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Baris caudalis n. sp. — Black, moderately shining, the elytra and legs 

 piceo-rufous, convex, elongate-suboval in outline; beak feebly arcuate 

 and three-fifths as long as the prothorax in the male, not very coarsely 

 but densely punctate; prothorax a fifth wider than long, the sides dis- 

 tinctly converging and feebly arcuate, broadly rounding and converging 

 in about apical third; basal lobe broadly rounded and notably short; 

 punctures moderate in size, deep and rather dense throughout, coarser 

 and still denser toward the sides, the median smooth line subobliterated; 

 scutellum not impressed, rounded and punctate; elytra three-sevenths 

 longer than wide, barely at all wider than the prothorax and three- 

 fourths longer, subparallel and feebly arcuate at the sides, broadly 

 rounded at apex, the humeral callus scarcely at all prominent; grooves 

 rather coarse, deep, abrupt and smooth, with small punctures along the 

 bottom; intervals one-half wider than the grooves, each with a single 

 rather close-set line of moderately coarse punctures, the second and 

 third wider and with confused punctures; pale setae very small; abdomen 

 with rather strong and close punctures, the male with a feeble medio- 

 basal impression not extending to the second segment, the fifth with a 

 short median ligula at apex; femora rather strongly, closely punctate. 

 Length (cf ) 3.9 mm.; width 1.7 mm. Kansas. A single specimen. 



To be readily known by the rather dense sculpture, especially as 

 observable on the beak and femora, by the punctured scutellum 

 and by the exceptional sexual characters of the male. 



Baris adustula n. sp. — ^Stout, convex, suboval, rather shining, obscure 

 red-brown throughout; beak arcuate, closely punctate basally and three- 

 fifths as long as the prothorax in the female; prothorax but little wider 

 than long, the sides parallel, feebly arcuate, gradually rounding from 

 slightly before the middle; basal lobe obtusely cuspidiform; punctures 

 notably coarse, separated by about half their diameters, dense and 

 rugulose laterally; impunctate line narrow, short and inconspicuous; 

 scutellum very small; elj'tra two-fifths longer than wide, very slightly 

 wider than the prothorax and three-fifths longer, the sides feebly arcuate, 

 gradually rounding behind, the humeral callus rather feebly prominent; 

 grooves not very coarse, deep, with fine and distant punctures along 

 the bottom, not crenulate at any point; intervals twice as wide as the 

 grooves, with coarse confused punctures, the third wider and more 

 loosely and less coarsely punctate; setae pale, small but distinct; abdomen 

 strongly but loosely punctate, more densely so at tip, the femoral punc- 

 tures well separated. Length (9) 4.2 mm.; width 1.85 mm. Cali- 

 fornia (locality unrecorded). 



Distinct from any other of the preceding brownish species by its 

 robust form, coarse pronotal and confused elytral punctures and 

 very small scutellum. 



Baris brevipennis n. sp. — Stout, subparallel, very convex, rather 

 shining, dark red-brown in color throughout; beak short, arcuate, 

 closely punctate, three-fifths as long as the prothorax in the female; 



