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more or less rounded spot in the centre and occupies usually the fourth 
part of the length of the thorax, but is in some specimens reduced in size. 
Elytra shining, strongly striate-punctate, punctures finer towards the apex, 
interstices flat, finely alutaceous, obsoletely remotely punctulate ; the red 
color is usually confined to the thickened margin and to the epipleure, but 
in two specimens the last interstice also is indistinctly red in the middle. 
Prosternum sparsely punctured, almost smooth in front, mesosternum 
coarsely punctured, metasternum almost smooth, abdomen finely, remotely 
punctulate. The red and green colors on the tibie are not sharply sepa- 
rated ; the base and the upper edge, however, are always dark and the 
largest part of the lower edge always red. Length 7-9 mm. و‎ .28-.35 inch. 
Ft. Capron, Tampa, and Enterprise; six specimens. This 
species resembles in form L. tedata, it is, however, a little 
more elongate with the thorax longer. 
8. Tomarus hirtellus, n. sp.—Oblong-oval, convex, shining, fus- 
co-testaceous. Head and thorax finely, sparsely punctulate, sparsely pubes- 
cent; antenne less slender than in T. pulchellus. Thorax twice as wide 
as long, on the sides subsinuate before and slightly undulate behind the 
middle, base sinuated each side, basal impressions deep. Elytra with 
sparse, suberect, grayish pubescence, and with some scattered long erect 
hairs, strongly irregularly punctate in front, punctures becoming finer 
and obsolete towards the apex ; an indefinite, often abbreviated, fascia at 
the middle and another on the apical third black. Beneath finely, sparsely 
pubescent, pro- and metasternum evidently punctulate ; legs pale. Length 
1.25-1.5 mm ; .05-.06 inch. 
Smaller and shorter than 7. pulchellus and easily distin- 
guished by its more evident pubescence and stronger punc- 
tuation on the elytra. The pubescence of 7. hirtellus and 
the form of the thorax, whose side margin has the tendency 
to become serrulate, bring the genus Zomarus still nearer to 
Paramecosoma. 
9. Lathropus pictus, n. sp.—Opaque, head and thorax ferrugineo- 
testaceous, the former densely rugosely punctulate, emarginate in front, 
antenna ferrugineous, second joint and the club blackish, joints 3—8 very 
small, together hardly as long as the club. Thorax transverse, side mar- 
gins undulate, apical margin and base straight, anterior angles almost 
rectangular, hind angles prominent; finely and densely rugosely punctu- 
late, without any trace of impressions, lateral lines feeble. Scutellum 
small transverse. Elytra much less elongate than in L. vernalis, fusco- 
testaceous, finely punctate-striate, with numerous rows of exceedingly 
short, rigid, whitish hairs; a circumscutellar cloud and a common fascia, 
concave and dentate anteriorly, blackish. This fascia is formed of three 
indefinite spots on each elytron, the first at the suture a little behind the 
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middle, the second, oblong, in front and outside of the first, the third at 
the side margin. Metasternum and abdomen piceous, finely sparsely 
punctulate ; legs pale. Length .05 inch ; 1.25 mm. 
Smaller and especially shorter than L. vernalis and dis- 
tinct by the dise of the thorax without impressions, by the 
sculpture and pubescence of the elytra and by the color. 
Haulover Canal, Volusia County ; four specimens found 
under bark of a dead Quercus virens. 
10. Leemophiceus Chameeropis, n. sp.—Less elongate, de- 
pressed, glabrous, shining, bright rufo-testaceous, elytra pale ochreous. 
Head large, transverse, flat, not impressed on the disc and without median 
line, finely and sparsely punctulate, marginal line close to the margin in 
front and at the sides, base not margined ; antenns with distinct 3-jointed 
club ; labrum large, transverse, truncate in front. Thorax finely, sparsely 
punctulate, with a single lateral line joining the basal marginal line and 
with an impressed puncture of moderate size each side in the middle out- 
side of the lateral line ; anterior angles not prominent in either sex. Scutel- 
lum transverse, triangular. Elytra at base very little wider than the tho- 
rax, slightly dilated behind the humeri, which are obtuse but not rounded ; 
each elytron with six fine striee : the humeral stria more distinct and im- 
punctate, 5th stria also more distinct, obsoletely punctulate, the inner stris 
less distinct and feebly punctulate, sutural strie at apex more impressed 
than in front. Interstices flat impunctate. Head beneath, pro- and meso- 
sternum impunctate, metasternum and abdomen finely sparsely, last ven- 
tral segment more densely punctulate. Length 1.5-2 mm. ; .06-.08 inch. 
d Head wider than the thorax, front produced, emargl- 
nate at middle, distinetly sinuate each side, with the teeth 
long and acuminate; antenne slender, more than half the 
length of the body, with all the joints longer than wide. 
Thorax strongly transverse, sides oblique, convergent towards 
the base and subsinuate before the hind angles, which are 
obtuse; lateral line oblique; elytra as long as head and 
thorax together. 
? Head as wide as the thorax, front produced, emarginate 
in middle, hardly sinuate at the sides, teeth much less prom- 
inent; antenne less slender, outer joints as long as wide. 
Thorax less transverse, sides sub-parallel, slightly arcuate 
and sinuate before the hind angles, which are rectangular, 
lateral line straight; elytra a little longer than head and 
thorax together. 

