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COLEOPTEROLOGICAL NOTICES.

III.

BY

THOS. L. CASEY.

[Extract from Vol. VI : Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.]

II. — Coleopterological Notice^.

III.

BY THOS. L. CASEY.

Read October 5, 1891.

The most important contribution presented in the following paper,

at least from a systematic standpoint, is a review of the CistelidjB

of the United States, but I feel only too fully that the discussion

of the species of a local fauna, however complete and well intended

it may be, can count but scarcely more than as a letter in the alpha-

bet of a general monograph. In the absence of representatives from

other parts of the earth, we labor to a great extent blindly in the

delimitation of the higher groups, and in selecting proper structural

characters for the differentiation of the genera.

For various reasons, however, the accumulation of the necessary

material for a general revision of any family of Coleoptera, i^ now

an exceedingly difficult matter, and this difficulty is, with the present

system of museum management throughout the world, a constantly

increasing one. Whether or not we are to have any more epoch-

making inonographs, is becoming largely a question for the museums

to decide, for it is here that material is principally accumulating.

These reflections call to mind another feature of the case, in which

this restrictive policy of the museums is to a great degree embar-

rassing, and which concerns us on this side of the Atlantic more

particularly — I refer to the American types of Mannerheim, Maklin,

Eschscholtz, and Motschulsky. These are now reposing in extreme

security within some almost inaccessible European museums, where-

they are practically never disturbed, but if transferred to an Ameri-

can museum where they could at least be occasionally examined by

our working entomologists, it would be a vast aid to us and would

be a loss scarcely at all appreciable to them. I go so far as to say

that all satisfactory study on our part in certain directions is com-

pletely checked, because of the absence of these types ; from an

Annals N. Y. Acad. Sci., VI, Nov. 1891.— 2

10 Coleopterolocjical Notices, III.

equitable and reasonably liberal point of view they should be placed

in our keeping, for the descriptions to which they answer are in

general quite insufficient, and are often worse than useless from

inaccuracy of statement.

After this short and I trust pardonable digression, it only remains

to be said, that the present opportunity has been taken to publish

the descriptions of some other more or less interesting species,

mainly in the Longicornia and Heteromera.

New York, August 18, 1891.

Note.

In a report of the proceedings of the Second Ornithological Congress (Nature,

No. 1129, p. 153), it is stated that among other resolutions favorably passed

lupon was the "adoption of names, even faulty in construction or misspelt,

"with all the consequences." The phrase "ivith all the consequences^^ affords a

convenient pretext for the further discussion of certain matters concerning

nomenclature, which I have previously touclied upon to some extent.

The designation of every species consists of two distinct parts : the generic

symbol and the specific name. The former need not necessarily have any

meaning whatever, the latter always must have a meaning ; we should there-

fore ajiply to these two parts rules which are somewhat different.

I apply the word " symbol" to the generic designation, because the latter is

not a word in the ordinary sense of being a combination of letters possessing

linguistic meaning, but is simply a coordination of letters, the sole conditions

of which are that of being readily pronounceable, or consisting of consonants

and vowels harmoniously arranged, and of having a Latin termination, in order

to determine generic endings in the specific name. Even this last condition

has not been strictly oomiilied with, as a great many generic symbols have

Greek or barbarian terminations, often necessitating the arbitrary determina-

tion of gender; nevertheless, words with endings which are neither Latin nor

Greek, such as Marail Less, and Lemming Cuv., should not be admitted. The

earliest printed symbol satisfying these conditions should be the one adopted.

The specific designation is, however, a word taken from the Latin, or from

any other language through the Latin by universal agreement, in order to

avoid the undue favoring of any of the languages at present in use, and the

inevitable discordances of opinion which would result therefrom. As one of

the prime conditions of the specific name is that it shall have a meaning, and

must therefore be linguistic in form and origin, there can be no objection to

the alteration of the printed word to suit the proper rules of orthography or

gender, when the intentions of the imposer of tlie name are evident. There

are, in fact, on the ground of uniformity and simplicity, many reasons why

this should be done, and why rules should be laid down and followed for

writing specific names derived from various sources.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 1 1

Now let us ask the question : Upon what foundation principle does the

permanence and inflexibility of our nomenclature depend ? — for no scientific

notation or symbol ization in any branch of human investigation can be of

value, which is not put beyond the power of individual opinion to alter at

pleasure. This question seems to be easily answerable if (1) we agree to adopt

the earliest properly published combination of letters intended to represent any

particular genus, and (2) if we formulate invariable rules for writing specific

names, but is apparently unanswerable under any other conditions. If a

writer be permitted to alter the original spelling of a generic symbol on the

ground of incorrect orthography, we at once dispel any hope of permanence in

nomenclature, and open the door to new argument and discussion which may

result in a subsequent author giving a third designation, based upon his own

conception of the hypothetical intentions of the original namer, and so on

without end to the ultimate destruction of all semblance of stability : for there

are differences of opinion as to the proper spelling of certain words in all

languages.

If it be asked why the generic symbol need have no meaning in any lan-

guage which has ever existed, while the specific designation is required to

have a meaning in or through the Latin, it may be answered that it simply

results from the condition of nomenclature as we find it to-day. One need

but glance over a small portion of the great Munich Catalogue, to see that the

proportion of generic words of unknown or dubious etymology, is so great as

to give character to the whole, and to necessitate the rule that generic words

must simply be considered harmonious combinations. In regard to the specific

names, however, we can perceive at once that the proportion of words among

them which are devoid of meaning or withdrawn from the influence of linguistic

rules, is not large enough to have any weight at all.

In view of these facts, it is quite incomprehensible how the original generic

symbols Breutus, Sitona, Monochamus, Leiopus, Leichenum and a host of

others, could have been changed as they have been. Are not the words noted

harmonious combinations, and, as such, are they not as much entitled to stand

as Brenthus, Sitones, Monohammus, Liopus, and Lichenum ? We must go

back to the original mode of spelling generic names before nomenclature can

be placed upon an absolutely stable foundation. The next catalogue similar

in scope to the Munich Catalogue, will be the first suitable opportunity for

efl'ecting this change, and it is hoped that the liberties in spelling which have

been proposed in the one alluded to, and which constitute its only serious

blemish, will not be repeated.

Other questions involving more or less difi'erence of opinion occasionally

arise, as for instance whether generic names, diflfering only in termination by

reason of gender or derivation, as for example Oplocephala and Oplocephalus,

Platycerus and Platyceras, or Tylas and Tylos, should be maintained as dis-

tinct. As the words become shorter such difi'erences of ending constitute a

great part of the entire symbol. Ulus, for example, is quite a difi'erent word

from Ula, Ixus from Ixa, Janus from Jana, and numeroiis such resemblances

exist at present, but if we admit that Ulus and Ula are satisfactory as generic

12 Coleopterological Notices, III.

symbols, and thei'e cau be but little doubt that they are, we must also admit

Oplocephala and Oplocephahis ; we should have absolute and consistent

law throughout. I believe the difficulty can be overcome if we hold tliat

generic symbols are not words in any sense, but constants, analogous to the

constants of a mathematical formula ; that they form part of no language, —

although Latin by induction, and that they are completely indeclinable,

except when used in the genitive as specific names or in the nominative

plural as group names. Under these circumstances Ulus and Ula would be

distinct and different combinations of letters, and could be maintained as

genera with perfect propriety.

The Ornithological Congress has passed favorably upon the trinomial nomen-

clature. In j-egard to this it need only be said that the admission is a dan-

gerous one, for it will result finally in names including four, five or even six

words, and nomenclature will gradually become involved in a web of its own

weaving. If the trinomial nomenclature is admitted, it should only be with

the understanding that either the specific or siibspecific name be bracketed.

Our system should remain essentially binomial.

CUCUJID.E.

LYCTIJS Fab.

The characters given by me (Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., Y, p. 324),

to distinguish the two genera Lyctus and Trogoxylon, I find to be

of no value, for, while applicable to the latter as represented by

paraUelopipedus, the distance separating the anterior coxip gradu-

ally diminishes through calif ornic as and puncfatiis to the slight

prosternal width characterizing cavicollis and others. So also in

regard to the external prominence of the anterior tibiae at apex, not

at all discernable in cxirtulus and a little more pronounced in paral-

lelopipedus, it becomes normally prominent in punctatus, this char-

acter not having the value here which it has in Eurymetopon. The

elytral punctures are completely devoid of serial arrangement in

parallelojnped us, have a slight tendency thereto in punctatus, and

are distinctly seriate in californicus. There are the same grada-

tions in regard to the prominence of the apical angles of the pro-

thorax.

I am forced therefore to regard Trogoxylon as a synonym of

Lyctus, and, a few new forms having been recently received, the

present opportunity is taken to give a complete statement of our

species as far as known : —

Coleopierological Notices, III. 13

Elyti-a with series of large rounded shallow punctures, the intervals each with

a single series of small coarsely setigerous punctures striatlis

Elytra without series of large shallow punctures, the punctuation however

having a more or less distinct serial arrangement.

Apical angles of the prothorax rounded.

Prothorax longer than wide, not or extremely feebly and narrowly im-

pressed ; body ferruginous opRCtllUS

Prothorax quadrate.

Ferruginous ; pronotum broadly, rather strongly impressed.

cavicollis

Black ; i^ronotum more shining, more sparsely jiunctate, less convex

and less impressed along the middle planicollis

Prothorax much wider than long, nearly as wide as the elytra ; l>ody

black ltai*TlllllS

Apical angles of the prothorax not rounded.

Larger species; eyes large; elytral series well marked cai'Oliiiae

Small species ; eyes small ; elytral series more feebly defined.

californiciis

Elytra with the punctures denser, confusedly arranged or without distinct

serial arrangement; apical angles of the protliorax not rounded.

Prothorax as long as wide or extremely nearly so ; anterior coxae widely

separated.

Anterior tibiae gradually much broader from base to apex, not everted

externally ; basal angles of the prothorax narrowly rounded.

ciirtiilits

Anterior tibiae slender, gradually but slightly broader, and finely, exter-

nally everted at apex ; basal angles of the j^rothorax not rounded.

parallelopipediis

Prothorax much wider than long pilllCtattls

In the genus Lyctiis the slight serricorn affinity indicated perhaps

through some extinct or undiscovered genus allied to Psoa, is par-

allel to the melyride affinity of Berginus, as shown by its general

habitus, and means nothing more, the two affinities being about

equally pronounced.

Li. caroliliaB n. sp. — Parallel, moderately slender, rather convex, ferru-

ginous, the head and prothorax darker than the elytra ; integuments shining,

the vestiture rather inconspicuous, yellowish. Head rather coarsely, moder-

ately densely punctate ; antennae slender, one-half longer than the head, the

club moderate, joints three to five subequal, nearly twice as long as wide.

Prothorax about as long as wide, the apex distinctly wider than the base,

evenly, strongly arcuate throughout ; base broadly but less strongly arcuate ;

sides feebly convergent from the apical to the basal angles and just visibly

sinuate throughout ; apical angles feebly, laterally prominent, right, very

slightly blunt but not rounded; basal angles slightly obtuse but not at all

14 Coleopferological Notices, III.

rounded ; disk feeblv convex, broadly, distinctly impressed along the middle,

rather coarsely, deeply and densely punctate, the interspaces narrow but

polished ; pubescence short and rather sparse. Elytra about three times as

long as the prothorax and but just visibly wider than the latter, about two

and one-third times as long as wide, parallel, the sides straight, very abruptly

and obtusely rounded behind, the humeri right, narrowly rounded and rather

broadly exposed ; disk cylindrically convex, the punctiires rather fine but

deep, slightly oval, iinevenly aggregated in narrow distinct series, but con-

fusedly arranged near the suture, more broadly so toward base, the intervals

between the series minutely, confusedly and sparsely punctate, the setse

rather short, fine and recumbent, the series apparently feebly impressed.

Abdomen shining, minutely, rather densely and unevenly punctate. Anterior

coxae separated by fully one-third their own width ; anterior tibiae strongly

and externally produced at apex. Length 3.8 mm. ; width l.U mm.

South Carolina. Mr. Morrison.

A sino;]e specimen. This species is easil}' distinguishable from

striatus, which it perhaps most closely resembles, by its entirely

different elytral punctuation and thoracic structure.

L,. californictlS n. sp. (Crotch MS.). — Rather slender, parallel, some-

what strongly depressed, castaneous to piceous-black, strongly shining ; pubes-

cence not conspicuous. Head transverse, somewhat coarsely and densely but

shallowly punctured, the epistomal suture deep, transverse, the epistoma

short, almost impunctate, polished ; eyes rather small, convex ; antennae

slender, compact, almost glabrous, one-half longer than the head, the club

small and slender. Prothorax as long as wide, feebly narrowed from apex to

base, the apex broadly, strongly arcuate, the base subtruncate ; sides straight,

minutely denticulate throughout ; apical angles right, not rounded, basal

slightly obtuse, minutely denticuliform and prominent ; disk feebly convex,

broadly, feebly impressed in the middle and finely canaliculate near the base,

coarsely punctate, the punctures not very dense, shallow, becoming fine and

sparse anteriorly especially toward the middle ; pubescence coarse but sparse.

Elytra a little less than three times as long as the prothorax and but very

little wider, a little more than twice as long as wide, parallel, the sides

straight, feebly convergent and arcuate toward apex, the latter rather nar-

rowly subtruncate ; humeri right, scarcely at all rounded, distinctly exposed ;

disk moderately convex, polished, rather finely, sparsely punctate, the punc-

tures deep but narrow and elongate, arranged in subeven single rows except

toward the suture and base, where they are confused, the intervals not

perceptibly punctate, the coarse sparse recumbent setae entirely filling the

punctures and rather irregularly distributed. Abdomen polished, excessively

minutely and sparsely punctate. Anterior coxae widely separated, the pro-

sternum polished and almost completely impunctate. Anterior tibiae strongly

broadening toward apex, the apical angle acute and distinctly prolonged out-

wardly. Length 2.2-2.5 mm. ; width 0.65 mm.

Coleopterological Notices, TIL 15

California (Fort Yuma). Mr. H. F. Wicldiam.

One of the two specimens before me has the prothorax more

strongly narrowed behind than the type above described, the differ-

ence being probably sexual in nature. It will be observed that the

characters of this species are quite composite, the outer apical angle

of the anterior tibiae being prolonged and acute, the elytral punc-

tures distinctly serial in arrangement, and the anterior coxa? widely

separated. It is the smallest of the genus known to me from our

territories.

L.. Clirtlllus n. sp. — Parallel, rather depressed, pale brownish-testaceous

throughout, moderately shining, tlie vestiture coarse, yellowish, moderately

long and dense and somewhat conspicuous. Head rather coarsely, very densely

punctate, the epistoma less densely so, the suture very deep, broadly arcuate ;

eyes moderate in size and prominence ; antennse stout, nearly one-half longer

than the head, the third and fourth joints subequal and each rather distinctly

shorter than the fifth, club small but robust, oval and rather compact. Pro-

tliora.r as long as wide, distinctly narrowed from apex to base, the apex broadly,

strongly arcuate ; base very feebly arcuate ; sides straight ; apical angles very

slightly obtuse, not rounded although slightly blunt, basal more broadly

obtuse and decidedly blunt ; disk feebly convex, broadly feebly impressed in

the middle except toward apex, with a fine deep canaliculation near the base,

moderately coarsely, very densely punctate, a little more sparsely so near the

apical margin. Elytra two and one-half times longer than the prothorax and

scarcely at all wider than the latter, not distinctly more than twice as long as

wide, the apex broadly, abruptly and obtusely rounded ; humeri right, not

rounded but a little blunt ; sides straight ; disk rather closely, confusedly

punctate, with two or three feebly defined, narrow, imjjunctate lines on each.

Aluhmen polished, minutely and very sparsely punctate. Anterior cox?e rather

widely separated, the prosternum polished and almost impunctate, the hypo-

mera rather finely and very densely so throughout. Anterior tibiie gradually

much broader from base to apex but with the exterior angle not at all pro-

duced outwardly. Length 2.7 mm. ; width 0.8 mm.

California.

The two or three narrow, slightly oblique, impunctate lines on

each elytron, is a character which is also sometimes observable in

parallelopipedus and punctatus but much less distinctly. The

present species differs from cah'forvicus in its broader form, denser

punctuation especially of the hypomera and elytra, in its more nar-

rowly separated anterior coxae, and in its uneverted exterior apical

angles of the anterior tiljiiie, as well as in its stouter antennae with

much larger club and in its slightly larger but less convex eyes.

L. lounclatus Lee. from Cape San Lucas is a remarkably aberrant

16 Coleopterolocjical Notices, III.

species, broader and more convex in form than any of the others,

and with the elytra narrowed from apical third, more narrowly sub-

truncate and broadly arcuate at apex. The head is transverse, with

the eyes moderate in size and strongly convex, the antennte stout,

nearly normal in size and structure but with the club parallel, the

epistomal suture very fine and scarcely perceptibly impressed. The

prothorax is much wider than long-, nearly as wide as the elytra,

feebly narrowed from apex to base and with the sides feebly, evenly

arcuate throughout, the disk being feebly impressed in the middle

toward base. The elytra are not quite twice as long as wide,

very coarsely deeply and confusedly punctate, the punctures toward

base becoming dense and subcoalescent. The abdomen is polished,

minutely and sparsely punctate, the prosternum polished, rather

strongly but sparsely punctate, the process being rather broad

between the coxte. The anterior tibiae have the exterior apical

angle prolonged outwardly and acute. The head and pronotum

are rather coarsely and densely and unusually deeply punctured,

and each puncture of the entire upper surface bears a short robust

erect seta, which is coarsely plumose or bushy in structure. The

feebly marked epistomal suture, parallel antennal club and peculiar

vestiture may perhaps Avarrant the generic isolation of this species,

in w^iich event the name Trogoxylon Lee. could be appropriately

adopted for it.

ELATERID.E.

CHALCOLEPIDllJS Esch.

The following species belongs near webhi Lee, but is much

larger : — •

C apaclieaniis n. sp. — Moderately slender and convex, smooth,

polished, intense black throughout, clothed rather densely with small robust

recumbent and squamiform hairs, which are strongly convex and finely

pointed, dark bluish in color, giving a deep violet-blue bloom to the surface,

the lateral edges of the pronotum rather broadly, and of the elytra very

narrowly, clothed with dense white recumbent pubescence, the white border

abruptly limited. Head strongly impressed, rather coarsely, deeply, sparsely

punctate, the interspaces very finely, densely piinctate ; antennse short, two-

thirds as long as the prothorax, pruinose with violet-blue, the third joint but

slightly shorter than the fourth. Prothorax one-fifth longer than wide, in form

nearly as in ivebhi, veiy finely, moderately closely punctate throughout and

with scattered coarser punctures anteriorly, especially toward the sides.

Scutellum a little wider than long, polished. Eli/tra in form and relation to

Coleopterological Notices, III. 17

the prothorax nearly as in vehhi, polished, very minutely feebly and rather

sparsely punctured, with somewhat uneven, completely unimpressed series of

fine, rather distant punctures. Under surface polished, pruinose with violet-

blue toward the sides, minutely, feebly pnnctulate. Length 36.0-38.0 mm. ;

width 12.0-12.5 mm.

Arizona (Fort Apache).

This species differs from webbi, in addition to its very much larger

size, in the decidedly longer third antenna] joint in the male, more

minutely punctulate surface with the pronotum coarsely punctate

anteriorly, in the strong impression of the head, in the abruptly

limited and much narrower marginal white vittte, and in the sparser

and deep violet-blue vestiture, the latter being extremely dense,

paler and olive-green in webbi. Together with webbi, it belongs

to Section III of Candeze, and in the vicinity of circumducfus, from

which it differs in its entirely flat and not alternately convex elytral

intervals.

SCARAB.EID^E.

POLYPHYLLA Harris.

The western species which are homologues of decimlineata in

ornamentation, may be easily identified as follows: —

Antennal club of the male very large, fully three times as long as the stem ;

vestiture more or less strongly squamiform.

Antennal club of the female nearly as long as the entire stem; pygidium in

both sexes pilose and very sparsely squamose speciosa

Antennal club of the female about one-half as long as the stem; pygidium

in both sexes densely squamose, not at all pilose, with a narrow denuded

median line decemliiieata

Antennal club of the male much smaller, not more than twice as long as the

stem ; vestiture less strongly squamiform.

