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liiiilv ; redilhiea! ;, erich slile a liillc arquaietl to the 
posterior aii^'les. wlsich are obvious but almost roiiiMled ; 
lateral edse but sli£;htly arquated^ uearl^^- recliliiiear bebind 
tiie mlddUs near the posterior angle hardly perceptibly .ex» 
curved; dorsal line very distinct; anterior transverse line 
distioct, ol)iiisely arquated; basal lines so much dilated as 
to extend to tiie lateral anglcj incliidiog r few sparse^, 'pro- 
found punctures; base and tip and exterior edge' paler pice- 
ous : elytra with im punctured^ deeply indeiiled slrissj less 
profound towards the margin; rodimeiital strire none; sutu- 
ral interstitial space paler piceoiis ; dilated exterior margin 
honey yellow; lateral series of puuctores^ with the excep- 
tion of a small one, wddely ioterropted in the middle : feet 
pale yellow. 
. Length less tlian three twentieths of an inch. 
For this insect I am indebted to Br. Harris. On a cur- 
sory examination 1 considered it identical with S. ochrope- 
zfiSj SaVy notwithstanding its great inferiority of size, which 
may at once distinguish it. The thoracic posterior angles 
are much more obLiisely rounded in that species, tlie punc- 
tures of the basal lines are much more numerous and extend 
nearly to the basal middle, the dorsal line is obsolete &c, 
ACUPALPUS, Latr. I3ej. 
1. A. partiariiiSy Bay, (Trecliiis) Trans. Philos. Hoc. 
Since described by Bejeau under the name of testaceus, 
I have recently received a specimen from Louisiana, for 
which I. am imlebied to Mr, J. Barabino. 
2. A. conjunctusy Say, (I'rechus) Trans. Amer. Philos^ 
xSoc. Since described by Dejean under the name of miseU 
his. 
d. A. riipestriSf Bay, (Trecims) Trans. Amer. Philos. 
Soc. Since clescribed by Dejean under the name of tantil- 
Ills. 
4. A. Pica?'3US'blaclv ; base of the aiitennse and 
feet pale yellowish. 
Inhab. Imliaua. 
Body vary dark piceous, almos t black : impunctur- 
ed; between the aiitennae on each side a dilated very obvi- 
ous indentation : antennm brown, three basal joints yellow- 
ish: mandibles at tip black: yellowish rather pale : 
thorax widest before the middle, gradually narrowed, by a 
regular arquation of the edge, to tlie base; basal angle ob- 
tiiseh romided ; anterior and posterior margins on their 
