Deseripiions of north ^Bmmcan Cumilionides 8f an ar- 

 tans;ement of some of our known species agreeaUyi to (he 

 method of Schoenherr.* July 1 83 1 . 



BJUJ mm. Fabr. 



1, B. 4-mr/c?i/a/v,^, F. Ol!v.--Fabricinssays it inhabits 

 the island of Santa Cruz, & Olivier says it is from Carolina. 

 The only individual I have seen was found by Mr. Bara- 

 bino at I^eworieans. 



Olivier gives its length at three twentieths of an inch. 

 The present specimen is considerably over one tenth, but 

 is less than three twentieths. 



2, B. obtedus, Dusk};^ ; base & tip of the antennse feet 

 & abdomen obscure rufous. 



Inhab. Louisiana. 



Body above blackish ; with prostrate, somewhat dense, 

 dull yellowish hairs : antennae gradually thicker to the tip 

 basal half & terminal joint dull rufous, second Joint nearly 

 as long as the third: thorax with numeraos, distant punc- 

 tures ; ehjtra immaculate, the strise distinct ; apicial mar- 

 gin obsoletely rufous ; beneath black, with prostrate hair ; 

 feet dull rufous : posterior thighs somewhatdilated, beneath 

 blackish with a toath neir the tip & about too small ones 

 nearer the tip ; abdomen dull rufous, immaculate. 



Length less than tliree twentieths of an inch. 



3. B. triangularis. Black ; elytra with a triangular 

 band, in which is a black spot each side. 

 Inhab. Mexico. 



Body black : antennae rufous at base : thorax trans- 

 versa : elytrayNiiXi slander, deep, punctured striae; a com- 

 mon, large triangular white band, connected along the su- 

 ture with the white scutel & attenuating to the lateral - 

 edge; in the middle on each side of the suture is a black 

 dot: posterior M/^/«s with a spine, beyond which are two 

 smaller spines. 



Length nearly three twentieths of an inch. 



*I am greatly inrlebtefl to this diptingnished naturnlist, for his ablJ work tfe« 

 "Dipposilio Melliodici Ciirculionidiim'' as well hp for a knowledge of fsevera! 

 unpublished jrenera of this family; rny th.mks are also due to Germnr who ha» 

 kindly fiirnishod ine with hip"0'il ^oiiferonim sof'ii'?^ Tiovie nut minus cognit&a" 

 desjriplionibus ii lustratac", in which many new genera are instituted. 