Pygidium of the male witli the edge strongly reflexed at and toward the

apical angle ; elytral vittse always dense and distinctly limited ; color

generally castaneous ; spurs of the hind tibije extremely unequal, the

longer nearly twice as long as the shorter and generally bent...ci*inita

Pygidium of the male with the edge not reflexed at apex ; elytral vittse

more or less unevenly disintegrated ; color piceous-black ; spurs of the

hind tibije much sjnaller, straight and subequal diffracta

My series of decimlineata is very full, embracing specimens from

Puget Sound, California, New Mexico, Texas and San Luis Potosi,

and throughout this region there is but slight variability exhibited

in cither sex. Speciosa is a remarkable species, distinct from dccim-

18 Coleo2:>terolo(jical Notices, II L

lineata in its larger size, broader and more depressed form and

sparser vestiture, in addition to the characters given in the table.

Crinita seems to be comparatively limited in range, all the speci-

mens which I have seen being from Southern California. The

following is allied to crinita: —

P. iliffracta n. sp. — Oval, strongly convex, piceous-black, polished, the

vestiture consisting of very narrow, extremely sparsely scattered scales inter-

mingled with longer erect hairs on the pronotum, the latter trivittate, each

elytron with a very narrow sutural and three discal vittse of denser white

scales, also a short humeral vitta which is more or less evanescent, but some-

times prolonged, the elytral vittse more or less disintegrated and uneven.

Head coarsely, densely punctate, the clypeus broadly reflexed, extremely

broadly, feebly bisinuate at apex and very densely clothed with yellow squa-

mose pubescence. Prothorax twice as wide as long, the apex broadly emargi-

nate and much narrower than tlie base ; sides broadly subangulate ; lateral

vitta interrupted anteriorly. Elytra about three times as long as the protho-

rax, and, in the middle, one-third wider than the latter, rather finely, sparsely

punctate and subrugulose. Pygidium slightly wider than long, very densely

squamulo-pubescent except toward the sides, where it is very sparsely so, also

with a subdenuded median line. Length 21.0-24.0 mm. ; width 10.3-11.3 mm.

New Mexico (probably near Las Yegas).

The two specimens before me are males; there is another in the

cabinet of Mr. Jiilich in which the elytral vittse are still more dis-

integrated. The antennal club of the male is still somewhat smaller

than in crinita.

Siibuittata and hammondi of LeConte are easily distinguishable

from each other by the antennal character separating decimlineata

and crinita. The male club in siihvittata is fully three times as

long as the stem, and in hammondi but slightly more than twice as

long as the latter; there are differences also in the general character

of the elytral ornamentation, form of the clypeus, size and other

characters, showing that the two species are without doubt dis-

tinct. Mr. Dunn, who has taken both of them abundantly, states

that they are never found together.

THYCE Lee.

With increased care in collecting, the species of this interesting

genus are becoming somewhat numerous on the Pacific coast, where

they replace Lachnosterna to some extent. The species appear to

be more nocturnal than crepuscular in habit, and, although proba-

Coleoj)lerological Notices, III. 19

bly constituting a moderately large genus, are unquestionably much

less numerous than those of Lachnosterna.

The two following species have been received since my last refer-

ence to the genus: —

T. 'blaiHdelli n. sp. — Robust, moderately convex, form nearly as in

fossifjer, rather shining, pale rufo-castaneons in color, the humeri and under

surface blackish ; vestiture pale ochreous in color.

Male. — Head, excluding the eyes, subquadrate, but slightly wider than

long, very densely clothed with short robust pubescence and long erect hairs ;

clypeus moderately reflexed, very feebly sinuate, the angles broadly rounded;

antennje moderate, the club slender, straight, a little shorter than the stem ;

fourth joint of the maxillary palpi unusually robust, oval, twice as long as

wide, about three-fourths as long as the antennal club, the groove wide, deep,

extending from base to apex, two and one-half times as long as wide, the

bottom broadly, evenly concave and alutaceous in lustre. Prothorax two-thirds

wider than long, broadly lobed at base and subangulate at the sides, some-

what coarsely and densely punctate, clothed rather densely with robust

squamiform pubescence and fine, moderately long erect hairs. Scutellum

densely punctate and squamose. Elytra about one-third longer than widti

and nearly one-half wider than the prothorax, the apex broadly subtruncate ;

sides feebly arcuate ; humeral callus rather prominent ; disk shining, moder-

ately densely and unevenly punctate and subrugulose, the punctures some-

what strong, the vestiture consisting of short recumbent moderately densely

placed hairs, which are robust but not at all squamiform. Pygidium finely,

densely punctate and clotlied like the elytra. Abdomen finely, densely punc-

tate and very densely squamulo-pubescent, the vestiture whiter than that of

the upper surface ; sterna with the usual long silken pile. Legs rather

short, the posterior tarsi distinctly shorter than the tibiie ; ungual teeth of the

corresponding tarsi vei'y unequal, the anterior twice as long as the posterior.

Length 20.0-23.0 mm. ; width 9.4-11.0 mm.

California (Coronado, San Diego Co.). Dr. F. E. Blaisdell.

This species, which is represented by the male only, is somewhat

allied to fossiger, but differs in its more robust and less densely

placed elytral vestiture, shorter, much broader terminal joint of the

maxillary palpi and in its shorter posterior tarsi.

I have before me a female, pale brownish-rufous in color, strongly

shining throughout, with the elytral pubescence excessively fine

and sparse, much shorter and finer than in squamicollis, but about

twice as dense as in that species. It was taken at Los Angeles and

probably represents still another species which it would not be

advisable to describe in the absence of the male. It may possibly

be the female of the present species.

20 ColeopleroJogical Notices, III.

T. squamosa n. sp. — Oblong-oval, strongly convex, piceous-black ;

integuments shining.

Male. — Head densely punctate, clothed with long erect hair and shorter

recumbent squamiforni hairs, the vestiture of the clypeus a little sparser;

vertex not tuberculate ; clypeus broadly, feebly sinuate, strongly reflexed,

the angles obtuse and but slightly marked ; antenn* moderate, the club

nearly three-fourths as long as the stem ; fourth joint of the maxillary palpi

very long, fully one-third longer than the antennal club, with a narrow, very

deep, parallel-sided groove throughout the length. Prothorax one-half wider

than long, the apex broadly, evenly emarginate, fully one-half as wide as

the base, the latter broadly subangulate ; sides broadly subangulate, the

margins strongly reflexed toward base, feebly serrate ; apical angles narrowly

rounded, basal rather obtuse and broadly rounded ; disk very strongly con-

vex, narrowly impressed along the middle, coarsely, densely punctate, clothed

with long erect hair and long robust recumbent and squamiform pubescence,

which is dense along the median line except near the base. Scutellum densely

punctate and squamose. Elytra one-third longer than wide, one-third wider

than the prothorax, subparallel; sides feebly arcuate ; humeri rounded ; apex

broadly subtruncate ; disk finely, somewhat densely punctate and clothed

with distinct pointed scales. Pygidium slightly wider than long, convex,

deusely clothed with long narrow scales and short hairs. Abdomen somewhat

densely clothed with elongate scales and short hairs, the sterna densely pilose.

Legs moderately slender ; hind tarsi fully as long as the tibise, with the tooth

of the anterior claw nearly twice as long as that of the posterior.

Female. — Larger and stouter than the male, the vertex tuberculate, the

antennal club small and oval, the fourth joint of the maxillary palpi three-

fourths as long as the latter, elongate-triangular, with a narrow deep elongate

groove not quite attaining the base or apex ; pygidium much wider than long ;

anterior tibiae robust ; hind tarsi two-thirds as long as the tibiae, the teeth of

the claws small and moi'e nearly equal. Vestiture throughout consisting of

minute recumbent hairs, sparsely j^laced, with erect hair as in the male.

Length 20.0-23.0 mm. ; width 9.3-11.3 mm.

California (Sau Luis 01)ispo Co.).

A distinct species, somewhat related to harfoi'di, but easil}^ dis-

tinguishable by many characters of both sexes. The tubercle of

the vertex is, throughout the genus, partieularl}^ characteristic of

the female.

CERAMBYCID.E.

ERGATES Serv.

Subgen. Trichocnemis Lee.

The principal character upon which reliance was placed in sepa-

rating neoinexicanus from spiculatus, is rendered somewhat doubt-

Coleopterological Notices, HI. 21

fill from the fact that similar differences, in the male sexual charac-

ters at the apex of the abdomen, are observable in specimens appa-

rently taken in the same locality. I have observed them in examples

said to have been collected in Oregon, and forming part of the cabi-

net of Mr. Ulke, and Dr. Horn states (Tr. Am. p]nt. Soc, XYIlf,

p. 41) that they are equally visible in specimens in his own cabinet

taken in Vancouver Island.

Nevertheless tljcre are some circumstances which lead me to

believe that this is not a case of ordinary fortuitous variation, the

chief of which is the apparent want of any known male specimen

in which the modification of the fifth segment is truly intermediate

between the forms figured on Plate lY, Vol. V, of these Annals.

Another singular fact is the remarkable disparity in general form

and several important structural characters, as exhibited in the

assumed male type of spiculatus — represented by a specimen in

my cabinet taken near the shores of Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho —

and the specimens taken by Mr. Meeske at Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Not being able, therefore, to be fully satisfied that the species

described by me as neomexicanus is actually the same as spiculatu.s,

it seems only right that the question should be held in abeyance

until more material can be collected in both of these, as well as in

other, localities. When this is done, and if it be then proved tliat

the two names are truly synonymous, I believe that it will be

demonstrated at the same time that the male of spiculatus is

dimorphous.'

PRIO]VlJ§ Geoff.

The following species is allied to imbricornis: —

P. debilis n. sp. — Narrow, subparallel, rufo-testaceons, the elytra pale

brownish flavate, thin and almost coriaceous ; lustre moderately shining.

1 Since this was written I have compared the females of the two forms in

question, and find that the mandibles of spiculatus are bidentate internally,

the teeth being situated before and behind the middle respectively, while in

neomcxianius there is but one tooth, situated at the middle ; in the latter the

basal joint of the antenn;e is much shorter than in the former in both sexes,

but especially in the female. Having in mind the comparative constancy of

female structural characters, these observations tend to materially strengthen

my original position, in regarding the two specimens of spiculatus and four of

neomexicanus which I have before me, as representative of two distinct but

rather closely allied species. Spiculatus inhabits the Pacific districts, extend-

ing inland toward the north and descending along the Rocky Mountains as

far as Colorado ; to the southward of this limit it is replaced by neomexicanus.

22 Coleopferological Notices, III.

Head coarsely, deeply punctate, sparsely so behind ; eyes separated above by

three-fourths of their own width ; antennae (male) two-thirds as long as the

body, nearly as in unhricornis, 18-19 jointed. Prothorax more than twice as

wide as long, two-thirds wider than the head and three-fourths as wide as the

elytra ; base and apex equal, transverse, each feebly sinuate laterally ; sides

parallel, feebly dentate at base and apex and also just before the middle ;

disk rather finely and sparsely punctate. Elytra twice as long as wide,

parallel, the sides feebly arcuate, obtusely rounded behind, narrowly dehis-

cent from basal thii'd or fourth ; inner apical angle obtuse, with scarcely an

indication of tlie everted tooth of imhriconiis; disk coarsely, deeply, subrugu-

losely punctate. Legs slender, posterior tarsi vary slender, the under surface

densely pubescent only in two small spots at the apices of joints one to three.

Length 20.0-24.0 mm. ; width 8.0-9.5 mm.

Indiana ; Missouri ; Kansas.

Represented by a very homogeneous series of seven male speci-

mens from the Levette cabinet ; I have not seen the female.

This species is allied to imbricornis, having nearly the same

antennal structure, but differs in its much smaller size, narrower,

more parallel and less convex form, less chitinized and paler elytra,

in the more widely separated eyes and in the vestiture of the hind

tarsi. In the normal forms of imbricornis — for there seems to be

at least one undescribed variety of this species before me — the eyes

are separated above by much less than one-half of their own width,

and the posterior tarsi are densely pubescent throughout joints one

to three, in a widely divided line except toward the base of the first

joint. The upper surface of the antenna? is much more coarsely

and sparsely punctate throughout in debilis than in imbricornis,

this being one of the most striking and constant of the differential

characters.

TETROPIUM Kirby.

The species before me may be recognized as follows — the char-

acters throughout being taken from the female, except when other-

wise mentioned : —

Elytra wider than the prothorax ; third antennal joint in the male much

longer than the second.

Third antennal joint (female) pyriform, unusually short, scarcely twice as

long as wide ; pronotura very sparsely punctate except laterally ; elytra

generally pale cinnaniopteriliu

Third antennal joint (female) much more elongate, always distinctly more

than twice as long as wide ; pronotum very densely punctate.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 23

Pronotnm with a narrow and abruptly limited median impunctate area

toward base, which is subcarinate ; elytra generally pale.

paralleliini

Pronotnm without a median impunctate area except narrowly and vaguely

toward base ; elytra usually concolorous.

Sides of the prothorax broadly rounded ; pygidium evenly parabolic.

sclt^^'arzian ii in

Sides of the prothorax vaguely subangulate in the middle, the punc-

tuation very fine, extremely dense ; pygidium triangular witli the

apex narrowly subtruncate velu till Hill

Elytra not wider than the prothorax ; second antennal joint of the male but

slightly shorter than the third, the latter equal in length to the fourth.

parviiliiiii

The forms of Tetropium here mentioned seem certainly worthy

of recognition, and as far as can be perceived are as distinct as is

usually the case in the allied genera. The color of the elytra varies,

it is true, as is usual in this part of the Cerambicidse, but the char-

acteristics of sculpture and structure upon which the species have

been separated, are of more permanent value. The genus will

probably prove to be more fully developed in our fauna than in the

European.

T. parallelimi n. sp. — Elongate, moderately convex, parallel, piceous-

black, the elytra paler and uniform red-brown, rather dull throughout, the

pubescence short, very dense. Head densely punctate, the longitudinal fron-

tal groove feeble ; antennae nearly one-half as long as the body, moderately

incrassate toward base. Prothorax slightly wider than long, the apex and

base truncate, the former much the wider ; sides broadly, obtusely angulate

at the middle ; thence feebly convergent to the apex, more strongly so to the

base and almost straiglit ; disk longitudinally, distinctly impressed in the

middle, finely, very densely punctate, extremely densely so laterally and

toward base except along a narrow tumid median line. Scutellum shining,

finely, rather densely punctate. Elytra two and one-half times as long as

wide, about one- fourth wider than the prothorax, the apex obtusely and

abruptly rounded. Legs moderate in length, rather densely pubescent.

Pygidium triangular, with the apex subtruncate. Length 12.0-14.0 mm. ;

width 3.3-3.8 mm. J .

Colorado; New Mexico.

Represented by three females which agree perfectly among them-

selves. Parallelum slightly resembles cinnamopterum, but differs

in its larger size, more elongate el^'tra and in the characters given

in thetaljle; it is more southern in habitat Xh?ii\ cinnamoj)terum,

which is represented before me by both sexes from Canada and

24 Coleopierolocjical Notices, III.

New Hampshire. In the male of cinnainopterinn the pronotal

punctuation is still sparser than in the female.

T. SCli^l'arzianiini n. sp. — Robust, the elytra somewhat depressed,

piceous black and rather dull throughout, the pubescence short and dense.

Head moderately densely and somewhat unevenly punctate ; antennje nearly

one-half as long as the body, the second joint nearly two-thirds as long as the

third, the latter feebly swollen toward apex. Prothorax but little wider than

long, the apex wider than the base, both truncate ; sides broadly, strongly

arcuate, becoming convergent and straighter toward base and aj)ex ; disk con-

stricted just before the base, rather strongly, deeply punctured throughout,

the jiunctures generally separated by about twice their widths but denser

laterally and toward base, with a more or less narrow uneven impunctate

area toward base, which is not at all tumid. Elytra not more than twice as

long as wide, in the middle nearly one-half wider than the prothorax, slightly

dehiscent near the apex and obtusely subtruncate ; sides parallel and broadly

arcuate ; disk with indistinct traces of the usual two fine ridges. Legs mode-

rate in length. Length 14.0 mm. ; width 4.5 mm.

Michigan (Marquette). Mr. Schwarz.

This species somewhat resembles velufinum, but differs in its

shorter and more robust form, more broadly rounded sides of the

prothorax and coarser, sparser pronotal punctuation. It is widely

different from cinyiamopteriim in all these characters, as well as in

its broader and more parabolic terminal dorsal segment, and much

longer antennas. The description is drawn from the female, and all

comparisons are made in the same sex.

T. parTllluni n. sp. — Parallel, depressed above, black, the antennje,

legs and elytra more or less pale ; pronotum liighly polished ; elytra dull ;

pubescence short, dense on the elytra. Head finely, sparsely punctate,

strongly tumid between the antennse and longitudinally, deeply sulcate ;

antennae two-thirds as long as the body, stout, gradually, finely attenuate,

the basal joint one-third longer than wide, second but very slightly shorter

than the third, obconical. Prothorax slightly wider than long, the apex

broadly sinuate in the middle, nearly one-half wider than the base, the latter

truncate; sides subangulate just before the middle ; disk broadly impressed

along the middle, constricted just before the base, smooth, highly polished,

finely, extremely sparsely punctate, the punctures larger and moderately

dense only on the flanks. Scutellum narrow, polished, with a few minute

widely distant ijunctures. Elytra parallel, two and one-half times as long as

wide, broadly rounded at apex near which they are dehiscent, each elyti'on

rounded ; sides straight ; disk not wider than that of the prothorax, with

vague traces of the usual fine ridges. Zer/s short, the- hind femora robust.

Length 8.0 mm. ; width 2.2 mm.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 25

Indiana.

The description is taken from the male. The species resembles

cinnamopterum, but differs in many characters, chief!}- mentioned

in the table, but also in its shorter and more robust legs. The

punctuation at the sides of the prothorax is coarser and sparser, and

the terminal joint of the antenna; is quite different, being shorter

and without a well-marked cylindrical process at apex ; the basal

joint, also, is much shorter, although this latter character is less

important.

HYLOTRUPES Serv.

The following species has been well known in our cabinets for

many years, and has given rise to much discussion as to its proper

value. It is generally conceded to be a well-marked variety of

ligneus, but certain characters not heretofore dwelt upon lead me

to believe that it is specifically distinct.

H. litigiosus 11. sp. — Black, shining, the pubescence rather long, sparse ;

elytra with two transverse fascise, one before basal third, the other just behind

the middle, both broadly interrupted at the suture and not attaining the lateral

margins. Head as in li<jnens. Prothorax nearly as in ligneus, but slightly

larger. Elytra parallel in the female, distinctly attenuate from base to apex

in the male, subdepressed. Length 9.0-12.0 mm. ; width 3.0-4.3 mm.

California.

The principal distinctive features of this species, apart from color,

are the following : —

1 — The prothorax is relatively larger and the elytra distinctly

narrowed from the humeri to the apex in the male, the latter being

shorter and nearly parallel in the corresponding sex of ligneus.

2 — The elytral pubescence is longer and rather finer, and the

punctures do not become so decidedly finer and closer toward apex,

this character applying more especially to the male.

3 — The intermediate tarsi of the male of lignevs are robust or

subdilated, with the second joint about as wide as long, while in

the same sex of litigiosus they are slender, with the second joint

fully one-half longer than wide ; corresponding differences are

observable also in the anterior tarsi of this sex, the second joint

being strongly transverse in ligneus, and scarcely wider than long-

in litigiosus.

It is difficult to believe that these differences merely indicate

varietal modification, especially as they are confirmed by ample

Annals N. Y. Acad. Sci., VI, Nov, 1S91.— 3

26 Coleopterological Notices, III.

series in my cabinet. Ligneus is found throughout the United

States, and is equally al)undant in California, while litigiosiis is

confined as far as known to the latter locality.

PHYMATODES Muls.

This g-enus is not separable from Callidium by any decided modi-

fication of the legs, sterna or trophi, and depends for its validity

almost entirely upon habitus ; the latter may however often become

more important, as a generic character, than the modification of any

special organ, as is apparently evidenced in the present case.

In Phymatodes the eyes are singularly inconsistent in degree of

-eioaargination, the two lobes being generall}^ connected by a rather

wide faceted band, but in some species, as vcwius, this band or

isthmus becomes very narrow, bearing a single line only of some-

what coarser facets, and in avicenus almost entirely disappear, the

eyes being as completely divided as in Tetropium. Thus a charac-

ter, appareaatly important in the Asemini, becomes here quite value-

less.

P. o1>liqtlU% n. sp. — Oblong, subparallel, rather depressed, black

throughout, the coxje alone pale testaceous, moderately shining, each elytron

with two narrow fasciss, oblique toward the suture, the anterior at basal third

feebly and posteriorly -so, the posterior at apical fourth anteriorly and strongly.

