tuation of the elytra. As the outline drawing is made from the 

 slab which does not properly show the shape of the fore leg, a 

 detail figure is given to illustrate this character. 



BARIS EENOVATA sp. nov. 

 (Plate IV, fig. 19). 



Form rather stout. Head unnaturally extended in flattening, so as to 

 appear larger than normal, occiput (probably where overlapped in life by 

 the pronotum) extremely minutely longitudinally closely rugose by con- 

 fluence of the fine punctuation, vertex moderately coarsely, strongly and very 

 closely punctured. Eye rather large, circular. Beak with outline poorly 

 defined, sculptured a little more finely than the vertex, the punctures tending 

 to become longitudinally confluent. Pronotum not much arched, punctuation 

 coarse, moderately deep and as close as possible without confluence. Elytra 

 but little arched along the back, with rows of moderately deep and large 

 rounded punctures, each of which bears a short bristle or hair-like scale, 

 the areas between the rows about smooth. Body beneath punctured in a 

 manner similar to that of the pronotum except that there is a smooth area 

 between the middle and hind coxae and the abdominal sculpture is less 

 deep than that of the prothorax. Legs fairly stout and of moderate 

 length. Length, exclusive of rostrum, 2.10 mm. 



Described from two specimens with their counterparts. 



This is referred to Baris in the wide sense because I am not 

 able to assign it to any of the modern genera created by the dis- 

 memberment of the old group and at the same time no characters 

 seem to offer themselves for the establishment of a new genus. 

 Its form is very much that of some of the recent species of 

 Limnoharis but the sculpture and vestiture are more like Pachy- 

 haris porosus. The abdomen is damaged so that the sutures are 

 neither fully displayed nor distinct, but the pygidium seems to 

 have been exposed. None of the other Florissant Barini are so 

 small as this fossil which is unique, also, in punctuation and 

 vestiture. The hairs are visible only in certain lights and must be 

 sought for carefully under fairly high magnifying power. 



BAEIS NEARCTICA sp. nov. 

 (Plate IV, fig. 18). 

 Form rather elongate, subparallel. Head strongly and closely but rather 

 finely punctured, the beak somewhat less distinctly. Rostrum but very 

 little curved, nearly as long as the prothorax. Eye small, elliptical, its long 

 axis oblique to the head. Antenna not well defined, but the club is pretty 

 distinct and is elongate oval, pointed at the tip. Prothorax very deeply 

 punctured, more coarsely than the head, the punctures extremely close to- 

 gether but scarcely confluent, finer along the front margin. Elytra long, 



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