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rather long, rigid hair on their inner side. 



■Length henHy three twentieths of an mch. 



2 B. mnphx^Coveved with dusky.soip.ewhatolivaceous, ^ 

 orbicular scales : rostrum shorter than the head & thorax : 

 thorax with a slight appearance ()i" iin inprest^cd liand on 

 the middle ? ; clylra with impreb-;ed striai ; punctures not 

 visible; striaj obsolete on the pusteri(;r declivity, excep- 

 ting the two exterior ones ; humerus rather prominent ; 

 tibix^ intermediate pair more arquated. 



Inhab. U.S. 



Length over one tenth of an inch. 



Schoenherr informs me thatDejeanhas given the name 

 of epicnus^ to this species. 



3. B. (/ereus, Body dull brassy : rostrum short, thick : 

 thorax not obviously piinetured above, lateral punctures not 

 deeply impressed : scutd distinct : elytra wilh strite of punc- 

 tures at base, none beyond the middle : feet rufous : thighs 

 slender. 



Inhab. U. S. 



Length one tenth of an inch. 



Schoenherr has separated this species under the generic 

 name oi' Jinakis. Dejean proptised for it the specific name 

 of enreus^ I formerly described it under the name of semi* 

 pundatus. 



TYLODES, Sch. 

 Subgenus Acalles, Sch. vM^nnt 

 T. davalus, Jjo% brown, covered with short upright, 

 clav^te bristl(,^s : rodritm moderate, arquated : thorax 

 with the ])uncfdres visible : elytra with striae of punctures, 

 the clavate bristles on the interstitial lines. 

 Inhab. Florida. 



Length nearly one tenth of an inch. 



CEUTOIUIYNCHUS, Schupp. 



C. cur tu.% Body short, robust, blackish : rodritm^s long 

 as the thorax, arquated, cylindrical : thorax narrowed be- 

 fore, with rather large, mimerous, impressed punctures ; 

 a transverse, impressed line on the anterior margin ; &a 

 longitudinal, impressed line, more obvious at base; each 

 side rather behind the middle is a smaller, subacute tubercle: 