Head somewhat finely, eomt'usedly punctate ; antennae in the male slightly

longer than the body, slender, but slightly stouter toward base, the second

joint less than one-half as long as the third, the latter slightly longer than

the fourth and a little shorter than the fifth, in the female more than three-

fourths as long as the body. Pmthwax very slightly wider than long ; apex

and base truncate, the former slightly the wider ; sides arcuate ; disk widest

at about the middle, finely punctate, the punctures dense and scabrous later-

ally, very sparse toward the middle. Jih/tra feebly narrowed from base to

apex, and, at base, but little wider than the prothorax in the male, parallel

and much wider than the latter in the female, finely, very densely punctate,

much more sparsely so in basal third. Legs long, with the femora strongly

pedunculate and clavate in the male, shorter and a little more slender in the

female. Length 7.2-7.6 mm. ; width 2.3-2.5 mm.

California (Santa Clara Co.). Mr. Harford.

The three specimens represent a species allied to vaiHus, but

differing in the much finer, sparser punctuation of the pronotum,

denser punctures of the elytra, with shorter finer pubescence, longer

antennae and much more oblique posterior fascisB.

This species bears no resemblance to decussatus of which I have

Coleopterological Notices, III. 27

a large series; the body is more robust, the femora more clavate,

and the antennal joints much more elongate.

CHROTOIHA 11. gen.

Body elongate, densely pubescent, the elytra with small denuded spots.

Head not quite vertical, the front feebly concave between the antennae, longi-

tudinally and finely sulcate, divided from the epistoma by a rather fine but

distinct sulcus ; eyes deeply emarginate, large, coarsely faceted ; palpi slightly

unequal, elongate, slender, the last joint elongate, nearly parallel, the apex

minutely, transversely ti'uncate ; antennal tubercles slightly and obtusely

prominent ; antennae (female) two-thirds as long as the body, the third joint

very long, slender, slightly enlarged near the apex, three-fourths longer than

the fourth, the latter slightly shorter than the fifth, joints five to eleven sub-

equal in length, compressed, the edges very acute, the flat sides feebly swollen

along the middle, the apex acutely angulate and very prominent but not

spiuose internally, tenth joint slightly shorter than the ninth or eleventh, the

latter with a small conical apical process. Prothorax without lateral spine

and with five dorsal callosities. Scutellum acutely triangular. Elytra witli

a stout acute sutural spine. Front coxal cavities angulate externally, sepa-

rated by a narrow but distinct prosternal lamina. Middle coxffi distinctly

separated, the cavities open externally. Metathoracic episterna moderate in

width, scarcely visibly narrowed from base to apex. Legs short, slender, the

basal joint of the hind tarsi rather longer than the two following combined.

This genus, together with Brothylus and Osmidus of LeConte

and Perilasins Bathes, constitutes a group of species which is very

difficult to treat; they are all allied to the European Ilesperophanes.

Chrotoma differs from Brothylus and Osmidus in the peculiar elon-

gate subparallel form of the last joint of both palpi, and from Peri-

lasins, to which it is probably more closely allied, in the slender,

almost parallel femora, absence of lateral thoracic spine in the

female, and very different disposition of the dorsal callosities, appa-

rently also in the form of the terminal palpal joints.

C. dlinniana n. sp. — Parallel, moderately, evenly and cylindrically

convex, piceous-black throughout, the antennae and legs concolorous, the

elytra with a marginal and discal vitta of pale rufo-testaceous, feebly evident

through the dense vestiture and which become more distinct toward base ;

pubescence moderate in length, coarse, recumbent, very dense throughout the

body and legs, pale grayish-white, the small elytral denudations bearing long

erect flying hairs, the latter also present rather densely on the prothorax and

sparsely on the legs and toward the base of the antennae. Head three-fourths

as wide as the prothorax, the antennae (ilothed with fine recumbent ashy

pubescence toward base, which becomes slightly darker and excessively minute

28 Coleopterological Notices, III.

and dense toward apex. Prothorax very slightly wider than long, the base

and apex equal, truncate, the sides evenly and rather strongly arcuate ; disk

with four small denuded callous spots, which are granulato-rugose but not

elevated and arranged in a transverse arc at about the middle of the length,

the fifth sliglitly more elongate-oval on the median line at basal third; on

each side of the latter there is also visible a minute callus, which is probably

not constant, the median callus slightly impressed and polished. EJijtra about

one-fifth wider than the prothorax, parallel, the sides straight, the apex

abruptly, broadly rounded, subtruncate in the middle ; disk with fine, rather

dense punctures, almost completely concealed by the vestiture, the denuded

spots small, numerous, arranged without order, smooth, polished and flat.

Length 16.5 mm. ; width 4.3 mm.

Texas (El Piiso). Mr. G. W. Dunn.

The vestiture is longer, coarser and denser than in Brothylus,

and almost completely et)nceals the sculpture. The species is repre-

sented l)v a single female.

ELrAPHIDlOIV Serv.

HypermaUus Lac. ; Anefhis Leo.

The following species belong-s near irroratum and mucronatum,

but has the outer joints of the antenn;v strongly and finely carinate

along the middle of th(! flat sides, being thus a highly typical mem-

ber of the grouj) of species generically separated by Dr. LeConte

under the name Aueflus; it will be noticed that the outer joints

of irroratum are also strongly carinate. In fact Aneflus not only

cannot be regarded as a genus, but apparently does not form even a

distinctly marked group, the tendency to carination being apparent

in the majority of species and to a very variable degree, so that it

is impossible to assign any limits to the group.

E. ai'izoiieiise n. sp. — Form as in irroratum, castaneous throughout,

scarcely more shining than mucronatum; pubescence very short and sparse,

fiuelj' and rather sparsely marmorate on the pronotum and elytra with small

irregular patches of denser pale yellowish pubescence, four of the spots of the

pronotum forming a transverse row just before the middle. Head coarsely,

densely punctate; antennje (male) about two-fifths longer than the body,

stout, third and fifth joints equal in length, the fourth distinctly shorter,

three to five strongly spinose internally, the remainder with a small inner

and outer si)ine at apex, joints eight to eleven with a fine strong median

carina along their compressed sides. Prothorax very nearly as long as wide ;

apex and base subequal, truncate ; sides broadly, very obtusely subangulate

at or just behind the nuddle ; disk with a small, elongate, almost impunctate

median callus just behind the middle, and a subcallous line at lateral fourth

Coleopterological Notices, III. 29

extending from apical two-fifths to the hase, which is luore coarsely punctate

and more pubescent; otlier regions dull, coarsely punctate, the punctures

densely crowded and themselves finely densely punctate, forming an intricate

hut coarse sculpture. Scutellum densely pubescent. Elytra a little less than

three times as long as wide, at base distinctly wider than the prothorax ; sides

feebly convergent from base to apex, the latter truncate, the outer spine very

short and broadly obtuse, the sutural short, narrower and more acute ; disk

sparsely punctate, the ^lunctures very coarse toward base but fine in apical

half. Under surface nearly as in mucroimtum, the legs longer and the femora

much stouter in the male, not spinose ; posterior tibiie carinate as in irror<itiim.

Length 21.0-23.0 mm.; width 5. 0-5. 8 mm.

Arizona.

The two specimens, which are from the Levette cabinet, are both

males. Although by the characters given for Aneflus, this species

should be placed near protensum, I cannot recommend that it be

withdrawn from the neighborhood of irroratmn, and if it is trans-

ferred to Aneflus, irroratum. must go also; but in truth there is

no such group in nature as Aneflus, and it should therefore be

suppressed and the species returned to Elaphidion.

E. levettei n. sp. — Elongate, very slender, parallel, dark rufo-castane-

ous, shining, the pubescence silvery-white, not at all maculate on the protho-

rax, arranged in four even parallel vittse on each elytron, which do not quite

attain the apex, and which are separated by narrower, very sparsely pubescent

lines, also with a series of small widely separated denuded spots on each side

of the suture. Head rather coarsely, densely j)unctate ; antennae wanting in

the type. Prothorax much longer than wide, the apex subtruncate, distinctly

narrower than the base; sides feebly swollen just behind the middle, thence

feebly convergent and nearly straight to the apex, and parallel and feebly,

broadly sinuate to the base ; disk very coarsely, deeply, densely punctate, the

punctures tending to coalesce transversely at the sides, with a small elongate

very uneven impunctate area at the middle. Scutellum densely white, small,

the pubescence not at all parted along the middle. Elytra fully three times

as long as the head and prothorax together, at base two-fifths wider than the

latter, each elytron very narrowly truncate at apex, and with two subequal

slender and well-developed spines ; sides nearly straight, very feebly conver-

gent from base to apex ; disk sparsely punctate, the punctures very coarse

toward base, gradually rather fine toward apex, the dense pubescence of the

vitt.-e not borne from the punctures, but from almost invisible punctuation of

the flat interspaces, each of the sparsely pubescent lines having an extremely

widely spaced row of coarser punctures, each bearing a long flying hair, one

of the latter borne also from each of the small sutural denuded spots. T.cgs

rather long, the femora very slender, not spinose at apex ; tibiae and tarsi

wanting in the type. Length 18.0 mm. ; width 3.5 mm.

30 Coleopterological Notices, III.

Arizona.

A single mutilated male from the Levette cabinet.

This species would almost seem to be generically distinct from

Elaphidion, but there are no characters relating to the under surface

by which it can be separated. The form of the body and size are

almost exactly as in subpubescens, near which it may be placed for

the present.

RHOPALOPHORA Serv .

The following sjiecies is allied to longipes but differs in its broader

form : —

R. meeskei n. sp. — Elongate, subparallel, deplanate above, black

tliroughout, the prothorax above and beneath rufo-ferruginous ; integuments

dull and strongly alutaceous. Head somewhat coarsely, deeply punctate ;

antennae one-half longer than the body in the male, scarcely longer than the

latter in the female, very slender, filiform, the basal joint much thicker. Pro-

thorax but very slightly longer than wide ; base broadly emarginate, scarcely

one-half wider than the apex ; sides strongly arcuate at basal third, thence

convergent anteriorly ; disk moderately constricted laterally at tlie apex and

just before the base, broadly, feebly biimpressed, the impressions joined by a

short transverse impression, the pubescence yellow, forming two broad longitu-

dinal lines. Elytra nearly as in loncjipes, but more finely and densely cribrate.

Legs as in longipes. Length 7.5-8.4 mm. ; width 1.7-1.9 mm.

New Mexico (Las Yegas). Mr. H. Meeske.

In longipes the form is very slender, the prothorax much longer

than wide, truncate at base, with the punctures extremely fine and

sparse, while in the present form the punctures are quite coarse and

distinct. In longipes the pronotum is not at all impressed, and the

lines of extremely short fine pubescence are very narrow.

The species of Rhopalophora within our limits may be recognized

as follows : —

Pronotum impunctate ; large species, 12 mm. in length laCTicollis

Pronotiam punctate ; smaller species, not exceeding 9.5 mm. in length.

Pronotum not rugulose.

Prothorax narrow, truncate at base, not impressed dorsally... longipes

Prothorax broader, feebly biimpressed dorsally, broadly, strongly emar-

ginate at base ; form more robust Ilieeskei

Pronotum transversely plicate and rugulose rugicollis

The true longipes is represented before me by a good series from

Indiana.

Coleoplerolofjical Notices, III. 31

CROSSIDirS Lee.

The species of this genus with tuberculate sides of the prothorax

may be easily distiuguished as follows: —

Prothorax more or less strongly transverse, very densely, confliiently punc-

tured and densely pilose.

Antennae of the male rather short, never much longer than the body, those

of tl)e female very short and stout, with the joints scarcely more than

twice as long as wide.

Elytral jjunctuation very coarse, becoming slightly finer toward apex, the

jjunctures always distinctly separated pillicta.tlis

Elytral punctuation finer, becoming extremely dense toward apex.

testaceus

Antennae of the male very long and slender, much longer than tlie body,

those of the female moderate in length, slender, with the joints three

or four times as long as wide.

Antennae and legs pale ; posterior tarsi short and slender ; elytral punc-

tures coarse, always distinctly separated intei'ineilius

Antennae and legs black or piceous-black ; posterior tarsi longer and

much stouter.

Elytral punctures fine and very dense, coarser toward base.

loiigipeiiiiis

Elytral punctures very coarse, nearly as in punctatus, but nluch denser.

crassipes

Prothorax much less transverse, coarsely, deeply punctate and shining, tlie

punctures all distinctly separated.

Antennae of the male much longer than the body.

Elytra rather finely and very densely punctate, the elytral base and

suture throughout black llil'tipes

Elytra very coarsely, sparsely punctate, with a narrow fusiform black

area at the suture, scarcely ever extending as far as basal fourth.

iiitidicollis

Antennae of the male much shorter, never notably longer than the body ;

elytral punctures very coarse toward base, the disk with a broad black

sutural area, which is usually angulate anteriorly, sometimes attaining

the base pillcliellus

The posterior legs are notably longer than the four anterior

throughout the genus, as usual in this part of the family.

C. longipeiinis n. sp. — Elongate and slender, the female more robust,

oblong and parallel, pale brownish-testaceous throughout, the legs, antennae,

a more or less narrow fusiform sutural line not closely aiDproaching the base,

and the pronotum except laterally, black ; integuments moderately shining ;

l>ubescence fine, long and very dense on the prouotum, shorter but dense on

the elytra. Head rather small ; antennae (male) nearly one-half longer than

32 Goleopterological Notices, III.

the body, the third joint as long as the prothorax, (female) two-thirds to

three-fourths as long as the body, slender, not distinctly compressed, the

intermediate joints from three and one-half to four times as long as wide.

Prothorax from one-half (male) to nearly once (female) wider than long, the

lateral tubercle strong, the apex quite distinctly narrower than the base ; disk

extremely densely punctate, a very short narrow line in the middle usually

more or less impunctate. Elytra at base as wide as the prothorax, each elytron

narrowly truncate at apex and obtusely but very distinctly angulate exter-

nally ; disk of each with the usual three fine lines, rather finely, very densely

punctate toward apex, the punctures still dense but coarser toward base.

Length 15.0-19.0 mm. ; width 4.4-5.7 mm.

New Mexico.

Related to intermedins, but larger and with much finer, denser

punctuation, and black legs and antennae. In intermedius the

elytra are rounded behind and not truncate and angulate or even

prominent externally as in longipennis ; this is an unusual char-

acter in the present genus, but may be perceived also to a less

degree in hirtipes Lee.

Four specimens from the Levette cabinet.

C. crassipes n. sp. — Robust, subparallel, black to piceous-black through-

out, the elytra and entire abdomen pale brownisli-testaceous ; lustre of tlie

elytra rather strongly shining as in punctatus; pubescence long, dense and

pilose on the pronotum, rather long subrecumbent dense and conspicuous on

the elytra, pale throughout. Head rather small, tlie antennse (male) very

long and slender, much longer than the body, the third joint slightly shorter

than the prothorax. Prothorax coarsely, extremely densely punctate, with a

small indefinite median spot which is sparsely punctate ; lateral tubercles

moderate ; disk (male) one-half wider than long, tlie apex distinctly narrower

tlian the base. Elytra at base distinctly wider tlian any part of the protliorax,

two and one-third times longer than wide, rounded behind, each elytron very

narrowly feebly sinuate at the suture ; sides rather strongly convergent from

base to apex ; disk very coarsely punctate, the punctures becoming smaller

but extremely dense toward apex, the three fine lines distinctly traceable.

Legs black, the anterior and intermediate very short, with the tarsi dilated,

the posterior much longer, with the tarsi two-thirds as long as the tibise,

robust, the second joint nearly one-half longer than wide. Length 14.0 mm. ;

width 4.5 mm.

Washington State.

A single male example from the Levette cabinet. This species

is intermediate between punctatus and iutermedius, possessing the

black legs and antennaj and robust tarsi of the former, and the long

slender antennte of the latter; it is however abundantly distinct

from either. The male is much stouter than the corresponding sex

Coleopterological Notices, III. 33

of intermedins, and, in the latter, the posterior tarsi arc very short

but slender, with the second joint not longer than wide.

C. iiitidicollis n. sp. — Slender, strongly convex, subcylindrical,

strongly shining throughout, intense black, the median parts of tlie meta-

sternum and the abdomen pale rufous ; elytra very pale flavate, with a

slender fusiform sutural space black ; pubescence rather short and sparse,

slightly longer and more erect on the pronotum. Head small ; antenna

(male) fully one-third longer than the body, slender. Prothorax two-fifths

wider than long, strongly convex and coarsely, not very densely punctate,

the apex truncate, much narrower than the base, lateral tubercle small but

distinct. Elytra two and three-fourths times longer than wide, at base equal

in width to the widest part of the prothorax, the sides very feebly convergent

thence to the apex, each elytron narrowly and almost evenly rounded behind ;

disk very coarsely, deeply punctate, the punctures well separated toward

base and becoming finer but not much closer toward apex. Le^s slender;

hind tarsi three-fourths as long as the tibiae, with the second joint a little

longer than wide. Length 10.5-12.5 mm. ; width 3.3-3.8 mm.

Arizona (Tucson). Mr. Wickham.

This species is allied somewhat to pulchellus, but differs con-

spicuously in many characters as detailed in the synoptic table ; in

addition it may be noted that the prothorax is larger and longer

than in pulchdlus, with the extremely slender and acute lateral

prolongation of the basal angles much more conspicuous. It is

represented before me by four specimens all of which are males.

The male appears to be more abundant than the female in all of the

species of this genus.

SPHiEXOTIIECUS Dup.

Ischnocnemis Lee. nee Thorns.

The Mexican species allied to this genus form a very perplexing-

mixture, and I have several in my cabinet which cannot be satisfac-

torily assigned to any of the described genera. The parts most

useful in generic identification are the mesosternum, posterior tarsi

and scutellum, but the last is probably much the least important

of the three. The presence or absence of raised ivory vitt^ is, as

remarked by Mr. Bates, a chauacter of subordinate import, and in

Sphaenothecus we have species with simple elytral disk like saturalis,

others having raised costse, and others again with simple narrow

pubescent vittae.

Sphfenothecus is allied to Mannophorus, but difi"ers in its protu-

34 ColeopteroJogical Notices, III.

berarit and anteriorly vertical mesosternum and generally longer,

more finely attenuate scutellura. The true Ischnocnemis has the

mesosternum non-protuberant.

Our three species may be separated b}^ the following table : —

Elytra with raised ivory vittfe bivittatllS Dup.

Elytra simple, without raised lines or pubescent discal vittaj, the suture alone

narrowly and very evenly vittate, the vitta composed of extremely dense

white pubescence.

Piceous-black, the prothorax and femora rufous ; elytral punctuation coarse,

very sparse, evenly distributed, the pronotal punctures and pubescence

not denser laterally sutui'a.lis Leo.

Pale rufous throughout, the tibise and tarsi nigrescent ; autennse black, in

the male fully twice as long as the body, in the female about as long as

the body. Prothorax more transverse and less strongly narrowed ante-

riorly than in suturalis, the pubescence very dense toward the sides and

apex as well as along the base. Elytra nearly as in suturalis, but more

rajiidly harrowed from base to apex, the punctuation coarse, sparse toward

the sutural vitta, but thence dense, rugulose and intermingled with

smaller punctures in a wide uneven longitudinal area extending almost

to the sides, the pubescence longer and denser than in suturalis. Length

11.0-12.5 mm. ; width 3.5-3.8 mm rubeilS n. sp.

The male antennae are always much shorter in suturalis than in

ruhens, and are generally not more than two-thirds longer than the

body, the eyes also are more narrowly separated dorsally than in

rubens. The three species agree in the form of the elytral apices

which are strongly, very acutely dentiform but scarcely spinose

externally. Ruhens was obtained in great abundance by Mr. Dunn

in various parts of southern Arizona and California, and suturalis

by Mr. Wickham at Tuc;son.

STENOSPHEIVUS Hald.

With the exception of notatus our species seem to be quite local

in distribution ; the following belongs near lepidus Horn : —

S. loilgicollis n. sp. — Slender, elongate, subparallel, polished, the

elytra slightly less so than the prothorax and minutely evenly reticulate ;

body piceous-black, the femora red, piscescent near the apex ; prothorax red,

clouded with piceous toward the sides ; pro- and mesosterna red ; pubescence

coarse, moderate in length, sparse. Head finely, longitudinally canaliculate ;

antennae (male) very slender, fully three- fourths longer than the body, joints

three to five spinose internally at apex. Prothorax distinctly longer than

wide ; sides broadly, evenly arcuate, gradually convergent anteriorly and

Goleopterologieal Notices, III. 35

abruptly so near the base which is much wider than the apex ; disk widest at

basal third, with a few fine, widely dispersed punctures toward the sides only.

