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piceous, clothed with white hairs; first joint scarcely longer than second, the third 
slightly wider; claws strong, black. Length (from apex to thorax), 2.2 mm. 
Four examples collected in Los Angeles Co., Cal., by Mr. D. W. 
Coquillett. Type No. 1402 U. S. N. M. 
This genus may be placed near Epimechus Dietz, from which it 
differs in the abbreviated scrobes and the narrow thorax. 
TRIBE BARINI. 
Stenobaris, gen. nov. 
Pygidium completely exposed, oblique; antennae inserted before the middle of the 
beak, club oval, densely pubescent, is long as the preceding four joints combined, 
second funicular joint as long as the next two combined; tarsal claws very small, 
free; anterior coxae large, very narrowly separated; prosternum slightly convex, 
transversely impressed at the apical margin ; beak not separated from the head, slen¬ 
der, cylindrical, arcuate, as long as the thorax; body slender, sparsely clothed with 
linear scales, not condensed into spots. 
This genus should take its place near Plesiobans Casey, from which 
it differs by the slender form, narrow prosternum, longer second funicu¬ 
lar joint and the vestiture not forming any spots. 
Stenobaris avicenniae, sp. nov. 
Elongate, lanceolate, shining, aeneous, beak, antennae and legs rufo-ferruginous; 
beak nearly smooth, finely punctate on the sides at base; antennae slender, scape not 
reaching the eye; club piceous, the basal joint large, composing one-half of the mass; 
eyes feebly convex, narrowly separated above ; head aeneous, alutaceous, coarsely but 
not densely punctate, rugose and scaly between the eyes; thorax cylindrical, as long 
as wide, narrowed but not constricted at apex ; disc very coarsely and densely punc¬ 
tate, each puncture bearing a narrow yellowish-white scale at the bottom, a few 
broader, irregular, smooth intervals between the punctures near the middle; elytra 
at base distinctly broader than thorax, with prominent humeri, nearly two and a-haif 
times as long as broad ; sides parallel for four-fifths the length, then arcuate to apex; 
stride fine, coarser at the base, subobsoletely punctate; intervals flat, remotely trans. 
versely strigose, each striga with a small puncture, bearing a long narrow grayish- 
white scale ; ventral surface with squamiferous punctures, rather dense on the thoracic 
segments, sparser on the abdomen; legs with sparse scale-like hairs; tarsi very short; 
fimbriate. Length, 3 mm. 
Type No. 1403, U. S. N. M. Five examples in the collection of 
Messrs. Hubbard and Schwarz, two of which they have presented to 
the National Museum. They were collected at Punta Gorda, Fla. 
(July 14), on black mangrove ( Avicennia nitidci ) and were labelled by 
Mr. Schwarz with the manuscript names used above. In form this 
insect is nearly as slender as the species of Barilepton. 
