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accidental variations; it is widely distributed and abundant from 

 central Texas to Iowa and eastward to, but apparently not across, 

 the Appalachian system. The true transversa of Say, is the larger 

 and more essentially western species named streniia by LeConte; 

 of this, I think, there can be no question, as it agrees very well with 

 Say's description in all of its structural characters, especially in- 

 cluding size of the body. The Florida species splendens Csy., was 

 formerly identified by Boheman and LeConte as interstitialis Say, 

 but it agrees closely with the description of Say in scarcely any 

 particular. Baris siihovalis Lee, a large and conspicuous species, 

 was formerly known to me only through the unique type from 

 Wisconsin, but, as stated by the authors named above, it has since 

 been taken by Manee at Southern Pines, North Carolina. I have 

 made this identification only by means of published descriptions of 

 subovalis, but possibly Blatchley and Leng may have compared the 

 Manee specimens directly with the LeContean type. I now have 

 an additional specimen of subcBnea Lee, taken on Coney Island; 

 it is dark piceo-rufous in color, the legs usually somewhat more 

 rufous. 



The following eleven species belong to the transversa (stremia) — 

 striata group of the genus, as defined in my revision. The Yucatan 

 species identified by Mr. Champion as stremia Lee, differs rather 

 conspicuously in its somewhat smaller size, relatively shorter and 

 stouter outline and especially in the much coarser, less close-set 

 pronotal punctures and coarser punctures of the more impressed 

 interstitial series; it may be renamed Baris championina (new 

 name for strenua Chmp., nee Lee). Transversa {stremia) occurs 

 rather abundantly from eastern Missouri to Arizona, being more 

 southern and less eastern than striata Say, which is found less 

 abundantly from Wisconsin to Arkansas and North Carolina. 



Baris montanica n. sp. — Rather large, elongate, moderately stout, 

 convex, black, the lustre and pubescence nearly as in transversa; legs 

 black; beak differing but little in the sexes, strongly, not densely punc- 

 tate, evenly and feebly arcuate and about three-fourths as long as the 

 prothorax, the latter fully a third wider than long, the sides converging, 

 nearly straight, becoming broadly, feebly arcuate anteriorly to the feeble 

 but definite constriction at the apex; punctures coarse, deep, numerous, 

 separated by a third to half their diameters, forming subcoalescent series 

 toward the sides, the median line partially impunctate; scutellum trans- 

 verse, impressed; elytra one-half longer than wide, a fourth or fifth 



