Baring 465 



feebly and evenly arcuate, slightly longer than the head and prothorax, 

 the antennae just beyond the middle; prothorax a fourth wider than 

 long, the sides parallel, evenly and moderately arcuate, rapidly rounding 

 inward in apical third to the tubi;late apex, which is four-sevenths as 

 wide as the base; punctures relatively somewhat coarse and close-set, 

 sparser and isolated basally, the smooth median line obsolete apically; 

 elytra at the feebly tumid humeri slightly wider than the prothorax, two- 

 thirds longer, a fifth longer than wide, evenly parabolic; grooves deep, 

 abrupt; intervals a little less to more than one-half wider than the grooves, 

 each with a series — sometimes partially confused — of fine, feeble and 

 not dense punctures. Length (9) 2.18 mm.; width i.i mm. North 

 Carolina (Southern Pines), — Manee. 



Differs from ornatus in its much smaller size, less dense sculpture 

 and less dense scales in the irregular spots and lines of the upper 

 surface. 



Anacentrus decorus n. sp. — More elongate-oval than in ornatus, con- 

 vex, shining, pale brownish-red in color throughout; scales of the upper 

 surface whitish, close toward the pronotal sides and less so toward the 

 basal lobe, elsewhere dark, fine and very inconspicuous or wanting, the 

 scutellum nude; on the elytra they are fine, sparse and in single lines, a 

 little coarser, more irregular and distinct on the third and fifth intervals — 

 throughout the length of the latter; beneath fine and sparse, lying within 

 the notably coarse punctures; beak (cf) cylindric, smooth, evenly and 

 moderately arcuate, minutely and sparsely punctate and barely longer 

 than the prothorax, or ( 9 ) similar but longer, rather longer than the 

 head and prothorax; antennae behind three-fifths (cf ) or at four-sevenths 

 (9); prothorax barely a fifth wider than long, the sides subparallel. 

 very feebly arcuate, gradually rounding before the middle to the short, 

 feebly constricted apex, which is rather more than half as wide as the 

 base; punctures moderately coarse, separated by their own diameters 

 or more, the smooth median line subentire; elytra two-fifths (cf) to one- 

 half ( 9 ) longer than wide, only a little wider than the prothorax and 

 less than twice as long, elongate-oval in form, the apex rather acutely 

 ogival; grooves somewhat coarse; intervals one-half wider than the 

 grooves, with single, sometimes slightly impressed series of moderately 

 coarse, not very widely separated punctures; male with a deep rounded 

 impression at the base of the abdomen. Length (cf 9) 3.2-3.6 mm.; 

 width 1. 2-1. 4 mm. Colorado (locality unrecorded). 



This species would seem to be related to the Texan punctiger Lee, 

 which is wanting in my collection, but, from the description which 

 I drew up from the type, punctiger certainly has more elongate 

 elytra, narrower thoracic apex and more even and sparser pronotal 

 punctures. The prothorax in decorus is apparently more elongate 

 than in punctiger, where it is said to be a third wider than long and 

 less than half as long as the elytra. 



T. L. Casey, Mem. Col. IX, Feb. 1920. 



