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[LeConte. 
SMICRIPS., n. g. (MoNOTOMIDA). 
Body elongate, sub-cylindrical, resembling in miniature a narrow species 
of Ips. Head as wide as the prothorax, not narrowed behind the eyes, 
which are small, rounded and convex; narrowed in front of the eyes, epi- 
stoma wider than long, with sides parallel, separated from the head by a 
very deep frontal suture. Labrum transverse, broadly rounded ; mandi- 
bles strong, obtusely toothed. Palpi short, the labial ones broad. Men- 
tum with parallel sides, longer than wide. Antenne inserted in the cly- 
peal suture, 11-jointed, joints 1 and 2 thick, 3-S small, 9-11 forming a 
loose elongate club. 
Prothorax nearly square, front angles rounded, side margin very fine; 
prosternum very narrow between the cox, which are very small, and far 
back, at the hind margin of the prothorax ; coxal cavities small; oval. 
Middle coxe separated by the narrow mesosternum. Hind coxæ widely 
separated. Ventral segments 9; 1st and 5th each as long as the three 
others united. Elytra parallel, scarcely wider than the prothorax, broadly 
truncate at tip, exposing a long pygidium. Legs rather short, tibise gradu- 
ally thickened to the tip, where there are a few small spines ; tarsi with 
the joints dilated, very short, last joint more than twice as long as the 
others united ; claws rather large, simple. 
56. S. palmicola, n. sp.—Hlongate, reddish-testaceous, impercepti- 
bly punctulate above and beneath, and finely pubescent; elytra with a 
transverse piceous cloud near the tip, and frequently another near the base. 
Length 1.mm.; .04 inch ; varies a little larger or smaller. 
cf 5th ventral segment broadly impressed. 
Tampa, Haulover and Enterprise; abundant on Chamerops 
palmetto. I have also a specimen from Georgia ; a MS. draw- 
ing by my father bears the name Nitidula minutissima Dej. 
Cat. 
The quadrangular epistoma and deep frontal suture will 
enable this small insect to be easily recognized. The maxil- 
le are unusually large and flat at the base, filling up the 
buccal cavity each side of the mentum. 
57. Scymnus balteatus.—Elongate oval, brownish rufous, shining, 
punctulate and very finely, sparsely pubescent ; elytra tinged with piceous, 
ornamented with a broad oblique yellow band in front of the middle. 
Beneath finely and densely punctured, post-coxal arcs entire, not extending 
to the sides of the abdomen ; antenne and legs paler rufous. Length 1.5 
mm.; .06 inch. 
Haulover and Sand Point; rare. This and the next are 
more elongate than our other species, except S. punctatus 
Mels., which, however, is more coarsely punctured, and of a 

