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cylindrico paulo deflexo, nitido parce punctato, ad basin foveato, tliorace liaud 
breviore. Long. -45. 
Eagle Pass, Texas ; Mr. Scliott ; one specimen. The punctures of the thorax 
are not confluent, but are longer and deeper than in any other sj)ecies in my 
collection. 
Anthonomus Germ. 
A. fulvus, oblongus, Isete fulvus nitidus, thorace latitudine breviore, an- 
trorsum angustato, et lateribus rotundato, ad apicem subtubulato, confertim 
profundissime cribrato, et parce piloso, linea dorsali pilis longioribus pallidis 
cristata ; elytris profunde crenato-striatis, interstitiis punctis pilisque paucis 
notatis, annulo postico subtriangulari densius pallide pubescente utrinque sig- 
natis ; femoribus acute dentatis, rostro sulcato et punctato, ad apicem laevi, 
antennarum clava fusca. Long. '17. 
Ringgold Barracks, Mr. Haldeman. The anterior femora are armed with a, 
small tooth near the apex, besides the large acute one. 
A. scutellaris, oblongus, nigro-piceus, tenuiter cinereo-pubescens, rostio 
rugose punctato, carinato ad apicem Isevi, capite confertim, thorace grossius 
dense punctatis, hoc lateribus et ad medium fulvo-piloso, latitudine breviore, 
lateribus postice parallelis antice subito rotundatis, ad apicem tubulato ; elytris 
punctato-striatis, interstitiis planis pilis nigris tesselatis, lateribus parallelis, 
scutello dense pallide piloso ; femoribus dente magno acuto armatis. Lontr 
•17— -20. 
Found by Mr. Haldeman in Texas, and by me in Georgia. 
Baridius Schonh. 
B. mucoreus, oblongus elongatus, niger dense cinereo-pubescens, thoracis 
macula utrinque ad angulos posticos, scutelloque nigris nudis ; thorace latitu- 
dine fere longiore, lateribus rectis fere parallelis, antice subito convergentibus 
et rotundatis. Long. -18. 
One specimen found near Fort Yuma. Exactly resembles our very abundant 
B.'trinotatus Say, except in the form of the thorax, which instead of being 
obliquely and gradually rounded on the sides, is nearly parallel, with the cur- 
vature in front. 
B. dens us, niger opacus, oblongo-ovalis, pilis parcis cinereis brevissimis 
subpruinosus, capite antice punctato, rostro confertim punctato, thorace hand 
breviore, curvato, ad basin transversim impresso, thorace dense cribrato, lati- 
tudine hand longiore, antrorsum sensim recte, dein magis et curvatim angus- 
tato, ad apicem subconstricto, linea dorsali tenuissima Ijevi ; elytris pone hu- 
meros sensim angustatis, striis exaratis punctatis, interstitiis planis valdt 
punctatis ; antennis validis, articulo funiculi primo elongate. Long. "14. 
San Diego, California. 
B. carinulatus, oblongo-ovalis, niger nitidus, rostro punctato, thorace 
multo breviore crasso, curvato ad basin transversim impresso, capite parce 
punctulato ; thorace latitudine breviore antrorsum paulo et recte, dein fortius 
curvatim angustato, ad apicem baud constricto, cribatim in lateribus rugose 
punctato, linea dorsali angusta subelevata Isevi ; elytris striis exaratis vix punc- 
tatis, interstitiis striis paulo latioribu'^, fortius prsecipue uniseriatim punctatis ; 
antennis validis, funiculi articulo primo elongato. Long. -17. 
Texas, Mr. Haldeman, one specimen. The punctures of the second and 
third and some of the outer intervals of the elytra are irregular ; the others 
are placed in single rows. 
Cratosomus Sell. 
C. gemmatus, niger opacus, undique subsequaliter fulvo-pubescens, 
rostro glabro nitido subdepresso, thorace longiore subarcuato, extrorsum parce 
punctulato, ad basim punctato et subcarinato, fronte canaliculata, thorace 
1858.] 