Scutellum small, rounded, densely flavo-pubescent. Ehjtra three times as

long as the prothorax, and, at the base, one-fourth wider; sides feebly con-

vergent and nearly straight from the humeri to apical fourth or fifth, then

gradually more strongly convergent to the apex, each elytron being narrowly

truncate, the truncation bisinuate and limited internally and externally by a

minute acute dentiform process, which is not sufficiently elongate to be termed

spinose ; disk rather finely but deeply, sparsely, evenly punctate throughout,

the punctures perforate and without trace of definite arrangement. Length

10.0 mm. ; width 2.5 mm.

Texas.

A single male, probably received from Mr. Dunn, and without

any more definite locality. It differs from lepidus in having- the

entire prosternum in "front of the coxie strongly depressed and

coarsely densely punctato-rugulose, with the exception of a wide

polished apical margin ; in lepidus this space is divided by a polished

longitudinal elevation, thus forming two depressed areas. Longi-

coUis does not appear to be referrable to any of the described Mexi-

can species.

XYLOTRECHIJS Chev.

The species insignis of LeConte, is remarkable for its pronounced

sexual disparity. A few years since I took a series of six speci-

mens from some low alder-like trees near the banks of the Trinity

River, in Humboldt Co., California, Avhich upon cursory examina-

tion seemed to represent a distinct species near insigyns. Subse-

quently I received a number of specimens from other parts of the

State.

The Humboldt specimens are uniformly pale in color, with the

prothorax large and transversely subquadrate, and the markings

indefinite and more or less confused with the ground color by dis-

persion of the pale hairs ; upon close study all of these specimens

prove to be males. The female, represented l)efore me by three

perfectly homogeneous examples, is black, and has the prothorax

narrower and the markings always distinctly and abruptly limited.

Although such striking sexual differences are unusual or alto-

gether unknown in our other species of this genus, it appears to be

a more common condition in the allied Mexican genus Ochra^thes

Chev., a seemingly undescribed species of which, represented in my

cabinet by a good series, having the markings suffused in the male

but distinct in the female.

36 Coleopterological Notices, III.

TIIESAI.IA n. gen.

This name is proposed for a small species, recently described by

Mr. Len,<>- (Ent. Amer., VI, p. 108) under the w&me' Acmseops lisa.

Briefly, its characters may be expressed as follows: —

Front before the antennre nearly vertical. Antennae long and slender,

rather api^roximate and dorsal in their insertion. Eyes moderate, convex,

with a small distinct but moderately deep sinnation. Neck strongly con-

stricted, the constriction extending entirely across the dorsal surface. Legs

moderate, the posterior tarsi rather short, densely pubescent beneath, the

basal joint subequal in length to the next two together.

The genus Thesalia should be placed between Leptalia and

Ency clops in our lists, and agrees with the former in most of its

characters.

The prothorax differs greatly from either Leptalia or Encyclops,

being long and slender, much longer than wide and narrower than

the head, rather coarsely and sparsely punctate and not at all im-

pressed or canaliculate along the middle. In Encyclojjs coervlea

both the head and pronotum are dull and densely covered with a

reticulation formed by fine strongly elevated lines.

I have before me a single representative of Th. lisa collected in

Marin Co., California, by Mr. Dunn. It does not entirely agree

with the description given by Mr. Leng, having the pronotum

sparsely punctate toward the middle, without a well-defined impunc-

tate area, the elytra black with the punctures throughout decidedly

sparse as well as extremely coarse and deep, and with the sides

feebly convergent from base to apex. The hind tarsi have the two

basal joints densely pubescent beneath but not as densely so as the

third, and are strongly fimbriate along the sides. The specimen

here noted is probably the male of the original type, which is with-

out doubt a female.

CEXTRODERA Lee.

There is before me a specimen which I took on the summit of

Mt. Diablo, near San Francisco, which is pale castaneous in color

throughout and uniformly and sparsely pubescent. The length is

1G.5 mm., and the prothorax is much longer than wide, strongly

constricted at basal and apical fourth, with the apex much narrower

than the base and the disk broadly, deeply impressed along the

middle. The eyes are remarkably large and the antennai are

ColeopteroJogical Notices, III. 37

slight]}' longer than the body, with the joints four to eleven pale

testaceous toward base and black in apical third. I think that this

is proba))ly the male of C. nevadica Lee, which was described from

a unique female.

TOXOTUS Serv.

T. lateralis n. sp. — Rather short and stout, moderately shining, black

throughout the body, legs and autennse, the abdomen rufo-testaceous and the

elytra with a pale narrow marginal vitta which does not quite attain the apex ;

pubescence short, cinereous, rather sparse, longer but not much denser on

the prothorax. Head rather finely densely and conflueutly punctate, broadly

tumid between the eyes, the latter rather large and convex ; antennae but just

visibly shorter than the body, rather stout, compressed, the fourth joint nearly

two-thirds as long as tlie third and about three-fourths as long as the fifth,

the third joint three times as long as wide. Prothorax a little longer than

wide, strongly constricted near apical third and basal fourth, the apex four-

fifths as wide as the base, broadly arcuate ; sides angularly tuberculate at the

middle ; disk finely, densely punctate, the punctures sparser in the apical

constriction. Elytra at base nearly one-half wider than the prothorax, two

and one-half times longer than wide, the sides very strongly convergent from

base to apex and nearly straight ; each elytron narrowly and obliquely trun-

cate, the truncature straight, the outer angle acute, not rounded, the inner

dentiform ; humeri rather prominent, less than right, narrowly rounded ; disk

nearly flat, abruptly perpendicular at the sides, very finely, densely punctate

and also with slightly larger widely dispersed punctures. Under surface punc-

tured like the elytra, the abdomen more sparsely. Legs slender, moderate in

length. Length 13.0 mm. ; width 4.0 mm.

California (near San Francisco).

The single male specimen which I took at the summit of Mt.

Diablo, represents a species somewhat allied to the eastern trimt-

tatus Say {vittiger Rand.), but differing in its unusually long, and,

at the same time, stout and compressed antennae. The elytral trun-

cature is as in trivittatus, but with the sutural tooth much larger

and more conspicuous.

AWTHOPHH.AX Lee.

A. Slltovittata n. sp. — Moderately robust, rather convex, piceou.s-black ;

legs and antennae piceo-testaceous ; elytra pale luteo-testaceous, with a broad

common sutural and narrow submarginal vitta of piceous-black, the vitta?

generally feebly marked and sometimes evanescent ; pubescence extremely

short and sparse, on the elytra consisting of very minute erect setoe borne

from the punctures. Head finely, densely j^unctate, finely canaliculate be-

tween the antennae, the latter three-fourths as long as the body, with the

88 Coleopterological Notices, HI.

third joint distinctly longer than the fourth but much shorter than the fifth.

Prothorax slightly wider than the head and a little wider than long, the apex

very slightly narrower than the base, both feebly arcuate ; sides strongly,

obtusely tuberculate at the middle ; disk finely, densely punctate, scarcely at

all impressed along the middle where the punctures are sometimes but not

always sparser. Elijtra at base not more than one-third wider than the

prothorax, about two and one-third times longer than wide ; sides distinctly

convergent from base to the apex, which, conjointly, is broadly and evenly

rounded ; disk very coarsely and sparsely punctate toward base, the jjunc-

tures becoming gradually fine toward apex and along the suture. Length

9.3-11.0 mm. ; width 3.2-4.0 mm.

Colorado ?

The five specimens before me are without definite indication of

localit}", but as they are from the Levette cabinet they were in all

probability taken in or near the region above stated. These speci-

mens are apparently all males, and the si)ecies appears to be related

to tenebrosa, which is described from a unique female. I do not

think however that suhmttata can be the male of tenebrosa, for in

that case the general direction of the sexual differences, as shown

in mirifica by Dr. Horn, would be rather reversed, the elytra in

the male of mirifica being almost impunctate, while in the female

they are very coarsely so.

ACHIJEOPS Lee.

The series in my cabinet seem to show that A. subpilosa is a

species entirel}^ distinct from lu])ina. The former is extremely

sparsely punctate, the pubescence very easily removable, but denser

and persistent Ih a very narrow line bordering the elytral suture,

giving it a narrowly vittate appearance, while in lupina there is no

indication of this sutural condensation, and the discal punctures are

between two and three times as dense, the pubescence being much

more persistent.

The species longicornis and ligata are perfectly identical, and

the latter should be regarded as a synonym of the former, not a

variety. Gibbula is a synonym of proteus and not a variety, as it

is printed in our lists.

A. variipes n. sp. — Rather slender, strongly convex, shining, deep

black ; antennae dark brown, with the basal joint darker and blackish ; ante-

rior legs throughout and the intermediate and posterior femora feebly and

suffusedly near the coxae only, pale rufo-testaceous ; pubescence very short

and sparse, longer on the anterior portions. Head about equal in width to

Coleopterohxjical Notices, III. oi)

the prothorax, flattened above, rather coarsely, extremely densely punctate

and dull ; sides behind the eyes parallel for a very short distance, then

rounded to the neck ; temjtora shorter than the eye ; antennje very slender,

subequal in length to the body, third joint much shorter than the fifth and

but slightly longer than the fourth, the fifth thicker toward apex than the

others. Prothorax slightly wider than long, the apex broadly arcuate, three-

fourths> as wide as the base ; sides strongly but evenly arcuate, sinuate near

base and apex ; disk narrowly impunctate but scarcely impressed along the

middle, rather coarsely, very densely punctate, the punctures generally not

in actual contact. Scutellum rather longer than wide, acutely rounded at

apex. Elytra at base not quite one-half wider than the prothorax, two and

one-half times as long as wide ; sides rather strongly convergent from base to

apex, the latter narrowly rounded, not at all truncate ; disk very coarsely,

deeply, not closely punctate, the punctures becoming slightly smaller but not

denser toward apex, each bearing a very short coarse hair. Legs rather long

and slender. Length 8.0-8.8 mm. ; width 2.5-3.0 mm.

California (Sta. Cruz Co.).

This species is somewhat allied to longicornis and bamlis, but

differs in its shorter, more convex form, much coarser, sparser

punctuation, shorter, sparser pubescence, and also in coloration ;

from atra it differs greatly in the parallel sides of the head behind

the eyes, in the distinct basal constriction and prominent basal

angles of the prothorax, and in its much more crowded pronotal

punctuation.

A specimen from Nevada is nearly similar, but has the pubes-

cence still more minute and the elytra parallel and scarcely more

than twice as long as wide ; this is probably the female of the

above-described male.

STRAi\GALIA Serv.

The sexual characters of this genus form an exceedingly inter-

esting study, as they manifest themselves strongly and in several

directions. The fifth segment of the male is sometimes very large,

dilated and strongly excavated beneath as in virilis, and, to a less

degree, strigosa; in addition it will be noticed that this segment is

also invariably impressed or excavated beneath toward tip in the

female as well as the male, and in sexnotata the impression is (piite

as deep in the former as in the latter sex, and involves even more

of the surface of the segment.

The community of impressions and excavations of the fifth ven-

tral segment to both male and female is noticeable in many parts

40 Coleopterologieal Notices, III.

of the Heteromera, and I have alluded to it before under the genus

Blapstiuus (Ann. N. Y. Acad., V, p. 418). It is probable that this

fact has a more far-reaching import than may be apparent to us at

present.

The antennfe of the male have, on the side at the apex of each

of the outer joints, a large elongate-oval depressed area which is

glabrous, but over which there are generally scattered a very few

coarse spinose setae. These sensory depressions are usually much

less developed in the female than in the male, and are sometimes

almost obsolete in that sex ; they vary slightly in form and depth

in the various species.

I take the present occasion to call attention to a species allied to

sexnotata, Avhich may be described as follows from the female: —

S. montana n. sp. — Moderately robust, rather dull and alutaceous in

lustre, pale rnfo-testaceous throughout, the tarsi and three or four terminal

joints of the antennae picescent ; elytra each with three black spots arranged

as in sexnotata; pubescence rather short, coarse and sparse. //eoJ finely, very

densely punctate, a posteriorly angulate area immediately behind the epistoma

impunctate and highly polished ; epistoma and labrum finely, sparsely punc-

tate and shining ; antennas (female) two-thirds as long as the body, stout,

cylindrical, the joints compactly joined toward apex and without trace of

sensitive apical areas, third joint one-half longer than the fourth. Prothorax

fully as long as the basal width, finely, strongly constricted just behind the

apex, the latter truncate and less than one-half as wide as the base, the latter

broadly bisinuate ; basal angles laterally produced, acute and prominent ;

sides broadly sinuate toward base ; disk immaculate, evenly convex, rather

coarsely and sparsely punctate. Elytra at the humeri quite distinctly wider

than the prothorax, nearly three times as long as wide, the sides strongly

convergent from the rounded humeri to the apex ; each elytron truncate at

apex, the truncation but slightly oblique ; disk rather coarsely, sparsely

punctate. Under surface finely, sparsely punctate and pubescent. Length

12.5 mm. ; width 3.5 mm.

New Mexico (Las Vegas). Mr. Meeske.

Immediately distinguishable from the female of sexnotata by the

truncate apices of the elytra, and stouter antennae ; the antenna

and greater part of the legs are black in sexnotata, but two speci-

mens before me from Texas seem to indicate that they may occa-

sionally become pale throughout, this not being a character of great

importance. The elytra toward apex are much less dehiscent in

montana than in sexnotata, and the surface in the former is less

shining and more linely punctate.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 41

OPIIISTO»IIS Thorns.

The species recently described by Bates (Biol. Cent.-Amer. Col.,

Y, p. 39) as leevicollis is represented before me by three specimens,

perfectly homogeneous as regards color, and belonging to the variety

designated " 6" (1. c, page 279). These specimens were formerly

included in the Levette cabinet, and are labeled "Arizona." This

is therefore one of those tropical species of exceptionally extended

northern distribution, of which Xystropus caHfornicus Horn, is

another notable example.

The elytra in 0. laevicoUis are obliquely and rather widely trun-

cate at apex, the line of truncation straight and the outer angle very

acute but not appreciably produced. The elytral punctuation varies

considerably in density, but is generally finer and confused toward

apex and very coarse and sublineate in distribution toward base.

The humeri in the specimens alluded to are clouded with reddish-

testaceous. The intermediate tibiae are quite distinctly clavate.^

LEPTURA Serv.

A specimen of nigi^ella Say, from Colorado, before me, has the

elytra bright red throughout, with the exception of a narrow and

even black marginal vitta in apical third.

The three following species appear to be new: —

Li. serpentina n. sp. — Rather slender and convex, feebly shining,

black throughout, the legs and antenna generally pale ; pronotum with the

apical and basal margins bright sulphureo-pubescent ; elytra each with four

transverse bands of the same color, one at the base just behind the scutellum

narrowly interrupted at the suture, the second just before the middle, third

at posterior third, and the fourth near the apex ; under surface clothed with

yellow pubescence, the abdominal segments more distinctly so near the apex

1 Some time after the above paragraphs were written, I sent one of these

specimens to Mr. Bates, and take the liberty of quoting the following lines

from the very courteous letter recently received in reply : —

" I have examined your Ophistomis, supposed to be from Arizona, and find

it cannot be specifically distinguished from 0. hevicoUis. The punctuation is

a little more sparse, but a rather more important diflference is the relative

greater length of the elytra, and the shorter outer acute angle of the trunca-

ture. I do not consider these differences specific, but note them only as some

evidence that the specimen comes from a different locality from those recorded

in the Biologia, i. c, Oaxaca to Panama."

Annals N. Y. Acad. Sci., VI, Nov. 1891. — 4

42 Coleopierological Notices, III.

and sides. Head finely, densely punctate ; antenn;e (male) nearly as long as

the body, slender, filiform, the third joint much longer than the fifth, the

latter distinctly longer than the fourth, (female) nearly three-fourths as long

as the body, with the joints proportioned nearly as in the male. Prothorax

about as wide as long, campanulate, with the sides inflated and broadly sub-

angulate before the middle, the basal angles acute and strongly produced out-

wardly and posteriorly ; disk almost evenly convex, with a small impunctate

vitta near the base, rather strongly and somewhat sparsely punctate in the

male, densely so in the female. Elytra at base distinctly wider than the pro-

thorax, a little more than twice as long as wide ; sides moderately convergent

(male), or very feebly so (female) ; apex narrowly and evenly truncate, the

truncation but slightly oblique ; disk strongly, rather densely punctate

(male), or extremely densely and more finely so (female). Legs rather long

and slender. Length 7.0-11.0 mm. ; width 2.0-3.3 mm.

Idaho.

Greatly resembles trihalteata Lee, and differs from that species

in much the same way that nitens Forst. (zebra Oliv.) does from

laefa Lee. The form in the male is more slender than in tribalteata,

with the elytra less strongly narrowed from base to apex, and with

the a})ical truncation much less oblique ; the antennae are much

longer and more slender, and the third joint is distinctly shorter in

comparison with the next two ; the dorsal punctuation is coarser,

deeper and sparser in the male but rather denser in the female,

and the transverse bands of the elytra are much narrower. The

antennoe are always pale in sefyenfina and intense black in tribal-

teata, and the head and eyes are smaller in the former than in the

latter.

L.. lialdemani n. ap. — Slender and rather convex, intense black

throughout tlie body, legs and antennse, the elytral humeri obliquely red ;

lustre moderately shining ; pubescence short, sparse and inconspicuous.

Head wider than long, the tempora and base nearly as in sanguinea; surface

fiat, very densely punctate ; antennje (male) nearly as long as the body,

rather stout. Prothorax much longer than wide, as in sanguinea, but much

less inflated or subangulate at the middle ; disk rather coarsely, deeply and

extremely densely punctate, the punctures in close mutual contact, without

distinct median impunctate line except very narrowly toward base, the line

generally with a very fine impressed stria. Elytra between two and three

times as long as wide, at base nearly one-half wider than the prothorax, the

humeri rounded but rather prominent ; sides evenly and rather strongly con-

vergent from base to apex and straight ; each elytron narrowly truncate at

apex, the truncation slightly oblique and straight or extremely feebly sinuate,

the angles obtuse ; disk not very coarsely or densely punctate, the punctures

deep and perforate toward base, becoming finer and more or less asperate

Coleopterological Notices, III. 43

toward apex, sometimes with traces of two narrow irapunctate lines toward

base. Under surface very finely and densely punctate, more conspicuously

pubescent. Length 9.0-10.5 ; width 2.5-3.0 mm.

ISTew Mexico.

The two specimens are males, and are from the Levette cabinet.

The species is allied to sanguinea, but differs greatly in coloration

and punctuation, and in the more narrowly and obliquely truncate

elytral apices. The red humeral maculation is similar in form to

that of Acmseops basalts.

li, laciistris n. sp. — Body, legs and antennre entirely black, the elytra

pale brownish-testaceous, sometimes feebly infuscate near the apex ; lustre

moderately shining ; pubescence moderately long, very short on the elytra.

Male. — Slender, very convex. Head wider than long, the sides behind the

eyes parallel for a short distance ; hind angles right and narrowly rounded ;

surface feebly convex, densely and rather coarsely jiunctate ; antennje three-

fourths as long as the body, rather stout. Prothomx as in sanguinea, rather

coarsely, deeply, very densely pujictate, with a narrow impunctate median

line, the punctures nearly but not quite in mutual contact, the interspaces

polished. Elytra two and one-half times as long as wide, at base one-third

wider than the prothorax ; sides gradually and distinctly convergent from

base to apex, the latter very narrowly and obliquely truncate, the truncation

deeply sinuate ; disk rather densely and strongly punctate, the punctures be-

coming slightly finer toward apex. Length 9.0-11.0 mm. ; width 2.8-3.6 mm.

Female. — Moderately slender, smaller than the male, the upper surface much

less convex. Head similar in form to that of the male, but with the surface

very finely and excessively densely punctate and dull ; antennae scarcely more

than one-half as long as the body, very slender. Prothorax similar in form to

tliat of the male, but with the surface extremely densely punctate, and with-

out trace of median impunctate line, the punctures scarcely smaller than in

the male and very much larger than those of the head. Elytra scarcely more

than twice as long as wide, at base rather more than one-third wider than the

prothorax, the humeri distinctly rounded but much more prominent than in

the male ; sides almost parallel, feebly convergent toward apex, the apical

truncation as in the male ; disk very coarsely, deeply, densely punctate, the

punctures becoming much finer toward apex, coarser toward base than those

of the male. Length 7.8-9.0 mm. ; width 2.5-3.0 mm.

