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black and polished. I would arrange this species in the irrora- 

 tus group near turpiculus. 



324. Phlepsius truncatus VanDuzee. 



One pair taken at Crescent City and Sevenoaks. These 

 are a little smaller than were the types from North Carolina but 

 this variation in size is no more than we find in i?'roratus. 



325. Phlepsius sp. 



Three examples of a still undescribed species of Phlepsius 

 were taken at Ft. Myers and Sevenoaks. This is a pale species 

 with the head thin and produced. 



326. Phlepsius pulchripennis Baker. 



Taken at Crescent City, Sanford, Sevenoaks, St. Peters- 

 burg and Ft. Myers and Mrs. Slosson has sent me specimens 

 taken at Belleair. This is a small narrow species recalling cer- 

 tain dark species of Scaphoidcus. The elytra are strongly 

 marked with fuscous areas along their axies and the scutellum 

 may be almost fulvous. Prof. Osborn thinks this species may 

 prove identical with Allygus costomaculatus VanD. from Texas. 



327. Phlepsius fuscipennis VanDuzee. 



Common everywhere is suitable locations. It lives on a 

 low fine Juncus growing in abundance along the shores of most 

 of the lakes I visited in Florida. I took it in greatest numbers 

 about Lake Stella at Crescent City and Lake Monroe at 

 Sanford. 



328. Acinopterus acuminatus VanDuzee. 

 Taken occasionally at Tampa and Sanford. 



329. Scaphoideus obtusus Osborn? 



Crescent City, Sanford, Sevenoaks and Ft. Myers. This 

 is the only representative I found of the typical immistus. 

 group. It is with some doubt that I place it with Osborn's 

 species as the vertex is not shorter and less acute than in im- 

 mistus. It bears a strong resemblance to var. minor of that 

 species but the male plates are long triangular, at least two 

 thirds the length of the pygofers. In this respect it approaches 

 luteolus but it is very distinct otherwise. It may readily be 



