1878.) aa | LeConte. 
Additional Descriptions of New Species. 
By Joun L. LEContE, M. D. 
1. Dyschirius falciger, n. sp.—Ratber slender, black, very shining, 
with a slight brown-metallic tinge ; palpi, antennee and legs ferruginous. 
Head smooth, convex, with the frontal and tranverse impressions deep ; 
front truncate, with small, acute lateral angles. Eyes convex, prom- 
inent, as usual. Prothorax about as wide as long, rounded on the sides, 
narrowed in front, lateral impressed line not continued to the base. Elytra 
with striz coarsely punctured at base, gradually becoming finer, obliter- 
ated at about three-fourths of the length ; tip with faint traces of striz, and 
a rather large, oblique impression, representing the end of the 7th stria. 
Front tibize with a small, acute tooth above the apical prolongation, which 
is straight and slender ; apical spur very long and strongly curved. Length 
3 mm.; .12 inch. 
Tampa and Lake Harney; received also from Dr. Emil 
Brendel. This species is not as slender as D. terminatus, but 
is proportioned like D. analis, from which the characters 
given above easily distinguish it. D. curvispinus Putz., is 
described as having the apical spur of the front tibize curved, 
but it is otherwise quite distinct by the ferruginous color, 
and by the striz of the elytra not obliterated towards the 
tip. The preescutellar puncture in this species is large, and 
the dorsal punctures usually seen on the 3d interspace are 
not ‘apparent. 
2. Onota trivittata, n. sp.—Elongate, depressed; bright rufo-tes- 
taceous, shining. Head narrowed and rounded behind the eyes, flat, with- 
out impressions ; edges larger and more prominent than usual. Prothorax 
not as wide as the head with the eyes, longer than wide, narrowed behind, 
sides rounded in front, then sinuate to the basal angles which are not 
rounded, and slightly divergent ; side margin reflexed, not very narrow, 
dorsal line fine, basal impressions small. Elytra wider than the prothorax, 
obleng, truncate at base, somewhat obliquely, broadly truncate at tip, flat, 
side margin reflexed, strise composed of very fine punctures ; ornamented 
with a common sutural black stripe, and a sub-marginal one, which ex- 
tends along the apical truncature to meet the sutural one ; the latter ex- 
tends to the 2d stria, and behind the middle is slightly dilated for one- 
fourth the length to reach the 4th stria. Beneath uniform rufo-testaceous. 
Length 5 mm.; .20 inch. 
Florida, collected by Mr. A. Bolter, of Chicago, to whom 