Michigan (Marquette). Mr. Schwarz.

This species is allied to satiguinea Lee, but differs in the much

stouter male antennae and in the radically different truncation of the

elytral apices ; the latter in sanguinea is rather broad, scarcely at

all oblique, and is almost i)erfectly straight, the angles being blunt;

in lacustris it is very much narrower, oblique, deeply sinuate and

with the angles, especially the exterior, very acute and prominent,.

44 ColeopteroJogical Notices, III.

nearly as in canadensis. The sexual differences throughout the

body are extremely and unusually marked, and in the series before

me, the females are decidedly smaller than the males.

IPOCHUS Lee.

The chief differences between this genus and Moneilema, apart

from the tribal characters relating to the support of the labrum and

size of the body, are the shorter and broader front, presence of long

tactile flying hairs on the body legs and antennas, and the great

divergence in form of the sexes. The last of these is one of the

most remarkable of the generic peculiarities of Ipochus, the male

being slender, strongly convex, with oval el\'tra, subglobular pro-

thorax and constricted neck, and the female more robust, subparallel.

the prothorax transversely subquadrate and the neck scarcely at all

constricted, the head l)eing more deeply inserted. It will be observed

therefore that the sexual differences are directly the reverse of those

of Moneilema, in which, when these are at all pronounced, the male

is more robust parallel and compact than the female, and with a

larger prothorax.

The following species are indicated b}^ the material at hand : —

Elytra witli three transverse, irrregular and more or less narrow fasciae, the

tirst near the base, the second at apical third (viewed vertically), and

the third on the apical declivity, extending semi-circularly from the side

margins, crossing the suture midway between the second band and the

apex ; recumbent pubescence rather sj^arse ; pronotum very coarsely,

deeply and not closely punctate, with two pairs of small discal pubescent

spots. Elytra broadly, deeply sinuate at apex when viewed along the

longitudinal axis of the body. Length 4.5 mm. ; width 2.0 mm. (San

Diego.) ..fasciatUS Lee.

Elytra with two more or less narrow transverse fascite, which are irregular

and zigzag in form, the first at the base, the second at apical fourth

(viewed vertically) ; in addition a small elongate-oval sutural spot near

the apex on the declivity. Body sparsely pubescent, the pronotal punc-

tures coarse, moderately close, distinct, the integuments shining. Head

finely, sparsely punctate ; antennae about as long as the body, the outer

joints feebly annulated at base. Prothorax one-fourth wider than long,

the sides rounded, more convergent toward base, the latter much narrower

than the aj^ex ; discal pubescent spots evanescent, the fine pubescence

very sjjarse, short and inconspicuous. Elytra one-third longer than wide,

in the middle one-third wider than the prothorax; sides rounded, tlie

apical portion of the disk perpendicular and deep ; apex not appreciably

emarginate when viewed longitudinally. Abdomen sparsely pubescent.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 45

Length 7.0 mni. ; widtli 3.4 mm. (female) ; in the male the length is

5.0-7.0 mm. ; width 1.6-2.2 mm. (Los Angeles. )....subiiitidlis n. sp.

Elytra each with two transverse fasciae, the first subbasal, the second very

wide, with uneven margins, extending from the middle to the apex

(viewed vertically) and with a prolongation posteriorly along the suture.

Body robust, compact, the head and pronotum extremely densely pubes-

cent, the vestiture comjiletely concealing the surface lustre and punctua-

tion, the elytra slightly shining and less densely pubescent. Head rather

strongly, somewhat closely punctate ; antennae nearly as long as the body,

the outer joints scarcely annulate at base. Prothorax fully one-third wider

than long, the base much narrower than the apex ; disk with two pairs

of small discal pubescent spots, and another which is median and more

posterior. Elytra two-flfths longer than wide, behind the middle but little

wider than the prothorax ; apex broadly, feebly, subangularly emargi-

nate (viewed longitudinally) ; sides Yury feebly arcuate ; disk finely, very

sparsely punctate. Abdomen densely pubescent. Length 7.. 'J mm. ; width

3.2 mm. (San Diego.) pubescens n. sp.

The species above identified as fasciatus agrees in every particu-

lar with the type in the LeConte cabinet.

All the characters of the above diag-noses are taken from the

female, except when otherwise noted. Two males which I obtained

from the blossoming branches of the Monterey pine, near the town

of that name, seem to indicate another species, which the absence

of the female prevents me from describing at present. Another

specimen from San Diego, resembles suhnitidus, but is still more

shining and sparsely pubescent, and has a large impunctate median

area of the pronotum, which is finely and deeply canaliculate ; it is

probable also that this is a distinct species, but more confirmatory

material is necessary.

MONEILEMA Say.

The following species belongs to the subgenus Collapter^^x as

defined by Dr. Horn : —

M. spinicollis n. sp. — Moderately robust and convex, the elytra sub-

carinate at the sides toward base, black, rather strongly polished, glabrous.

Head with a few fine punctures beneath the eyes and antennae, impunctate

toward the middle, the front separated from the epistoma by a deep transverse

impression ; antennae three-fourths as long as the body, with the fourth joint

alone annulate at basal two-fifths ; scape very long and thick, with a few fine

widely disjiersed punctures. Prothorax strongly transverse, from one-third to

nearly one-half wider than long, the base and apex equal in width, feebly

arcuate ; sides parallel, feebly arcuate, the spine long, acute, directed upward

and backward ; disk evenly convex, with a more or less incomplete and very

46 Coleopterologieal Notices, IH.

fine stria along tlie miclrlle, the punctures very fine and widely dispersed, but

coarse and deep along tlie basal margin and on the flanks beneath the spine.

Elytra oval, from two-thirds to once longer than wide, the sides arcuate but

sometimes almost straight and parallel, scarcely wider than the prothorax in

the male but distinctly so in the female, very coarsely and sparsely punctate

in scarcely more than basal half. Posterior tarsi as in armata in form, but

with the second joint densely spongy-pubescent throughout, except along a

median line which becomes broad at base, the basal joint sometimes with a

small spot of dense yellow spongy-pubescence at each apical angle. Length

23.0-29.0 mm. ; width 9.0-11.5 mm.

Arizona.

Four specimens from the Levette cabinet. This species dififers

from gigas in its much shorter and more transverse prothorax and

smaller size, and from arviafa in the much longer and thicker

antcnnal scape, longer thoracic spines and in the more spongy

pubescent second joint of the hind tarsi. It should be placed im-

mediately after gigas in the catalogue.

The ashy pubescence of the fourth antennal joint forms a narrow

band extending from basal sixth or seventh of the length to about

the middle.

PSEIVOCERUS Lee.

The two species contained in my cabinet may be recognized as

follows : —

Elytra each strongly tumid on the disk near the base ; body ferruginous, the

elytra each with an oblique subinterrupted fascia at the middle and a

broader transverse spot near apical third white, the portion between the

two fascise blackish superiiotatlis

Elytra but very feebly tumid near the base ; body piceous-black throughout,

the elytra with a transverse interrupted fascia of white pubescence at

apical third tristis

In both of these species the scutellum is clothed with dense white

pubescence.

P. tristis n. sp. — Form nearly as in supcruotattiii, feebly shining ; pubes-

cence rather sparse and inconspicuous. Head finely but deeply and very

densely punctate ; antennae scarcely three-fourths as long as the body, cylin-

drical, the third and fourth joints elongate and subequal, joints five to eleven

shorter and becoming still shorter near the apex, the joints compactly joined.

Prothorax slightly wider than long, strongly constricted near the base ; upex

much wider than the base ; sides nearly parallel in apical two-thirds ; disk

evenly convex, rather coarsely, deeply, extremely densely punctate. Elytra

Coleople7'ologicaI Notices, III. 4V

parallel, distinctly wider than the head and prothorax, and a little more than

twice as long as wide ; humeri right and rather prominent ; apex evenly

rounded ; disk coarsely punctate, the punctures not quite in mutual contact,

and, between the fascia and extreme apex, becoming very sparse. Under

surface finely, densely punctate throughout and finely, inconspicuously pubes-

cent. Ze^s moderate ; tarsi short and stout. Length 4.5 mm, ; width 1.2 mm.

New Mexico ?

A single representative, the habitat of which is somewhat doubt-

ful. The species is easily distinguishable from supernolatus by the

characters given in the table. The basal tubercles of the elytra, so

distinct in superyiotatus, are barely perceptible in tristU as broad

and feeble swellings of the surface.

MOIVOCHAMUS Serv.

M. obtlisiis n. sp. — Stout, subparallel, moderately convex, brown

throughout and marmorate nearly as in titiUntor. Head deeply angularly

impressed between the antenufe ; front shining, sparsely pubescent, finely,

sparsely and unevenly punctate ; antennae (male) two-thirds longer than the

body, slender, not at all annulate, (female) but slightly longer than the body,

distinctly annulate. Prothorax slightly wider than long, the lateral spines

well developed ; disk shining, coarsely, confluently punctate, transversely

rugulose anteriorly, with an oblong impunctate median area ; pubescence

moderately conspicuous, feebly and minutely marmorate laterally, with two

distant, discal spots before the middle. Scutellum glabrous, pubescent at

base especially toward the sides. Ehjtra scarcely more than twice as long as

wide, parallel in basal half in the male and basal two-thirds in the female, at

base distinctly wider than the prothorax, the apices individually rounded,

broadly so in the female, a little less broadly in the male ; disk very coarsely

punctato-rugulose toward base, sparsely and more finely punctate thence to

the apex. Abdomen densely pubescent, the pubescence whitish and finely,

unevenly marmorate or nucleated. Legs rather short and moderately slender.

Length 13.0-19.0 mm. ; width 4.7-6.8 mm.

California.

This species is not at all closely related to any other hitherto

described. In general it resembles titillator, but is smaller, shorter

and broader, with the apical angles of the elytra l)roadly rounded

even in the males. In the recent table given by Dr. Horn it may

be placed between scutellatus and confusor. The scutellum, which

is pubescent only toward the sides of the base, will readily serve to

distinguish it from any other of our species, and from oregonensis

it may be known by its rounded elytral apices, scutellum and colora-

tion. It is represented before me by a good series of six specimens

collected near the northern boundary of the State.

48 Coleopterological Notices, III.

LEIOPUS Serv.

I., setipes n. sp. — Moderately robust, convex, piceo-testaceous, densely

clothed witli dark luteous pubescence, devoid of fasciculate tufts of coarser

hairs, and witli an anteriorly angulate white fascia behind the middle, also a

very feebly defined paler oblique line on each elytron near the apex. Head

extremely minutely, densely punctate when denuded ; eyes separated above by

a distance which is scarcely more than one-half as great as in wilti; antennae

slender, two-fifths longer than the body, nearly as in wilti. Prothorax one-half

wider than long, four-fifths as wide as the elytra, rather finely and closely

punctate, the pubescence very indefinitely variegated ; lateral spine short but

not at all blunt, just behind the middle, nearly as in ivilti, but slightly more

anterior in position. Elytra three-fourths longer than wide; sides nearly

parallel in basal two-thirds, then oblique to the apex, each elytron narrowly

and obliquely truncate ; disk coarsely, deeply punctate when denuded, each

elytron with a large lateral blackish semi-denuded spot, and three costiform

lines along which the pubescence is more prominent, the recumbent pubes-

cence unusually long ; erect hairs short and very sparse. Under surface dark

plumbeus, densely pubescent. Legs rather short and stout, throughout nearly

as in wilti, but with long flying hairs on the tibiae, especially pronounced on

the posterior. Length 7.0 mm. ; width 2.8 mm.

Texas (El Paso). Mr. Dunn.

This species in general appearance is intermediate between alpha

and loilH, but is not closely related to any other form, the long

flying hairs of the tibiae being a very unusual character in Leiopus.

In the present arrangement of the species it may be placed just

after jyunntatus.

L/. niillieticiIS n. sp. — Ratlier robust and convex ; integuments rather

pale rufo-testaceous, the pubescence short, luteo-cinereous, scarcely at all

variegated on the prothorax, the elytra with very minute sparsely placed

black fasciculate tufts, which are usually arranged in four or five rows on

each, and, in addition, with an elongate blackish semi-denuded spot at the

side, and an oblique black fasciculate and usually interrupted line near

posterior third. Head extremely minutely, moderately densely punctate;

eyes separated above as in pitnciatus ; antennae one-half longer than the body,

annulate with black at the apex of each joint as usual. Prothorax rather

short, three-fourths wider than long and four-fifths as wide as the elytra,

evenly convex and pubescent, not distinctly punctate, the lateral spine very

short and broad but not in the least rounded, situated just before basal third.

Elytra four-fifths longer than wide, the sides subparallel in basal two thirds,

then oblique to the apex, each elytron narrowly and obliquely sinuato-trun-

cate ; disk coarsely, deeply punctate when denuded. Under surface very

finely, densely, uniformly pubescent. Legs short, maculate, the femora

strongly clavate ; tibise without long flying hairs ; tarsi short and robust.

Length 4.5-6.5 mm. ; width 1.8-2.6 mm.

Goleopterologioal Notices, III. 49

Texas; District of Columbia.

A small, robust and convex species, with unusually short, even

and pale pubescence, and bearing a striking resemblance to Lepto-

stylus biustus. It is rather closely related to Leiopus crassulu.-^,

from Lower California, but is well distinguished by its more elon-

gate and convex form, longer and denser pubescence, and especially

by the form of the elytral apices, which are here obliquely and

strongly truncate, but evenly rounded in crassuhis. This species

has been described by Dr. Horn (Tr. Am. Ent. Soc, VIII, p. 125),

and somewhat doubtfully referred to L. crassidus, but I think that

the form of the elytral apices will conclusively distinguish them.

It is scarcel}^ possible to divide our species of Leiopus generically

upon the presence or absence of fasciculate tufts on the elytra, and,

as there is but little difference in the degree of separation of the

middle coxte, the mesosternum being rather broad throughout, it

seems probable that all of our species will have to be assigned to

Eleothinus as recently defined by Mr. Bates, or, perhaps more

justly, the genus Sternidius Lee. should be revived for these species,

in which case Eleothinus would become synonymous.

VALEIVrS n. gen.

Body oblong, depressed, minutely, sparsely pubescent and with long erect

sparsely jjlaced flying hairs. Head vertical ; front subqnadrate, transverse,

finely carinate along the coriaceous support of the labrum ; mandibles small ;

palpi slender, unequal, the terminal joints slender and gradually acuminate,

second joint of the labial robust, the third oblique and much narrower ; men-

tum small, transverse, very deeply inserted and inwardly oblique ; eyes deeply

emarginate, moderately finely granulate; antennfe inserted at the sides within

the ocular emarginations, widely distant at base, slender, minutely, rather

densely pubescent, the first three or four joints with a single series of short,

spinose setfe beneath, scape long, slender, cylindrical, without trace of apical

cicatrix. Prothorax obliquely spinose at the sides behind. Elytra not cari-

nate at the sides. Anterior coxse not appreciably angulated externally, the

middle cavities distinctly open, narrowly separated. Legs slender ; femora

feebly clavate ; tarsi short, robust, the basal joint of the posterior slightly

longer than the next two combined ; claws divaricate, small.

This genus belongs near Lepturges and is apparently still more

closely allied to the Central American Phrissolaus Bates, differing

from the latter in its much shorter antennae, depressed form, rounded

elytral apices and more normal abdominal structure, the fifth seg-

ment of the male being only as long as the two preceding together

and obtusely sinuate at apex.

50 Coleopterological Notices, III.

There is an element of uncertainty as to the proper position of

Yalenus, however, owing to the fact that the only known represen-

tative is a male, but if the female proves to have an elongated fifth

segment, it can only be compared with Astynomus, and from this it

departs widely in its spinose and not tuberculate prothorax.

v. ilioriiatus n. sp. — Moderately robust, feebly sliining, dark rnfo-

testaceous above, mncb paler beneath, the color of the integuments not at all

concealed by the extremely minute, rather sparse and inconspicuous vesti-

ture, the long flying hairs of the elytra rigid and setiform. Head extremely

minutely, densely but feebly punctate ; antennfe about one-third longer than

the body, slender, the scape thicker but not at all clavate, as long as the next

two combined, joints three to eleven gradually decreasing in length. Pro-

thorax fully one-half wider than long, distinctly wider than the head and two-

thirds as wide as the elytra ; base and apex transverse, the former distinctly

the narrower ; sides broadly arcuate anteriorly, obliquely and acutely spinose

at basal third, disk very unevenly and sparsely punctate, almost impunctate

toward the sides. Scutellum rather large, broadly rounded behind. Elijira

parallel, the sides straight, three-fourths longer than M'ide, broadly rounded

behind, each elytron narrowly rounded at apex ; disk coarsely and rather

closely punctate toward base, the punctures becoming sparser and finer toward

apex ; punctures bearing the flying hairs small and inconspicuous ; surface

even. Under surface pruinose with dense, extremely minute pubescence.

Length 9.0 mm. ;. width 3.3 mm.

Texas (El Paso). Mr. G. W. Dunn.

Resembles an unusually large robust Lepturges, but with much

less conspicuous pubescence than in the species of that genus, and

without trace of any kind of maculation.

HYPERPLATYS Hald.

Our species of this genus are closely allied among themselves,

but may possibly be recognized by the following table: —

Body black throughout ; antennre black ; femora red, black toward apex.

feiuoralis Hald.

Body paler, clothed above with cinereous pubescence, maculate with small

black spots ; antennje in great part pale.

Prothorax but feebly transverse, one-half wider than long ; femora red, the

ajiices black Iligrella Hald.

Prothorax strongly transverse, at least three-fourths wider than long.

Elytral spots large and more or less unevenly arranged ; elytra unusually

coarsely punctate ; anteunre of the male about twice as long as the

body maciilata Hald.

Coleopferological Notices, III. 51

Elytral spots small, more or less distinctly arranged along three even

lines on each elytron, the lines more or less pale ; antennre of the

male much more than twice as long as the body.

Elytra coai-sely punctate, the punctures distinct aspei'Sa Say.

Elytra finely punctate, the punctures almost completely concealed by

the vestiture ; elytral lines very indistinct. Body moderately robust,

pale rufo-testaceous throughout, the pubescence short, very deiise,

pale cinereous-white, the elytral spots small, sometimes with a larger

more irregular discal blotch at apical third, the pronotura with four

spots in an arcuate line, the two median larger. Head and antenuEe

nearly as in aspersa. Prothorax acutely, obliquely spiculate at the

sides at basal fourth or fifth. Elytra twice as long as wide, in form

throughout nearly as in maculata. Legs pale testaceous throughout,

the tarsi alone darker. Length 4.7-G.5 mm. ; width 1.8-2.4 mm.

(California, Sta. Cruz Co.) califorilica n. sp.

The species above identified as nigrella seems to be abundantly

distinct from maculata in its much longer male antennas, and from

aspersa in its more elongate prothorax and more finely and sparsely

punctate elytra, the sides of the latter being much more convergent

from base to apex in the male, and with more prominent and less

rounded humeri. In aspersa the three discal vittae of the elytra

are nearly always very distinct and generally conspicuous, and by

this characteristic it can be separated at once from the other species.

Anisopodus White is possibly synonymous with Hyperplatys, at

least the elongation of the posterior legs appears to be so gradual

as to cause great confusion in attempting to limit the former genus.

SPAI.ACOPSIS Newm.

The species of this remarkal)le genus which have been discovered

within our faunal limits, may be distinguished as follows : —

Scutellum small, not longer than wide, rounded or feebly bilobed behind;

elytra parallel stolata

Scutellum triangular, not longer than wide.

Elytra subparallel, with even rows of coarse and distinct punctures, with-

out denuded spots ; scutellum wider than long ; size small Sllffusa

Elytra infiated behind, with the punctuation close and almost confused,

and with large uneven semi-denuded spots ; scutellum small, equilatero-

triangular ; size larger texaiia

S. texana n. sp. — Slender, cylindrical, distinctly inflated behind the

middle of the elytra, densely clothed throughout with rather long recumbent

luteo-cinereous pubescence, and with extremely short erect sparse setffi. Head

52 Coleopterological Notices, III.

two-tliirds longer than wide, nearly as in siiffusa, the antennae a little shorter

than the body, the scape one-half longer than the prothorax. Prothorax two-

fiftlis longer than wide, equal in length to the head, cylindrical, the sides

parallel ; surface densely and evenly pubescent, with a small narrow denuded

median area. Elytra between four and five times as long as the prothorax,

equal in width to the latter toward base but two-thirds wider behind the

middle, then narrowed to the apex which is deeply, triangularly emarginate,

the processes acute but blunt at apex and feebly everted ; disk coarsely,

deeply, rather closely punctate, the punctures and pubescence having a

vaguely lineate disposition, with large uneven semi-denuded blotches. Length

9.7 mm. ; width 1.3 mm.

