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finely and closely punctulate, very abruptly and almost trans- 

 versely-quadrangularly dilated at apex, the dilated portion barely 

 as long as the basal portion. 



" Thorax oblong, with a triangular depression extending from 

 base to near apex and having a feebly indicated and sometimes 

 slightly elevated median line. The punctures in this depression 

 are coarse and irregular, on sides of thorax smaller and more 

 regular. Elytra slightly wider than base of thorax, surface rather 

 deeply striate at base; striae with close deep punctures, but not 

 impressed at apical portion. Prosternum very coarsely and some- 

 what densely punctulate ; metasternum more sparsely punctured ; 

 as are also the metasternum and first two abdominal segments. 



" Length — exclusive of rostrum — 2.9 mm. 



" Locality — Miami, Biscayne Bay, Fla." 



Several specimens taken from beneath the bark of a dead rubber 

 tree by Mrs. Slosson, one of which, in the collection of Mr. H. C. 

 Fall, I have examined. 



The original description has been given. The species is so dis- 

 tinct because of its color that it could be confused with nothing 

 else in our fauna. There are, however, a number of species in the 

 Mexican and Central American regions that closely resemble it. 



C. bohemanni Horn. Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, Vol. XIII, 2 Z, 

 p. 438, platalea Boh. Sch. Gen. Cure, IV, p. 998. 



" Nigro-piceous, nitidus, glaber, supra deplanatus, antennis, 

 tibiis, tarsique ferrugineis ; rostro capite duplo longiori, tenu- 

 iori, apice minus sensim dilatato ; thorace latiori subciuadrato, 

 antice evidenter coarctato, supra in ipsa basi obsolete bis impresso, 

 dorso remote lateribus crebre punctato ; el3'tris profunde punc- 

 tato-striatis, interstitiis laterioribus majis convexis." 



The above is the original description of what Boheman con- 

 sidered to be platalea Say. The characters however, do not fit 

 that species nor in fact any of our species, the post median anten- 

 nae and truncate base of thorax, characters which it was said to 

 possess, being such as are found in none of our known species. 

 Horn, though he renamed it, could not recognize it but supposed 

 that Boheman must have had in his hands a species with which 



