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fourth wider, sides parallel and nearly straight in basal two-thirds, the apex 

 broadly ogival ; humeri narrowly rounded to the base of the prothorax ; disk 

 finely, sparsely punctate, with rather coarsely impressed series of punctures, 

 which are small and inconspicuous when viewed by lateral light, but rather 

 coarse by light reflected along the striae from the front. Under surface polished, 

 minutely, sparsely punctate, the prosternum very densely so but not dull. 

 Legs moderate. Length 4.8 mm. ; width 2.0 mm. 



Florida. 



This species belongs somewhat near tenellus, but differs greatly 

 in coloration, in its broader form, and especially in its wider elytra 

 and more transverse prothorax ; the eyes in the unique female are 

 decidedly smaller, and the antennae still more slender. 



38 H. floridanus n. sp. — Oblong-oval, rather strongly convex, dark 

 piceous-brown throughout, the legs and antennae throughout pale rufo-ferru- 

 ginous ; pubescence short, rather fine, sparse, pale but not very conspicuous. 

 Head rather short, strongly and rather densely punctured between the eyes, 

 the latter moderately large, separated by about four-fifths of their own width ; 

 antennae slender, two-fifths as long as the body, the joints nearly parallel, 

 each distinctly more than twice as long as wide, the third a little longer than 

 the fourth. Prothorax rather short, three-fourths wider than long, the apex 

 broadly arcuate, three-fourths as wide as the base, the latter broadly feebly 

 sinuate at each side of the middle ; sides feebly convergent and broadly arcu- 

 ate from the basal angles, the latter right, not rounded ; disk just visibly and 

 broadly impressed or flattened in the middle, rather coarsely, very densely 

 punctate, the punctures narrowly separated ; interspaces rather shining. 

 Elytra a little more than three times as long as the prothorax and nearly 

 one-third wider ; sides parallel and nearly straight ; apex abruptly, obtusely 

 ogival ; humeri rather abruptly rounded to the base of the prothorax ; disk 

 somewhat coarsely, deeply striate, the striae coarsely, rather closely punctate, 

 the intervals finely but very distinctly, moderately closely punctured. Under 

 surface finely, sparsely punctate, the prosternum very densely so, the pro- 

 pleurae rather densely so and more coarsely rugulose. Legs moderate ; basal 

 joint of the hind tarsi quite distinctly longer than the remainder. Length 

 5.5-6.2 mm. ; width 2.4-2.8 mm. 



Florida. National Museum. 



Rather closely allied to sobrinus, but differing in its paler colora- 

 tion, larger size, slightly larger eyes, rather longer and more slender 

 antennas and more robust form. The prothorax is longer and the 

 sides are much more convergent from the basal angles than in 

 sobrinus; it is represented by two specimens. 



39 H. confertus Lee— N. Spec. Col., 1866, p. 136.— Oblong-oval, moder- 

 ately robust, rather strongly convex, dark brown throughout, the legs slightly 