Texas.

Differs greatly from the Mexican protensa and variegata in its

small equilateral scutellum, and from suffvsa and phaMasma in its

larger size and from the latter in addition in the absence of long

curved rigid setiB. From the eastern stolafa and Cuban grandis it

differs in its convex and not flattened elytral disk, and from the

Cu))an filum in its non-sulcate elytra. The semi-denuded blotches

of the elytra are sparsely scattered, but slightly darker in color, and

are broad and very irregular and not linear as in stolata.

TENEBRIONID.E.

STIBIA Horn.

The following species belongs near ovipennis, but differs greatly

in the structure of the e\^cs : —

S. inaritima n. sp. — Moderately robust, strongly convex, polished,

brownish-testaceous in color, glabrous. Head finely, rather densely punctate

and finely, longitudinally subrugulose ; antennre two-fifths as long as the

body, very slender, feebly clavate at apex, third joint one-half longer than

the fourth, the latter equal in length to the second ; eyes moderate, feebly

and evenly convex. Prothorax two-thirds wider than long, the base and apex

equal, the former feebly arcuate, the latter correspondingly emarginate ; sides

parallel, evenly and distinctly arcuate ; apical angles acute but not produced ;

disk evenly convex, deeply, moderately coarsely punctate, the punctures tend-

ing to coalesce longitudinally toward the sides, sparser toward the middle.

Eliitra one-third longer than wide, oval, in the middle one-half to three-

fourths wider than the prothorax ; sides strongly arcuate throughout, the

humeri not evident ; apex acute ; disk with approximate rows of fine, rather

feeble punctures in basal three-fifths only. Abdomen minutely, extremely

sparsely punctate, the metasternum very coarsely, rather closely so, the \ivo-

sternum rather coarsely and very densely. Legs slender. Length 3.3-3.7

mm.; width 1.6— 1.9 mm.

Goleopterological Notices, III. 53

California (San Diego Co.). Dr. F. E. Blaisdell.

A single pair taken on the sea-beach at Coronado.

In ovijtennis the color is black, the size larger, the form nuich

more robust, the third antenna! joint longer, the eyes smaller and

very much more convex and prominent, especially behind, and the

elytral punctures larger and stronger.

EPITRAGUS Latr.

E. vestitlis 11. sp. — Rather broadly oval and convex, polished, vv'ith a

strong seneons tinge ; pubescence mrderately dense, subrecumbent, pure white

in color and conspicuous, the hairs robust, pointed, ratlier long, arcuate and

more or less matted. Head coarsely, rather densely punctate laterally, sparsely

so toward the middle, the median lobe large, rounded ; supra-orbital ridges

obsolete; antennse piceous, moderate in length. Prothorax two-fifths wider

than long, the sides moderately narrowed from base to apex, feebly arcuate,

the apex broadly emarginate, angles right, narrowly rounded and not at all

prominent ; base broadly, strongly bisinuate ; disk evenly convex, feebly bi-

impressed at base, rather coarsely, moderately densely iiunctured laterally,

the punctures becoming finer and sparser toward the middle, with a narrow

impunctate median line. Elijtra two-thirds longer than wide, in the middle

one-third wider than the prothorax, at the broadly rounded humeri slightly

wider than the thoracic base ; sides feebly arcuate, oblique behind, the apex

narrowly rounded ; disk finely, sparsely punctate, with irregular longitudinal

impunctate areas toward the suture, the punctures becoming dense laterally

and especially coarse, dense and rugulose near the margins toward apex, the

surface longitudinally swollen near the suture toward apex. Under surface

finely, rather sparsely punctate and distinctly pubescent. Mesosternum deeply

excavated. Length 12.0 mm. ; width .5.2 mm.

Arizona.

A single specimen from the Levette cabinet, which is probably a

male. The type appears to be analogous in general form to the

males of those species having the pronotum simple in both sexes,

and for the present it may be placed near jn-uinoaus, being readily

distinguishable b}'' its robust form, bright metallic subttneous lustre

and long conspicuous white pubescence.

The species of Epitragus within our boundaries may be identified

as follows : —

Sides of the front angialate and reflexed ; prothorax much narrower than the

elytra, the humeri broadly exposed SUllllietallicilS

Sides of the front not prominent or angulate ; median lobe large, rounded.

Pronotum simple in the male, more or less bicarinate in the middle toward

apex in the female.

54 Coleopferological Notices, III.

Thoracic carinse of the female divergent anteriorly aciltlis

Thoracic carinje parallel.

Larger species ; punctuation dense canalicillatus

Smaller and less robust, the punctuation fine and sj^arse ; lustre strongly

ffineous aruiidiiiis

Pronotum similar in the sexes and unmodified.

Elytra dentate at apex ; pubescence uneven in distribution ...deutiger

Elytra unmodified at apex, the pubescence even in distribution.

Apical angles of the prothorax very acute and anteriorly i^rominent.

fiisiforiuis

Apical angles right or obtuse, not anteriorly prominent.

Elytra rugulose ; j^rothorax rather strongly transverse.

plumbeus

Elytra smooth, not at all rugulose, except occasionally toward the

sides.

Elytra very densely punctate throughout ; prothorax but very

slightly wider than long OTalis

Elytra sparsely punctate, at least toward the suture.

Elytra nearly glabrous, each puncture with an extremely minute

seta pi'lliliosus

Elytra conspicuously pubescent, the pubescence white.

vestitus

Although by the characters given, ovalis is brought very near to

plumbeus, it is really quite distinct in general appearance from this

and all the other species, being unusually short, oval and convex.

The material before me seems to indicate several closely allied

species in the neighborhood of canaliculatus, one male, especially,

has the punctuation very sparse throughout, with the apical angles

of the prothorax not at all everted.

EPITRAGODES Cas.

This name was proposed (Ann. N. Y. Acad., Y, p. 365) for the

species known as Epiti-agus tomenlosus Lee, the principal charac-

ters distinguishing it from Epitragus being the unexcavated meso-

sternum and the more or less seriate arrangement of the elytral

punctures. I have recently received another species, the two being

easily known by the following characters : —

Body rather densely pubescent, the pubescence unevenly marmorate.

tonieiitosus

Body glabrous, each puncture bearing an infinitesimal seta entirely concealed

within it jikliclli

Coleopter'ological Notices, III. 55

E. jiiliclli n. sji. — Almost evenly elliptical, convex, black throngliout

with slight greenisli-uietallic lustre. Head rather coarsely, densely punctate

throughout, the punctures becoming but slightly sparser toward the middle of

the vertex ; front trilobed, the median lobe longest, broadly rounded ; supra-

orbital ridge obsolete but slightly evident in front of the upper margin;

antennae about as long as the prothorax, joints six to nine serrate internally.

Prothorax one-third wider than long, the apex subtruncate, scarcely more than

three-fifths as wide as the base, the latter broadly, strongly lobed in the middle,

feebly sinuate thence to the basal angles, which are right ; apical angles

obtuse but not at all rounded ; sides broadly arcuate and subparallel in basal

half, becoming more arcuate and convergent thence to the apex ; disk not at

all impressed, rather coarsely, very densely punctate, the punctures nearly in

contact but distinct throughout in contour, becoming slightly sparser toward

the middle, without an irapunctate median line. Eljtra at base but slightly

wider than the prothorax, in the middle one-third wider, three-fourths longer

than wide ; sides arcuate, acutely ogival at apex ; disk with almost even

series of rather coarse approximate punctures, the series not at all impressed,

the intervals unevenly, uniseriately or biseriately punctate. Under surface

rather strongly punctate ; mesosternum almost vertical anteriorly and com-

pletely unimpressed. Legs slender. Length 9.0 mm. ; width 4.0 mm.

Texas.

The hind wings are as long as the elytra. Two specimens, prob-

ably from the neighborhood of Galveston, one of which I owe to

the kindness of my friend Mr. Wilhelm Jiilich.

ANEPSIUS Lee.

The two species known to me may be separated as follows: —

Antennae much longer than the head ; elytral punctures arranged in regular

approximate series throughout delicatlllllS

Antennae very short, not longer than the head ; elyti-al punctures arranged

serially only towards the sides moiltanus

A. niOIltailllS n. sp. — Robust, parallel, convex, polished, black through-

out, the legs and antennae dark rufo-testaceous ; integuments glabrous, each

puncture bearing an extremely minute seta. Head feebly convex, transverse,

not very coarsely but strongly and rather densely punctate, the punctures

rough or subgranulose ; eyes completely divided ; antennae moderately robust

and compressed, compact, the last joint not as long as wide and slightly

narrower than the tenth. Prothorax three-fourths wider than long, the base

and apex subequal, the former feebly arcuate, the latter very feebly, broadly

sinuate ; apical angles right, narrowly rounded ; basal obtuse, not rounded

and minutely, feebly prominent ; sides evenly, rather strongly arcuate ; disk

evenly convex, rather closely, strongly but not very coarsely punctate later-

ally, the punctures becoming fine and very sparse toward the middle. Elytra

56 Goleopterological Notices, III.

two-fifths longer than wide, scarcely wider than the prothorax, very hroadly

and ohtusely ogival at apex ; sides parallel and very feebly arcuate ; humeri

slightly obtuse, not at all rounded ; disk not very coarsely but strongly and

conspicuously punctate, the punctures sparse and without distinct serial

arrangement except on the vertical flanks, where the series are distinct, the

punctures approximate. Epipleura; narrow. Abdomen finely, sparsely punc-

tate. Legs short. Length 3.2 mm. ; width 1.4 mm.

Colorado Mr. W. Julich.

This species differs from delicatulus in its shorter, broader form,

coarser punctures and radically different punctuation of the elytra.

Several specimens.

EUSATTIJS Lee.

The following form is not at all closely allied to any other thus

far described, but may be placed just after robustus in our lists: —

E. 'WelJSteri n. sp. — Form and size nearly corresponding with the larger

specimens of reticulatus, black tliroughout, rather strongly convex, glabrous,

the pronotum dull and coarsely sericeous, the elytra somewhat shining. Head

coarsely, densely punctate, the punctures strongly coalescent and rugulose

behind ; antennte subequal in length to the prothorax, the third joint equal

in length to the next two together. Prothorax nearly two and one-half times

as wide as the median length, the apex deeply emarginate, two-fifths as wide

as the base, the latter transverse, broadly sinuate toward the basal angles,

which are acute and slightly prominent posteriorly ; sides strongly convergent

anteriorly and very feebly arcuate from basal third, thence to the base nearly

parallel and more arcuate ; apical angles anteriorly produced far beyond the

eyes, but with the apex rounded ; disk strongly convex, very broadly expla-

nate and reflexed at the sides, coarsely, deeply, extremely densely punctate

throughout, the punctures longitudinally confluent, and, on the reflexed lateral

parts, becoming coarsely rugulose and confusedly confluent. Scutellum dis-

tinct, triangular. Elytra twice as long as the prothorax, and, at base, equal

to the latter in width, in the middle very slightly wider, scarcely as long as

wide ; apex very broadly parabolic ; sides feebly arcuate ; disk convex, almost

perjiendicalar toward the sides and apex ; side margins throughout strongly

and unusually widely reflexed, each elytron with three strong acutely elevated

costffi, which are more or less iuterrupted, and which do not attain the apical

angles, the suture not appreciably costate ; intervals coarsely, sparsely and

confusedly punctate, evenly concave, each with a single median row of

subelongate distant tubercles. Epipleurse very broad, occupying tlie entire

inflexed sides, strongly impressed near the sides especially toward base ;

prosternum granulato-punctate, strongly impressed laterally throughout the

length, the hypomera strongly, broadly and abruptly oblique downwards.

Leijs moderate ; anterior tibia? strongly bent at apex and with a veiy large

oblique terminal spur ; hind tarsi nearly two-thirds as long as the tibiae.

Length 15.0 mm.; width 10.3 mm.

Col copter ological Notices, III. 5*7

Colorado.

The under surface is clothed very sparsely with short yellowish

hairs. One specimen.

I take pleasure in dedicating this species, perhaps the most inter-

esting- of the novelties contained in the Levette cabinet, to Mr. F.

M. Webster, in partial recognition of many favors rendered by him

in connection with the transfer of the cabinet mentioned.

ELEODES Escli.

The following species, represented by a series of eleven specimens

from the Levette cabinet, is not closely allied to any other, but may

be placed for the present near humeralis : —

E. rileyi n. sp. — Rather robust and convex, somewhat strongly shining,

intense black throughout. Head coarsely, rather closely punctate ; antennae

subequal in length to the head and prothorax, the third joint thi'ee times as

long as wide and rather longer than the next two combined, the outer joints

but moderately robust. Prothorax from one-fourth to three-fifths wider than

long, the apex broadly, feebly emarginate, distinctly narrower than the base,

the latter transverse, generally very broadly, feebly sinuate toward the middle ;

apical angles obtuse but not at all rounded, basal slightly obtuse, not much

rounded and rather prominent ; sides strongly arcuate at apical third, thence

strongly convergent and nearly straight to the apex, distinctly sinuate before

the base ; disk rather coarsely, deeply punctate, densely so toward the sides,

sparsely and unevenly, with large impunctate patches toward the middle.

Elytra two and one-half times longer than the prothorax, and, in the middle,

from one-fifth to nearly one-half wider than the latter ; sides evenly arcuate ;

humeri narrowly rounded, slightly prominent and usually distinctly exposed ;

apex narrowly rounded ; disk almost vertical behind, rather coarsely, feebly

and subasperately punctate, sometimes with very feebly impressed distant

lines, the punctures rather sparse, not much denser laterally, confusedly

disposed but often having a feeble lineal arrangement. Prosternum not at

all produced. Anterior tibial spurs extremely unequal, the anterior robust,

long, subparallel and truncate at apex, the posterior very small, acute, the

larger spur still more pronounced, broader and more truncate in the female.

Length 12.0-15.0 mm. ; width 5.2-7.2 mm,

Arizona.

The anterior femora are completely unarmed in both sexes, and

the relative proportion in the length of the anterior tibial spurs is

nearly independent of sex, but both spurs are longer, and the ante-

rior much wider, more broadly truncate and more parallel in the

female than in the male.

From humeralis the present species differs in its smaller size,

Annals N. Y. Acad. Sci., VI, Nov. 1891.— 5

58 Coleojyterological Notices, III.

iiHicli sparser punctuation, narrower, more convex form and much

shorter third antennal joint.

I hav(> dedicated it to Prof. C. X. Kiley of Washington, as a

slight token of my appreciation of Ids many acts of kindness and

liberality.

E. llilidllS 11. sp. — I'atluT slender, convex and subcylindrical, black

throughout and strongly shining, glabrous. Jlcail lather sparsely punctate,

moderately coarsely so towaiil apex ; anteuiue robust, nearly as long as the

head and prothorax, tlu^ third joint four times as long as wide and fully as

long as the next two together, last three joints distinctly dilated forming a

club, the ninth and tenth strongly transverse. Prothorax quadrate, very nearly

as long as wide, the apex transverse, broadly and feebly bisinuate, equal in

width to the base, which is broadly, rather strongly arcuate ; apical angles

right, narrowly rounded, basal broadly obtuse and not prominent but not at

all rounded; sides parallel, very feebly arcuate; disk just visibly wider at

apical third than at base, evenly convex, extremely minutely and sparsely

])uuctate. Ehitni two and three-fourths times as long as the prothorax, and,

ill the middle, nearly one-half wider, about twice as long as wide; sides

broadly arcuate ; base broadly emarginate ; humeri right, not noticeably ex-

posed ; apex acutely rounded ; disk obliquely declivous behind, having feebly

marked, distant, completely unimpressed series of extremely minute punc-

tures ; intervals minutely, sparsely and more or less confusedly punctate, the

punctures not distinctly larger or denser laterally. Femora all slender and

completely unarmed ; spurs of the anterior tibi?e very unequal, the anterior

slender, acutely pointed and moderate in size ; posterior tarsi slightly com-

pressed, nearly three-fourths as long as the tibia'. Prosternura slightly pro-

longed but not at all rellexed, the apex vertical. Length 18.0 mm.; width

6.7 mm.

Arizona.

This species, which is reiiresented before me by a single speci-

men, apparently a male, belongs near longiroUis, but differs in its

flatter, rather shorter jirothorax, less rounded on the sides, in its

shorter, broader elytra, broadly and rather strongly emarginate at

base and having widely distant rows of punctures, and in its shorter,

stouter and much more clavate antenna?.

E. COllipOsitllS n. sp. — Moderately robust, convex, intense black

throughout, the pronotum dull and strongly alutaceous ; elytra shining, very

feebly alutaceous, glabrous. Head densely dull, finely, rather sparsely punc-

tate ; antenniB rather long and stout, fully as long as the head and prothorax,

third joint between three and four times as long as wide, outer joints slightly

broader, the ninth and tenth somewhat transversely oval. Prothorax about

as long as wide, the apex and base equal in width, the former broadly, very

feebly emarginate, the latter correspondingly arcuate ; apical angles right,

Coleo2:)terological Notices, III. 59

slightly blunt, not prominent, the basal broadly obtuse ; sides parallel, broadly

arcuate or subangulate just before the middle, very feebly sinuate just behind

the apical angles, feebly convergent and nearly straight to th(! base ; disk

evenly convex, very minutely, sparsely punctate. Elytra about two and two-

thirds times as long as the prothorax, and, in tlie middltj, one-half wider than

the latter, about twice as long as wide ; sides broadly arcuate ; humeri not at

all exposed; apex acutely angnlate; disk strongly declivous behind, deeply

sulcate, the ridges strongly convex and shining, each with a single rather

uneven series of small, moderately distant punctures, the intervals as wide as

the ridges, deep, opaque, each with a single series of rather small, close-set,

asperate punctures. Legs slender, the femora shining, rather finely but

strongly punctate, the ant(!rior alone with a strong acute tooth near tlie

apex ; tibise strongly rugose except toward base, the spurs of the anterior

small, acute and nearly equal. Presternum with the apex slightly retlexed,

acute and tuberculiform. Length 16.0 mm, ; width 0.6 mm.

Texas.

A single specimen from the Levette cabinet. This species has

but little affinity with any other thus far described, the prothorax

being nearly similar to that of (jentilis and the elytra deeply sulcate,

as in the typical hinpilabriH; for the present it may be placed just

after the latter in our lists.

£UJLABIS Esch.

The species of this genus may be distinguished as follows: —

Pronotum bicarinate ; body glabrous Ibicai'iiiata

Pronotum not at all carinate.

Elytra finely but strongly costate ; eyes very short and transverse, occa-

sionally almost divided.

Body sparsely pubescent pilbescens

Body glabrous.

Prothorax much narrower than the elytra, coarsely, de«!ply x>iinotate,

the punctures not at all longitudinally confluent gl'ossa

Prothorax subequal in width to th(^ elytra, generally more finely punc-

tate and longitudinally rngulose.

Antennae witli the second joint much smaller than any other.

Antennj« long and extremely robust, the tenth joint twice as wide

as long ; punctures of the elytral series very coarse.

laticornis

Antennae shorter, moderately stout, the tenth joint less tiian twice

as wide as long; elytral punctures fine crassicoi'iiis

Antennae with the second joint subequal to tlie fifth ; smaller sjiccies.

I'llfipCS

Elytra not distinctly costate, having series of lineate punctures ; eyes mucli

longer and less deeply emarginate 0l>SCUra

60 Coleopterological Notices, III.

The last of these was placed in a separate genus by LeConte, and

possibly Epantius should be regarded as valid, or at least a good

subgenus.

