)|pearilii; pusteriorly : sides parallel mid iin'Ual(>. Al)- 

 diiiiiiiial sei;iiielits eipial, piiliesceiit. Aiiteiiiiau sliglillv longer tlinli [)ri>tli(irax. 

 niiideralely jiulieseeiit. Lfiiglh 1.(1—1.7 iiiiii. 



Plate VI r. i<v i:^ 



Atlantic and Missis.sip])! rciri 



oils. 



Til 



artrt'st ami most cotiinion of 



(iiir 



M'dc: 



li. |>i<*lllM Sz. — iMiriii riiideralely elniigated, convex. Surf; 



oe eriveretl 



Willi ex(!eedini;ly short anil sparse setae, which on the elytra are arranged in rowii: 

 riiiighly and finely seulptured ; elytra punetalo-striate. Head, prothorax and ir- 

 regular eloudeil sjiols on the elytra, as well as the legs and the lirst eight joints of 



the iintennac, testueeoiis: the remainder of the liodv dark eastaneous 



Head 



small ; eyes large, near the posterior angles, and <'onvex. Prothorax hroader than 

 the head, convex : lateral siriiie disliiiet; anterior edge nearly straiglit; anterior 

 angles somewhat aeiilo, posterior angh's |)rominent and aeiite. SciitidlMtn small, 

 snh-triangiilar. Klylra nearly twice the length of ihi' head and j)rolhorax together, 

 slightly hroaiicr than the latter, entire and evenly rounded hehind ; sides parallel 

 and aremite. Ahdominal segments ef|ual : antennae eipial in length to the pro- 

 thorax, moderately pulie.seeiit, thri'e outer joints much darker. 

 Length 1.(1—1.:! mm. 



J'latc VIT. Fiir. U. Floiida. 



A much rarer .species thtm the precedinfr. 



;i. I<. llllhcsccilH n. sp. — Form moderately elongated and convex, entirely 

 of a rathiM' |)ale hrownish eastaneous. Surface of head roughly, though very finely 

 sculptured, that of prothorax very finely granulate in texture, with large, coarse 

 and close pun<!tures; elytra striato-punctate and costate. Entire body covered 

 with rather long, cinereous setae, which on the elytra are arranged in rows. Head 

 moderate; eyes rather small, at the extreme jiosterior angles, convex. Prothorax 

 wider tliaii head, broader than long, convex ; anterior edge moderately arcuate; 

 fringe of cilia long and prominent; on the umh-r surface this fringe is about one- 

 iiflh the length of the head : anterior angles rounded, posterior angles prominent 

 and acute. Sciitolhim small. Klytra about one and ihree-fourllis times the length 

 of the head and prothorax together, entire and evenly rounded beiiind ; sides par- 

 allel and slightly areuate. Abdominal segments equal ; antennae longer than the 

 prothorax. densely pubescent, and with the three outer joints not darker. The 

 terminal process of the last joint is almost as liuig as the remainder of the joint. 

 Lengih 1.0 nim. 



Phite VIM. Kiii. 1. Cidiforiiia. 



llavinfr picked out it very small specimen from amonu' J)r. LeConte's 

 I'Xiimples of picfiis for the ]Hirpose of mea.surement, it lieciime apparent, 

 upon close cxiimiiiivtion. tliiit it was either an exceedinsrlv tdiemmt sjieei- 

 men of tlie liitter, or an niide.crilied sjiecies, ('on.sidcrino' the locality, 

 size, iintennac aihl pnlicsct'iice, I Wiis led to the lattt-r conclusion. 



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nWMH 



