LeConte.] 422 | [Feb. , 
with a large, basal puncture each side. Elytra finely striate, interspaces 
wide, flat, smooth. Under surface towards the sides very finely scabro- 
punctulate. Legs black, front thighs nearly smooth, middle and hind thighs 
coarsely and sparsely punctured ; tibie densely punctured. Length 7 mm. 
.28 inch. 
Haulover; abundant on the ocean shore. Larger and stouter 
than P. testacea, and easily known by the black and coarsely 
punctured legs. In this respect it resembles P. pilifera from 
Lower California, from which it differs only by the epipleuree 
being smooth and glabrous, while in P. pilifera they are punc- 
tured and setose. 
121. Platydema crenatum, n. sp.—Oval, rather elongate, con- 
vex, black, shining. Head punctured in front, transverse impression 
faint. Prothorax sparsely, finely punctulate, base bisinuate, not margined, 
each side with a broad, shallow impression. Elytra with deep, very 
coarsely punctured strie. Beneath punctured, last two ventral segments 
nearly smooth. Antenne, palpi and tarsi brown; prosternum convex be- 
tween the cox&, point inflexed, not prominent. Length 4.5 mm.; .18 inch. 
Haulover; one specimen. More convex than P. levipes, 
and very distinct by the coarsely punctured elytral stris. 
122. Hypophleus glaber, n. sp.—Cylindrical, red-brown, shining, 
with erect hairs. Head densely and finely punctured, transverse line 
well-impressed. Prothorax longer than wide, convex, finely punctured, 
sides nearly straight, finely margined, front angles not prominent, almost 
rounded. Elytra finely, rather densely punctured. Pygidium equally, 
densely, finely punctured. Abdomen less densely punctured, 5th ventral 
segment vague, impressed. Length 3 mm.; .12 inch. 
Tampa; two specimens, also found in Georgia, under pine 
bark. This species is smaller, narrower and more convex 
than H. parallelus, and differs by the front angles of the - 
prothorax not being acute and prominent. It has the same 
form as H. thoracicus and piliger, but differs by the elytra 
being more finely punctured, without erect hairs, and by the 
pygidium being not sparsely but densely punctured. 
I do not find mentioned in any work that the 3d, 4th and 
5th ventral segments in this genus are longitudinally, deeply 
impressed near the sides, so that the margin appears to be 
thickened. 
123. Hypophleus piliger, n. sp.—Slender, cylindrical, convex, 
red-brown, shining. Head punctured, transverse line obsolete, front with 
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a shallow, rounded impression between the eyes. Prothorax longer than 
wide, sides slightly rounded, near the apexand base, hind angles rectangu- 
lar, rounded at the extreme tip, finely not densely punctured, with a few 
erect hairs towards the sides, base not margined. Elytra finely not densely 
punctured, punctures here and there, forming rows (but not indicating 
strie); there are some erect hairs, especially near the tip, and at the sides. 
Pygidium sparsely punctured. Beneath punctured, last ventral segment 
not impressed. Length 2.5 mm.; .10 inch. 
Florida, Georgia and South Carolina; under pine bark. I 
have adopted the name which it bears in the collection of 
Dr. Zimmermann. This species is more slender than H. par- 
allelus, and differs by the sparse, erect hairs, by the punctures - 
of the elytra being less fine and more distant, and by the 
pygidium being sparsely punctured. In these respects it 
agrees with H. thoracicus, but differs in color, and by having 
fewer erect hairs. 
Three new species remain in my collection, which may be 
described on the present occasion; the subjoined table gives 
the essential characters of all the species in our fauna. 
194. Hypophleus substriatus, n. sp.—Very dark-brown, eylin- 
drical, less convex than the other species. Head punctured, transverse line 
well impressed, vertex with a faint, transverse impression, anterior to 
which the surface is more convex. Prothorax scarcely longer than wide, 
punctured, side margin stronger than in the other species, base margined. 
Elytra rather strongly punctured, punctures in rows except near the sides 
and tips, without hairs. Pygidium densely, finely punctured. Beneath 
punctured; last ventral segment broadly impressed, apical part convex. 
Length 4.2 mm.; .18 inch. 
Oregon; collected by Lord Walsingham. Much larger 
than H. parallelus, and easily distinguished by the less con- 
vex form, more strongly margined prothorax, and by the 
elytral punctures being stronger, and placed in rows. 
125. Hypophleus epaculus, n. sp.—Cylindrical, convex, biack- 
ish, not shining. Head feebly punctulate, transverse line bounded behind 
by an obtuse, transverse ridge ; epistome convex. Prothorax a little wider 
than long, sides broadly rounded, apex not emarginate, sides very finely 
margined, base indistinctly margined, surface finely, rather densely punc- 
tured. Elytra finely punctured, punctures here and there in rows. Py- 
gidium densely, finely punctured. Beneath sparsely punctured ; 5th ven- 
tral with a small, apical tubercle. Length 3.2 mm.; .13 inch. 
Southern California; one speeimen colleeted by Mr. Hardy, 