E. laticornis n. sp. — Sloderately robust, subparallel, somewhat de-

pressed, glabrous, black to piceous-black ; legs paler, rufo-i^iceous ; antennie

black ; integuments dull. Head coarsely, densely punctate, the punctures

finer, less crowded and more asperate anteriorly ; epistoma transversely trun-

cate ; eyes short and transverse but only one-half divided ; antennae unusually

long, almost attaining the base of the prothorax, extremely stout, the outer

joints strongly transverse and compressed, Prothorax one-fifth to one-fourth

wider than long, the apex transversely truncate, rather distinctly wider than

the base, the latter extremely feebly arcuate ; apical angles very obtuse, dis-

tinctly rounded, basal widely obtuse but not rounded and generally minutely

prominent ; sides broadly, evenly arcuate, more convergent and straighter

toward base ; disk widest before the middle, evenly, very feebly convex,

coarsely, deeply, extremely densely punctate, the punctures having much less

tendency to longitudinal coalescence than in crassicornis. Elytra one-half

longer than wide, oblong-oval, about twice as long as the prothorax, and, in

the middle, about one- fourth wider than the latter, abruptly, obtusely rounded

at apex ; sides broadly arcuate ; humeri narrowly rounded, somewhat tuber-

culiform and prominent and distinctly exposed ; base broadly, feebly emargi-

nate, the basal margin unevenly tumid ; disk broadly flat above, the costse

strongly marked ; intervals each with a single row of coarse deep circular

punctures. Abdomen densely, coarsely and deeply punctate, each puncture

bearing a distinct recumbent hair ; median portions broadly impressed or

flattened. Legs very stout and moderately long, the hind femora much longer

than the intermediate ; anterior tibiae slightly arcuate, stout. Length 9.2-10.0

mm. ; width 3.8-4.2 mm.

California (San Diego).

One of the two specimens before me formed part of the Levette

cabinet, the other was kindly communicated by my friend Dr. F.

E. Blaisdell, and was collected at Poway.

This species is quite distinct from any other thus far known ; it

is nearly as large as grossa, but has less inflated elytra. It may

be readily distinguished from crassicornis by its more robust and

especially much longer antennte, much larger size, more depressed

form, coarser punctuation and scarcely at all longitudinally rugulose

sculpture of the pronotum.

CIBDELIS Mann.

C. laevigata n. sp. — Moderately robust and convex, intense black

throughout, glabrous. Head rather coarsely, densely punctate behind, much

Coleopterological Notices, III. 61

more finely so on tlie epistoma ; sides broadly reflexed before the eyes ;

antennae rather short and slender, about as long as the prothorax, rufescent

at base, the third joint distinctly shorter than the next two together. Pro-

thorax nearly twice as wide as the head, two-fifths wider than long, the apex

and base subequal, the former truncate, feebly sinuate laterally, the latter

broadly, feebly arcuate ; sides broadly, evenly arcuate, becoming oblique and

straight near the basal angles, which are very obtuse but not rounded ; apical

angles slightly obtuse and narrowly rounded ; disk feebly alutaceous in lustre,

evenly convex, rather finely, sparsely punctate throughout, the punctures

becoming almost obliterated near the thick marginal bead. Scutellum broad,

triangular. Elytra two-thirds longer than wide, two and one-half times as

long as the prothorax, and in the middle, one-fourth wider than tlie latter ;

sides nearly straight and parallel from the strongly oblique and broadly

arcuate humeri to posterior third, the apex rather acutely triangular ; disk

rather strongly, gradually declivous behind, with scarcely at all impressed,

distant striae of small, unevenly spaced and feeble punctures, the intervals

shining, coarsely wrinkled, extremely minutely and sparsely punctate, without

small tubercles except near the sides toward apex. Legs short and slender.

Length 13.0 mm. ; width 5.6 mm.

California (Sta. Barbara). Mr. G. W. Dunn.

This species differs from blaschkei in its shorter, broader form,

smooth surface, finely, rather sparsely punctate prothorax with the

sides behind oblique and straight and not at all sinuate before the

broadly obtuse basal angles, and in the much smoother and less

tuberculate elytra. In general appearance it is altogether distinct

from either blaschkei or hachei. A single specimen.

AL^PIIUS Horn.

^. macilentlis n. sp. — Elongate-oval, moderately convex, pale luteo-

flavate throughout, strongly shining, the head and pronotum very slightly

alutaceous ; body nearly glabrous, each puncture of the elytra bearing a

short pale recumbent seta. Head rather coarsely punctate, the punctures

shallow, strongly and polygonally crowded forming a reticulation of raised

lines ; eyes large, angulate antero-internally ; front deeply impressed at each

side in front of the eyes ; antennae slender, cylindrical, filiform, a little longer

than the head and prothorax, the outer joints not thicker but gradually much

shorter, third very long and slender, though scarcely as long as the next two

together. Prothorax but very slightly wider than long, the apex transversely

truncate, nearly three-fourths as wide as the base, the latter transverse, very

broadly, feebly bisinuate ; basal angles right, not rounded, the apical very

obtuse and rather blunt ; sides broadly, feebly, almost evenly arcuate ; disk

scarcely as wide at base as just behind the middle, feebly convex, broadly,

feebly impressed along the middle, feel)ly, rather widely reflexo-explanate

laterally, especially toward base, very feebly, subcoalescently punctate and

62 Coleopterological Notices, III.

minutely subrngulose. Scutellum distinct, broadly rounded or subangulate

behind and constricted at the sides near the base. Elytra about three times

as long as the prothorax, and, in the middle, about one-third wider than the

latter, a little more than twice as long as wide ; sides broadly arcuate ; apex

gradually, acutely ogival ; humeri broadly rounded, a little broader than the

base of the prothorax ; disk evenly convex, finely but rather strongly, evenly

but irregularly, moderately densely punctate. Abdomen finely, sparsely

punctate. Leg/i moderate in length, slender. Length 5.0-6.4 mm. ; width

1.7-2.2 mm.

Arizona; New Mexico.

Distinguishable from pallidus by its much smaller size and more

slender form, more quadrate prothorax, still paler coloration and

more shining surface lustre. Apparently not rare.

IDIOBATES n. gen.

This name is proposed for Tenehrio castaneus Knoch, an anoma-

lous form hitherto associated with the normal members of Tenebrio,

but manifestly distinct b}^ reason of its completely divided eyes and

abdominal structure, only the penultimate segment of the latter

being provided with a visible coriaceous hind margin. I would

suggest that it be placed in the Blapstini near Mecysmus.

The generic value of caManeus was long ago recognized by

Bates, and later by LeConte, but I am not aware that it has ever

been given a distinctive name. It certainly constitutes as good a

connective bond, between the Blapstini by way of Mecysmus and

the other Tenebrionini through Tenebrio, as could well be found,

the undilated anterior tarsi being a matter of no material import-

ance in this connection.

In the table of the tribe Tenebrionini given on page .393, Vol. Y

of these Annals, the genus Calcar, together with one or two other

exotic genera, must constitute a group distinct from the Tenebriones

by reason of the very exceptional abdominal structure, the coria-

ceous hind margins of both the third and fourth segments being

completely invisible. This well-known fact was inadvertently over-

looked in compiling the table alluded to.

BLAPSTIXUS Latr.

I have recently, by way of experiment, dissected a series of eight

specimens of a form very near 7'iijipes, probably a variety or race of

that species, and have found a singular and altogether unexpected

Goleopterological Notices, III. 63

constancy in the form and size of the I'udimentary hind wing, the

extreme variation not amounting to more than one-fifth of the

average length, the latter being a little more than one-half the total

length of the elytra. This is not put forward as proof of any

general rule, but simply as an isolated fact in a field very little

explored and still less understood.

It seems extremely difficult to account for this constancy by the

theory of natural selection, and, as it is impossible to doubt the

ever-acting reality of the principle in question, we can only infer

that rudimentary organs are not necessarily inordinately variable,

and, when comparatively constant, that the standard is maintained

by the action of other laws less easily appreciated.

Darwin, in his "Natural Selection," dwells but briefly upon this

question, but gives as one instance of variability in rudimentary

organs, the wings of a certain beetle which may be either fully

developed or more or less rudimentary. Other authors have also

cited examples of a corresponding nature. I think, however, that

there is more or less doubt to be attached to this entire category of

observations, due to a lack of knowledge of the physical conditions

under which the various specimens may have existed. It would for

example be manifestly repugnant to the fundamental idea of natural

selection to imagine individuals of the same species, with fully

developed and rudimentary wings living together on the same

bush^— except in cases of sexual dimorphism, which constitute a

wholly different branch of the subject, — for this very principle

would tend to eliminate those individuals which were least able to

maintain themselves, and we cannot assume that perfectl}^ and

partially developed wings constitute conditions equally fitting the

species to maintain itself against a great variety of external influ-

ences.

The only conceivable circumstances under which individuals of a

wingless species may, under the same conditions, also be found with

more or less developed wings, are due to occasional reversion to the

conditions characterizing the primitive stock from which the species

may have been derived. If the species has been differentiated for

a comparatively jrreat length of time, which may perhaps be judged

of approximately by its degree of departure from related winged

species, this reversion will surely be quite exceptional.

Wingless species occurring on oceanic islands are frequently said

to be identical with continental fuUv winijed forms, but it seems as

64 Coleopterological Notices, III.

though the mere fact that one form is winpfed and the other wing-

less ought to be sufficient ground for specific isolation, especially as

it is highly probable that the more or less extended time necessary

to bring the winged continental form to the wingless insular condi-

tion, will generally be sufficient to develop other specific difTereuces

At all events the wingless island form must always be considered

an incipient species or variety, for this kind of isolation has been one

of the most potent factors in the differentiation of species as we now

understand them.

COI^IBIOSOIWA Cas.

The following species bears but little external resemblance to

elongata, but as the prothorax is strongly fimbriate, the body appa-

rently apterous, and the anterior tibisB slender, it must either be

placed here or in a new genus : —

C lacilliata n. sp. — Moderately slender, obloiig-suboval, densely punc-

tate anteriorly but rather shining ; body black throughout, the legs rufous,

the antennae dark piceo-rufous ; pubescence rather dense, moderately long,

nearly as in Blapstinus, very coarse, rigid, semi-erect and black, not very

conspicuous. Head short and broad, broadly, feebly sinuate at ajjex, rather

coarsely, very densely and deeply punctate ; eyes moderately large, the upper

lobe elliptical ; antennre long, about as long as the head and prothorax, stout,

clothed throughout with long stiff black setse, the outer joints gradually, feebly

incrassate and distinctly transverse, the eleventh narrower than the tenth,

the third long, equalling the next two combined. Prothorax about one-third

wider than long, the apex as wide as the base, transversely truncate, the base

broadly arcuate, not appreciably sinuate toward the basal angles which are

obtuse but not rounded ; apical slightly obtuse, not rounded ; sides broadly,

almost evenly arcuate ; disk widest near the middle, evenly convex, rather

coarsely, very deeply and extremely densely punctate throughout, the side

margins with a dense fringe of long erect stiff setse. Scutellum triangular,

entering the disk of the elytra, densely punctate. Elijtra about two and one-

half times as long as the prothorax, and, in the middle, nearly oue-fourth

wider than the latter, fully three-fourths longer than wide, obtusely para-

bolic at apex ; sides parallel, very feebly arcuate ; humeri slightly exposed at

base ; disk with rather coarse, feebly impressed series of somewhat coarse,

deep, moderately close-set punctures, the intervals feebly convex, shining,

extremely minutely, rather sparsely and confusedly punctate. Abdomen rather

finely, but deeply and densely punctate, broadly, deeply impressed in the

middle in the male. Legs rather slender, the hind tarsi with the basal joint

subequal to the next two and very much shorter than the last. Length 4.G-5.0

mm.; width 1.8-2.1 mm.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 65

Arizona (Tucson). Mr. H. F. Wickham.

This exceedingly interesting- and aberrant species is easily recog-

nizable by its rather long- antennie, conspicuous pronotal fringe and

coarse black vestiture ; it will probably have to be ultimately sepa-

rated from elongata as a distinct genus.

PALEMBUS u. gen.

I have applied this name to a small species, having very nearly

the antennal structure of Oplocephala Lap. {= Evoplns Lee), and

apparently allied to that genus, but differing in its narrower, more

depressed form, non-tuberculate head, large coarsely faceted eyes,

longer hind tarsi and entire epipleurse ; its general characters are as

follows : —

Body parallel, rather strongly convex. Head rather short and broad, the

eyes large, more prominent than the sides before them ; antenn;« short, the

last seven joints short and transverse, forming a long loose parallel club ;

maxillary paljDi rather slender, the last joint elongate-oval, about as long as

the preceding two together, the apex obliquely and narrowly truncate ;

mentura obtrapezoidal ; ligula large, corneous, the connate paraglossfe large,

broadly rounded. Prothorax transverse, the prosternum moderately wide

between the coxae. Elytra striate ; epipleurse narrow, entire, flat. Legs

ratlier slender, the anterior tibiae not dilated ; posterior tarsi long, but

slightly shorter than the tibise, the basal joint equal to the last and as long

as the second and third together, the third one-half longer than wide.

In the type specimen the structure of the middle coxal cavities

cannot be clearly discerned.

P. ocularis n. sp. — Oblong-elongate, convex, pale rufo-testaceons

throughout, shining, glabrous. Head evenly, feebly convex, finely, moder-

ately densely punctate behind, the ei)istorna rather large, abruptly deplanate,

feebly convex and very minutely punctate, the sides strongly convergent, the

apex broadly truncate, the surface feebly impi'essed just before each eye ; eyes

large, sej^arated above by scarcely their own width ; antennse one-third longer

than the head, stout, compressed, the third joint a little longer than the

fourth and one-half longer than the second. Prothorax four-fifths wider than

long, the apex and base equal, the former broadly, feebly, evenly arcuate,

almost truncate, the latter arcuate in the middle, oblique thence to the basal

angles which are obtuse and blunt, apical rounded ; sides feebly arcuate

behind, nearly straight anteriorly; disk slightly widest near basal third,

evenly, transversely convex, distantly and feebly biimpressed at base, very

finely, not densely punctate. Scutellum slightly wider than long, ogival.

Elytra between three and four times as long as the prothorax, equal in width

to the latter, fully twice as long as wide, parallel, obtusely rounded behind,

66 Coleopterological Notices, III.

finely striate, the striae feebly but distinctly impressed, finely punctate, the

intervals minutely, sparsely and confusedly punctured. Abdomen finely, not

very densely punctate. Length 3.8 mm. ; width 1.3 mm.

Florida.

I owe the above-described specimen to the kindness of Mr. W.

Jiilich, in whose cabinet there is a considerable series, di.spla^^ing

scarcely any variation.

RUES n. gen.

This name is proposed for a distinct genus belonging near Hege-

mona Cast., and represented by the species recently described by

me under the name Helops ompennis (Ann. N. Y. Acad., Y, p. 48t).

It resembles Hegemona in the unusually wide mesosternum,

nearly flat between the coxaj, and in the exceedingly short meta-

sternum, but differs in the wider elytra, extremely broad epipleurte

and very short slender legs.

HELOPS Fab.

Both of the following species are related to bachei, and should

immediately follow that species in our lists : —

H. 'blaisdelli n. sp. — Oblong-oval, rather strongly convex, piceous-

black, the elytra castaneous ; antennse and legs throughout rufo-testaceous ;

integuments glabrous and strongly shining. Head feebly convex, rather

coarsely, deej^ly, moderately densely punctate, the punctures longitudinally

coalescent, forming long furrows and rugfe ; eyes prominent and convex ;

antennse slender, filiform, nearly one-half as long as the body, joints four to

ten elongate, evenly obconical, subequal, eleventh a little longer, third much

longer. Prothorax transverse, one-half wider than long and four-fifths wider

than the head ; base and apex subequal and both transversely truncate ; sides

strongly and almost evenly arcuate ; apical angles broadly obtuse and nar-

rowly rounded, basal very obtuse but scarcely rounded ; marginal bead very

fine and feebly developed throughout the length ; disk very much wider at

basal third than at base, evenly convex, somewhat coarsely, deeply, rather

densely and unevenly punctate thi-oughout, the punctures but slightly sparser

toward the middle, toward the sides more or less longitudinally coalescent in

twos or threes. Scutellum broadly ogival. Elijtra two and one-half times as

long as the prothorax and not in the least wider than the latter in any part,

four-fifths longer than wide ; sides parallel and nearly straight ; apex obtusely

ogival ; humeri rather broadly exposed at base, slightly obtuse, narrowly

rounded ; disk rather finely striate, the strise entire, not impressed but

abruptly grooved, the punctures elongate, moderate but uneven in size and

mutual separation ; intervals flat, feebly and confusedly undulated, finely, not

Coleopferological Notices, III. 67

very densely punctate, laterally toward the apex with small, distant, feebly

elevated tubercles in single series on each. Abdomen finely, somewhat densely

punctate ; metasternum but slightly shorter than the first ventral segment ;

mesosternum long and depressed in front, rather narrowly separating the

coxse, feebly declivous and slightly impressed before the coxre, the process be-

coming horizontal behind ; prosternal process not at all prominent posteriorly.

Legs moderately long, the tibiae rather strongly enlarged from base to apex,

the anterior tarsi rather broadly dilated in the male, posterior short with the

basal joint equal to the next two and much shorter than the last. Length

8.0-9.0 mm. ; width 3.2-3.3 mm.

California (San Diego). Dr. F. E. Blaisddl.

The two specimens before me are both males, and have the intro-

mittent organ rather broad throughout, abruptly and sharply acumi-

nate at apex, and with the upper surfiice deeply and longitudinally

excavated, the excavation extending almost to the apex ; in bachei

it is finely but less abruptly acuminate, and the upper surface is

finely, longitudinally subcarinate near the apex, the excavation

being very feeble and much less apical. The form of blaisdelli is

considerably shorter and the prothorax is very much more trans-

verse.

H. discipilla n. sp. — Evenly elongate-oval, strongly convex, glabrous,

moderately shining, the elytra alutaceous ; upper surface dark castaneous,

beneath paler, rufcscent ; legs and antennae rufous. Head coarsely, not

densely punctate, the punctures scarcely at all longitudinally confluent,

slightly finer anteriorly ; eyes prominent ; antennse short, but slightly longer

than the head and prothorax, joints four to eight increasing in length, rather

slender, obconical, nine to eleven thence gradually shorter and more dilated,

the last obliquely oval and not longer than the tenth, third one-half longer

than the fourth. Prothorax nearly one-half wider than long, the apex rather

distinctly narrower than the base, both subtruncate or extremely feebly arcu-

ate ; sides strongly evenly arcuate ; apical angles broadly obtuse and slightly

rounded, basal extremely obtuse and widely rounded ; marginal bead very

fine but distinct throughout the length ; disk not very coarsely, rather densely

punctate, the punctures sparser in the middle, with scarcely any tendency to

coalesce longitudinally toward the sides. Scutellum broadly triangular, short,

coarsely, rather densely punctate. Elytra oblong-oval, about three times as

long as the prothorax, and, in the middle nearly one-third wider than the

latter, twice as long as wide, gradually ogival behind ; sides parallel, broadly

arcuate ; humeri obtuse, exposed at base ; disk with very fine, entire iinim-

pressed series of fine unevenly spaced and generally more or less linear punc-

tures, the intervals flat, minutely, sparsely, confusedly punctate, each with a

single widely spaced series of very small tubercles, which are rather indistinct

toward the suture. Abdomen finely, sparsely punctate ; sterna nearly as in

blaisdelli. Legs rather long, very slender. Length 7.0 mm. ; width 2.9 mm.

68 Coleopterological Notices, III.

California (probably near San Diego). Mr. W. Jiilich.

The type is apparently a female, and the anterior tarsi are not

dilated. It is easily distinguishable from both bachei and blaisdelli

by the short antennte and broader elytra, and from the former, in

addition, by its short transverse prothorax with fine marginal bead.

H. cylilldriformis n. sp. — Narrow, strongly convex, subcylindrical,

black throughout, shining and feebly alutaceous. Head scarcely as long as

wide, broadly, evenly, feebly emarginate at apex, the surface rather finely and

densely, very strongly punctate ; eyes rather more prominent than the feebly

reflexed sides before them ; antennae slender about one-half as long as the

body (male) or scarcely as long as the head and prothorax (female), third

joint a little longer than the next two together, outer joints gradually and

only slightly broader, the tenth about one-half longer than wide and a little

shorter than the eleventh, the latter slightly longer in the male where it is

twice as long as wide, obliquely acute at apex. Prothorax elongate, fully as

long as wide, the apex broadly arcuate, a little narrower than the base, the

latter subtruncate ; sides broadly arcuate at or just before the middle, feebly

convergent and more feebly arcuate to the apex, broadly, distinctly sinuate

before the basal angles which are right, not at all rounded and somewhat

prominent ; disk evenly convex, finely, densely punctate, the punctures strong

and always distinctly separated, but slightly less dense toward the middle

where there is usually a narrow uneven impunctate line. Elytra twice as

long as wide, not quite three times as long as the prothorax, and, in the

middle, scarcely two-fifths wider than the latter ; sides parallel, broadly,

feebly, evenly arcuate ; apex obtusely ogival ; humeri completly obsolete, the

base exactly equal to the thoracic base ; disk with unimpressed series of small

unevenly spaced but generally approximate and slightly elongate punctures,

the intervals flat, very finely, irregularly, sparsely punctate. Abdomen very

finely, rather sparsely punctate. Legs slender, the anterior tarsi very slightly

dilated in the male. Length 9.0-14.0 mm. ; width 3.2-5.0 mm.

