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more or less rounded spot in the centre and occupies usually the fourth 
part of the length of the thorax, but is in some specimens reduéed in size. 
Elytra shining, strongly striate-punctate, punctures finer towards the apex, 
interstices flat, finely alutaceous, obsoletely remotely punctulate ; the red 
color is usually confined to the thickened margin and to the epipleure, but 
in two specimens the last interstice also is indistinctly red in the middle. 
Prosternum sparsely punctured, almost smooth in front, mesosternum 
coarsely punctured, metasternum almost smooth, abdomen finely, remotely 
punctulate. The red and green colors on the tibiz are not sharply sepa- 
rated ; the base and the upper edge, however, are always dark and the 
largest part of the lower edge always red. Length 7-9 mm. ; .28-.35 inch. 
Ft. Capron, Tampa, and Enterprise; six specimens. This 
species resembles in form ZL. tedata, it is, however, a little 
more elongate with the thorax longer. 
8. Tomarus hirtellus, n. sp.—Oblong-oval, convex, shining, fus- 
co-testaceous. Head and thorax finely, sparsely punctulate, sparsely pubes- 
cent ; antennee less slender than in 7. pulchellus. Thorax twice as wide 
as long, on the sides subsinuate before and slightly undulate behind the 
middle, base sinuated each side, basal impressions deep. LElytra with 
sparse, suberect, grayish pubescence, and with some scattered long erect 
hairs, strongly irregularly punctate in front, punctures becoming finer 
and obsolete towards the apex ; an indefinite, often abbreviated, fascia at 
the middle and another on the apical third black. Beneath finely, sparsely 
pubescent, pro- and metasternum evidently punctulate ; legs pale. Length 
1.25-1.5 mm ; .05-.06 inch. 
Smaller and shorter than 7. pulchellus and easily distin- 
guished by its more evident pubescence and stronger punc- 
tuation on the elytra. The pubescence of 7. hirtellus and 
the form of the thorax, whose side margin has the tendency 
to become serrulate, bring the genus Zomarus still nearer to 
Paramecosoma. 
9. Lathropus pictus, n. sp.—Opaque, head and thorax ferrugineo- 
testaceous, the former densely rugosely punctulate, emarginate in front, 
antenne ferrugineous, second joint and the club blackish, joints 83—8 very 
small, together hardly as long as the club. Thorax transverse, side mar- 
gins undulate, apical margin and base straight, anterior angles almost 
rectangular, hind angles prominent; finely and densely rugosely punctu- 
late, without any trace of impressions, lateral lines feeble. Scutellum 
small, transverse. Elytra much less elongate than in Z. vernalis, fusco- 
testaceous, finely punctate-striate, with numerous rows of exceedingly 
short, rigid, whitish hairs; a circumscutellar cloud and a common fascia, 
concave and dentate anteriorly, blackish. This fascia is formed of three 
indefinite spots on each elytron, the first at the suture a little behind the 
