88 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST NOTES ON THE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING COLEOPTERA OF FLORIDA, WITH DESCRIP-TIONS OF NEW SPECIES. BY W. S. BLATCHLEY, INDIANAPOLIS, 1ND. (Continued from p. 66). Ora hyacintha, sp. nov. Elongate-oval, strongly depressed. Nearly uniform testaceous, feebly shining, the thorax, scutellum, front tibiae and apex of hind femora in some specimens more or less infuscate. Head broad, finely and sparsely punctate; eyes small, coarsely granulate, separated by more than twice their own diameters; antennae slender, half the length of body, the second joint much stouter and slightly longer than third, the two united shorter than fourth, which is subequal to those which follow. Thorax twice as wide as long, sides broadly rounded, base bisinuate; front angles rounded, hind ones obtuse, disc finely and sparsely punctate and with a small irregular impression each side of middle. Elytra conjointly one-half longer than wide, distinctly wider than thorax, margins strongly flattened and reflexed; disc widely, shallowly but obviously bisul-cate, finely, sparsely and irregularly punctate. Presternum with a very thin, blade-like process between the front coxae; middle and front femora stout, hind ones greatly enlarged; under surface minutely and rather densely punctate, very finely pubescent. Length 5.5 — 6.5 mm. Width 3.5 mm. Described from 16 specimens taken from the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee, March 6 and 7. They were found only in and beneath the hollow stems of decaying water hyacinth {Piaropus crassipes Mart.) next to the water's edge. When the stems were broken open the beetles would emerge and jump about in a grotesque manner. Supposing they were some form of Halti-cini, I recorded them at the time as "flat jumping Chrysomelids." From other described species of Ora they differ especially in the uniform dull yellow colour and more distinct sulcations of elytra. The genus Ora is closely allied to Scirtes, differing mainly in the presternum being prolonged in a very thin lamina between the front coxae, and in the margins of the thorax and elytra being strongly flattened and reflexed. The hind coxae are also separated posteriorly by an intercoxal process. March, 1914
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