LeConte.] ot 5 [Feb. 1, 
53. Palaminus pumilus, n. sp.—Much smaller, yellow-testace- 
ous, shining, sparsely pilose. Head and prothorax sparsely punctured, 
the latter nearly as long as wide, ovate, somewhat narrowed behind, rounded 
on the sides. Elytra a little longer than the prothorax, strongly not densely 
punctured. Length 2.1 mm.; .08 inch. 
A th ventral segment with the posterior margin obliquely truncate each 
side and angulate at the middle. 
© Yth ventral segment broadly rounded at tip. 
Enterprise and Tampa; rare. Differs from P. eribratus by 
smaller size, prothorax less narrowed behind and elytra less 
coarsely punctured. 
54. Palaminus larvalis Lec., New Sp. Coleopt. (Smiths. 8 vo.) 49. 
In this species the head and prothorax are sparsely and coarsely punctured; 
the prothorax 1s nearly as wide as long, ovate, strongly narrowed behind, 
and oblique on the sides, as in P. erdbratus ; the elytra are not longer than 
the prothorax and a little narrower, convex, very coarsely and sparsely 
punctured. Length 3.1 mm.; .12 inch. 
New York, Tennessee; Palatka and Tampa, Florida. 
No sexual differences are apparent in four specimens ex- 
amined. This species closely resembles P. favipennis, but 
can be distinguished from immature specimens of that spe- 
cies by the elytra being a little narrower than the prothorax, 
and by the smooth dorsal line of the latter not being ele- 
vated towards the base. 
55. Brachypeplus glaber, n. sp.—Elongate, very depressed, red- 
brown, abdomen piceous. Head and prothorax finely rather densely punc- 
tured, the latter more than one-half wider than long, scarcely narrower in 
front, sides nearly straight, Slightly rounded near the anterior margin, 
which is truncate ; sides finely margined, narrowly explanate towards the 
hind angles, which are rectangular. Scutellum finely punctured, transverse, 
5-sided. Elytra about twice as long as the prothorax, strie punctured, well 
impressed, interspaces flat, each with a row of punctures. Dorsalsegments 
sparsely punctulate, fimbriw widest behind, narrowest at the middle, with 
the inner outline concave ; fimbria of last segment widest at base, gradually 
narrowed behind. Length 3.2 mm.; 18 inch. 
Enterprise; May. Differs from all the tropical American 
species described by Murray (Trans. Linn. 'Soc., London, 
xxiv, 296), by the absence of pubescence. It therefore be- 
longs to his sub-genus Leiopeplus, thus far known only from 
Western Africa. 