New Mexico (Fort Wingate). Dr. Shufeldt.

This species, which is represented by a series of eight specimens,

is allied to difficilis, but differs in its more slender subcylindrical

form, much more elongate prothorax with less blunt apical angles,

narrower and more finely and sparsely punctate elytra and rather

shorter antennae.

H viridimicans Horn appears to be homologous with the Culjan

rufipes, and to be more appropriately assignable to Nautes than to

Helops, although it must be confessed that the difference between

these genera has not been very satisfactorily expressed.

H. montana Lee. is quite distinct from convexida in its broader,

more oblong form, and in its longer and much stouter antennae

and notably larger size.

ColeopteroJogical Notices, III. 69

STRONGYLIUM Kirby.

Two specimens of S. ati-um Champ., from the Levette cabinet and

labeled "Arizona" are before me;. This species is quite aberrant in

appearance and may be known at once by its large size, smooth but

dull surface, rather coarse, very dense pronotal punctuation and

fine unimpressed and feebly punctate elytral striie.

CISTELID.E.

There is probably no family, even of the Heteromera, where the

differentiation of genera depends so little upon definite and constant

modifications of special organs, and so greatly upon general habitus,

as in the Cistelid*. There are, for exam])le, but few special char-

acters relating to the palpi, tarsal lobes, eyes or antennce, which

remain invarial)le throughout the limits of even those genera which,

in the majority of species, are particularly distinguished by important

developments or modifications of any one of the organs mentioned.

We are therefore beset with numerous difficulties in our definition

and limitation of the genera.

In regard to the family considered in its entirety, however, the

case is quite different, since there is no group of the Heteromera

Avhich is so homogeneous within itself, or so clearly limited in

extent. For, while closely related to the Tenebrionidse through

Strongylium and other allied genera, it is always and invariably

distinguishable by the pectination of the tar.sal claws; besides this

there is, in the vast majority of genera, a marked and unmistakable

peculiarity of facies which can seldom be mistaken.

The porous system of the antennae is developed to an extent

unknown in the Tenebrionida^, except in certain of the strongyliide

genera, the entire surface of all but three or four of the basal joints

being studded with large circular sparsely placed pits, which are

filled with a white sensitive material of a spongy-pubescent nature.

These pores are frequently so large as to be quite conspicuous under

the lowest powers of amplification.

The CistelidfE resemble the lower Tenebrionidae in the prolonga-

tion backward at the sides of the third and fourth ventral segments,

which is however more marked and general than in the latter family,

and also in the well-developed coriaceous posterior margin of these

"TO Coleopterological Notices, III.

segments; also in the thinner integuments of the body, with soft

and easily ruptured connective tissues. Perhaps some of the char-

acters which the family in general possesses in common with the

Strongyliini, indicate really a higher dev(!lopment than that of the

Asidina; and Tentyriinte; tlie superior powers of perception indi-

cated by the complex porous system of the antenna;, large eyes and

more developed palpi, would, at any rate, seemingly point to this

conclusion.

As more important distinctive characters of the family, it may be

said that the antennae and tarsi are usually long and slender, the

basal joint of the posterior tarsi being more or less elongate. The

anterior coxae are narrowly separated, the cavities always closed

behind but never confluent, at least externally, although sometimes

separated by a very thin lamina ; beneath this lamina they may

possibly sometimes be confluent, but usually appear to be separated

by a more or less thickened membrane. The eyes are generally

large, sometimes extremel}^ so. The mandibles are small or moder-

ate, arcuate and finely notched at apex, occasionally being nearly

entire, but this character cannot be advantageously employed in

classification, except in distinguishing closely allied genera. The

genera with lobed tarsi appear, as a rule, to be more constant in

generic as well as specific characters, than those with simple tarsi.

The sexual characters of the male are generally strongly mani-

fested in the eyes, antennae or genital api^aratus. The intromittent

organ is more or less acutely pointed at apex, the under side being

channeled, except very near the apex. Lying in this groove is a

curious straight spike hinged at one end to a point of attachment

within the channel, which can be placed in a position perpendi<;ular to

the organ, and which probably locks the organ securely to the inner

surface of the vagina. The strong hold thus obtained, is often

abundantly evident by the great extrusion of the female viscera in

specimens (;aptured in copula. It. is quite singular that this spike

is not exhibited in any of the many elaborate and apparently care-

ful drawings of Mr. Saunders published in the Biologia; it is often

plainly visible, i)rojecting from the under surface of the penis in

Ilymenorus.

The abdomen consists of five segments in both sexes. The

oedeagus proper is protected by a plate which is often extruded

beyond but usually concealed beneath the fifth segment, the plate

Coleoplerological Notices, Til. 71

being sometimes quite prominent behind in one or both sexes accord-

ing to the genus-/ it is generally deeply bilobed in the male and

more or less truncate in the female, but may occasionally be com-

pletely non-lobcd in the male. Under the latter circumstances it

has much the appearance of an additional segment, and is often

designated the "sixth segnuMit." It is, however, not a segment in

any such meaning as is attached to the other abdominal segments,

but is a part of the genital apparatus, and should more properly be

termed the "genital armature." It probably serves no other pur-

pose than a guide or ])rotection to the oedeagus [)roper, the lobes of

the male not constituting in any sense a clasping or locking organ.

In view of the intricate affinities of the various genera and the

complex, extremely prominent and greatly diversified sexual modi-

fications of the antennoe, palpi, eyes, tarsi, fifth ventral segment and

genital armature in the various species composing them, a general

and exhaustive study of the Cistelidas would undoubtedly prove

one of the most instructive but, at the same time, one of the most

laborious works which could well be undertaken. In the absence

of a sufficiently general knowledge of the family, I feel therefore,

that the characters employed in the following table will, in many

cases at least, be ultimately found to possess far less value than

would, with the comparatively limited material at my service,

appear to belong to them. However, as represented in our fauna

the genera may for the present be distinguished by the following-

characters :^ —

1 The group "Cteniopides" of Lacordaire will probably not prove to be

entirely natural, and as there are extremely few genera — Andrimus (Cteniopus

Lee), and possibly Androchirus — within our faunal limits which can be

placed within it, I have disregarded it in the generic scheme which is here

presented. A division into distinct groups, based upon the protrusion of the

genital armature in both sexes, would give rise to difficulties analogous to

those encountered in attempting to divide Mycetophila into distinct genera

on certain j)rosternal characters, a statement of which will be given more fully

under that genus.

2 I have been greatly aided in this investigation by material placed in my

care by Prof. C. V. Riley and Mr. W. Jiilich, and also have to acknowledge

vay indebtedness to Mr. Champion for tyjiical representatives of many of the

Central American forms, which have been extremely useful in many cases

besides tliat of proving the equality of Prostenus rafifornicus and Xystropus

fulgidas.

72 Coleopterological Notices, III.

Intercoxal process of tlie abdomen rather wide, with the apex more or less

evenly and broadly rounded.

Tarsi not lobed beneath.

Antennae stout, incrassate and compressed, with the subapical joints quad-

rate or transverse XystropUS

Antennae more filiform, with the subapical joints longer than wide.

Lystronicliiis^

Tarsi lobed beneath ; body upiforra, the antennae slender... SteilOCllidUS

Intercoxal process of the abdomen narrow, acute and angulate.

Tarsi lobed beneath.

Head in rejjose resting against the presternum and coxae, the former

strongly declivous anteriorly Lo'bopoda

Head in repose free, the prosternum before the coxae longer and less

declivous.

Prothorax more or less rounded at apex, the sides never convergent

toward base.

Basal angles of the prothorax right or slightly obtuse, the body

generally more or less oblong and parallel Hyilieiiorus

Basal angles of the prothorax more or less acute and posteriorly

prominent; body broader and oval ITIeiKBCeuS

Prothorax cordate, truncate at apex, the sides convergent and sinuate

toward base, the basal angles rather prominent Telesicles

Tarsi not lobed beneath.

Third antennal joint generally subequal to the fourth at least in the

female, in Isomira sometimes slightly shorter in that sex and more

frequently so in the male ; elytral striae often obliterated.

Antennae shorter, generally stout, the joints strongly obconical ; form

of body oblong, subparallel ; punctuation and pubescence generally

coarse and sparse IMycetopllila

Antennae longer, more slender, the joints very feebly obconical or sub-

parallel ; form oval, the punctuation and pubescence usually minute

and very dense Isoillira

Third antennal joint always distinctly shorter than the fourth, but longer

in the female than in the male.

Anterior tarsi more or less dilated in the male.

Legs short, the tarsi generally distinctly shorter than the tibiae ; body

but slightly convex longitudinally.

Mandibles notched at apex, the lobes equal and acute ; elytra but

feebly dehiscent and only very near the apex, the striae obliter-

ated laterally ; genital armature deeply bilobed in the male.

Tediuiis

1 I feel obliged to employ this particular combination of letters for the

generic symbol, since this is given as the original spelling in the Biologia.

I have, however, not seen the work of Latreille in which it is so printed.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 73

Mandihles obliquely truncate at apex, the ti-uiication feebly, un-

equally, obtusely bilobed ; elytra strongly dehiscent in apical

third to half, the punctured series distinct throughout the width ;

genital armature sinuato-truncate and completely non-lobed in

the male Andriniiis

Legs long and slender, the tarsi as long as the tibije ; body more

longitudinally convex ; mandibles deeply notched at apex, the

lobes acute and subequal ; elytra dehiscent in more than apical

third, deeply striato-sulcate throughout the width ; genital arma-

ture deeply bilobed in the male, the lobes very prominent.

Capnochroa

Anterior tarsi not dilated in the male, but usually strongly compressed

and distorted ; body generally strongly, longitudinally convex.

Mandibles distinctly notched at apex, the apices acute and subequal ;

antennae more or less compressed and serrate Cistela

Mandibles very oblique and feebly notched at apex, the upper lobe

much longer and broader than the lower, acute ; antennae long and

filiform Alldrocliil'lIS

XYSTROPLS Sol.

Prostenus Horn nee Latr.

The head in Xystvopus is almost of the same form as in Helops

and some other allied genera of Tenebrionidse ; in Stenoehidus it is

of a more strictly eistelide type, but still the general form of body

recalls the Tenebrionidre much more forcibly than any of the typi-

cally eistelide genera which follow. In fact there seems to be some

decided coordination between the form of the abdominal process

and relationship with the Tenebrionida\ This is my reason there-

fore for placing Xystropus and its allies first instead of last in the

series.

In Xystropus as represented by califorvicus, the eyes are small,

short and strongly transverse, the antenna? moderate in length,

stout, incrassate and compressed, the maxillary palpi moderate, with

the apex of the fourth joint but moderately oblique and the angle

at the base much less than right, resembling somewhat that of

Helops californicus. The prosternal process is horizontal poste-

riorly, then abruptly vertical to the level of the prosternal side-

pieces, where it becomes strongly dilated, widely separating the

latter at the posterior margin ; the hind coxae are distinctly sepa-

rated by a rounded abdominal projection. The legs are short, the

tarsi without lobes, clothed beneath with long coarse hair, and with

the basal joint of the posterior unusually short. The ungues are

Annals N. Y. Acad. Sci., VI, Nov. 1891.— 6

74 Coleopterological Notices, III.

moderate in length, the outer contour almost evenly arcuate, the

apex finely and acutely produced beyond the pectinate portion, the

latter extending nearly to the base, the denticles fine, long and spini-

form, gradually becoming very short toward base, eight or nine in

number.

The single tropical species which extends within our faunal limits

may be described as follows •} —

X. californicus Horn. — Trans. Am. Eut. Soc, 18G7, p. 138 (Prostenus) ;

fulgidus Makl. : Act. Soc. Fenn., X, p. 680. — Oblong-oval, evenly, moderately

convex, polished throughout, the upper surface metallic red, the under black

with steel-blue reflection ; legs and antennae black throughout ; integuments

devoid of fine pubescence, the upper surface bristling with long erect setae

from the coarse punctures. Head coarsely, very sparsely punctured, the eyes

small ; antennae one-half as long as the body, very stout, compressed, feebly

attenuate through the last three joints, the ninth joint as wide as long, third

distinctly longer than the fourth. Prothorax transversely oval, but little more

than one-third wider than long, the sides feebly angulate at basal third ; disk

without trace of impression or basal foveae, extremely coarsely, sparsely and

unevenly punctate, the large circular punctures intermingled with smaller

ones. Elytra between three and four times as long as the prothorax, and, in

the middle, about two-fifths wider, acutely parabolic at apex, the sides feebly

arcuate, the humeri rather narrowly rounded and broadly exposed, the disk

with unimpressed series of rather coarse close-set punctures ; the intervals

each with a single series of widely distant punctures, which are very much

larger than those of the striae. Abdomen finely, sparsely punctured. Legs

short, slender, the tarsi somewhat compressed, short, the basal joint of the

posterior but slightly longer than the next two combined. Length 9.3 mm. ;

width 3.5 mm.

California; Mexico; Panama; Colombia.

The representative from Panama, sent me by Mr. Champion, is

precisely similar in every detail to the single specimen of Frostenus

californicus in the LeConte cabinet at the Cambridge Museum.

This indicates a distribution which certainly could not have been

anticipated from analogy, at least in the present family.

LYSTRONICHUS Latr.

A comparatively composite genus in its present scope, essentially

tropical in distribution, but extending to the extreme southern

limits of the United States.

' In stating the degree of separation of the eyes in terms of their own width

in the descriptions which follow, the point of sight is assumed to be in a per-

pendicular to the middle point of the interocular surface.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 'IS

But one species has been described from our fauna, although two

are said to be known from Texas.

I>. piliferus Champ.— Biol. Ceut.-Amer., Coleopt., IV, Pt. i, Nov. 1888,

p. 4ti2.

I have not seen any representative of this species. It is proba-

ble, however, from the remarks made by Mr. Champion, that it

will ultimately have to be separated from the more typical forms of

the genus.

It is " oblong-ovate, feebly convex, obscure reddish-brown, opaque,

above usually of a pruinose bluish-violet, obscure purplish, or green-

ish-bronzy tint, the surface somewhat thickly clothed with long erect

hairs, and also sparsely pubescent." The antennte are "very long,

slender and filiform," and the elytra have "rows of very minute

punctures placed upon obsolete striae." Length 6.0-8.3 mm.; width

2.0-3.5 mm.

STEIVOCHIDIJS Lee.

In this genus the posterior coxa? are moderately separated by a

short abdominal projection, which is evenly rounded at apex and

quite similar to that of Xystropus, the anterior being separated by

a rather wide, longitudinally convex prosternal process, which is

strongly declivous and gradually attenuate behind. The legs are

long and slender, the penultimate joint of all the tarsi strongly

lobed beneath, the antepenultimate joint of the anterior and inter-

mediate also lobed but less strongly, that of the posterior simple ;

these modifications are independent of sex.

The mandibles are distinctly notched at apex, the two lobes sub-

equal. The fourth joint of the maxillary palpi is elongate, more or

less recti-triangular, and differs sexually in form as described below

under *S'. gracilis ; the last joint of the labial is short and robust,

wider than long, with the inner side slightly shorter than the outer.

The ungues are moderate in size, the external outline more arcuate

near the apex, the latter being finely and acutely produced beyond

the pectination, which is long and rather fine, the denticles six or

seven in number.

The general form of the body is elongate and convex, the pro-

thorax subcylindrical, the integuments being more or less strongly

granulato-reticulate and completely glabrous. The wings are well

developed.

76 Coleopterological Notices, III.

Stenochidus seems more closely related to Xarses Champ, than

to any of the other Central American genera, but the general aspect

of the species must be quite different. Our species are only two in

number and may be thus distinguished : —

Very dull, the legs black, with the basal three-fourths of the femora red.

gracilis

More shining, the eljtral punctuation more distinct; legs black throughout.

cyanescens

S. gracilis Lee. — Ann. Lye. N. Y., V, 1851, p. 150. — Oblong, subparallel,

strongly convex, black, the elytra sometimes with a bluish tinge, the basal

three-fourths of the femora red ; upper surface throughout Y^ry dull and

strongly reticulato-granulose. Head and pronotum somewhat coarsely, very

densely punctate; eyes small; antennae long and slender, gradually incras-

sate. Prothorax quadrate (male) or very slightly transverse (female), the apex

transversely truncate, almost as wide as the base, the latter very feebly bi-

sinuate ; basal angles slightly obtuse and quite distinctly blunt ; sides nearly

parallel and feebly arcuate, slightly more convergent near the apex ; disk

feebly, cylindrically convex, not impressed ; fovese obsolete. Elytra three and

one-half times as long as the prothorax and nearly one-half wider, rather

abruptly, obtusely ogival in apical third ; sides nearly straight, parallel ;

humeri narrowly rounded and broadly exposed at base ; disk with fine,

minutely punctate striae ; intervals not distinctly punctate. Abdomen more

shining, finely, sparsely punctate. Legs very long and slender, the hind tarsi

much shorter than the tibiae, with the basal joint distinctly longer than the

remainder.

Male. — Eyes separated by two-thirds more than their own width ; antennse

two-thirds as long as the body, slender, feebly incrassate, the ninth joint fully

twice as long as wide ; maxillary palpi with the fourth joint rather more than

twice as long as wide, the angle at the support distinctly more than right, the

apex a little longer than the outer side ; abdominal punctures strong, becom-

ing closer toward apex, the fifth segment entire at apex, with the surface

broadly feebly impressed along the middle.

Female. — Eyes separated by fully twice their width ; antennte one-half as long

as the body, gradually, rather strongly incrassate, the ninth joint obconical,

one-half longer than wide ; fourth palpal joint recti-triangular, twice as long as

wide, the apex not at all longer than the outer side ; abdomen very minutely,

feebly, sparsely and evenly punctate throughout.

Length 7.0-S.O mm. ; width 2.3-2.9 mm.

California (Santa Cruz and San Diego Cos.).

The elytral striae are more strongly impressed in the female, very

feebly so in the male, and the third and fourth antennal joints are

equal in both sexes. The male is generally distinctly more slender

than the female.

Coleopterological Notices, III. ^i1

S. cyaiiescens Lee. — Proc. Ac. Phila., 1859, p. 78. — Elongate, the body,

legs and antennse tlironghout black, rather strongly shining. Head rather

coarsely, densely punctate. Prothorax but slightly wider than long, nearly as

in gracilis hut more finely, not so densely punctate, the punctures all narrowly

separated. El/jtra four times as long as the prothorax in the male, distinctly

shorter in the female, one-tliird wider than the latter, the humeri narrowly

rounded and broadly exposed; disk with feebly impressed series of rather

coarse impressed punctures, the intervals nearly flat in both sexes and

minutely, sparsely punctate, the punctures arranged in single series and more

distinct in the male. Legs and abdomen in both sexes nearly as in gracilis.

Male. — Eyes rather large, separated by one-fourth more than their own

width ; antennffi two-thirds as long as the body, just visibly stouter toward

apex, the ninth joint much more than twice as long as wide and nearly parallel.

Female. — Eyes separated by nearly twice their width ; antennre one-half as

long as the body, feebly incrassate toward apex, the ninth joint very feebly

obconical and nearly twice as long as wide.

Length 8.0-9.0 mm. ; width 2.3-2.8 mm.

Nevada; California (Siskiyou Co.).

This species greatly resembles gracilis, but is more slender and

rather less convex, M'ith the legs entirely black, and the punctures

of the elytral striae much larger and more conspicuous. All the

specimens before me are deep black, but, as the name indicates, the

color may perhaps occasionally be of a bluish tinge.

LOBOPODA Sol.

Allecula Say, Lee.

The species of Lobopoda are, as a rule, above the average of the

family in point of size, and are sometimes surprisingly closely allied

among themselves. The form is generally more or less oblong-oval

and gradually pointed behind, and the punctures of the elytral series

are almost invariably finer or more or less linear toward apex, often

becoming completely obsolete.

The tarsal lobes are especially highly developed, and generally

differ sexually to a marked degree, the lobes of the penultimate joint

being, however, usually free from sexual modification. Attempts

have been made to subdivide the genus upon the basis of variation

in the number and disposition of the lobed joints in the male and

female, but, as in most characters of this nature, there are so many

intergrading forms, that these efforts have only met with partial

success.

These tarsal modifications are useful, however, in tabulating the

78 Coleopte7'ological Notices, III.

species, but as the number of representatives within the limits of

the United States is comparatively small, and as the male of several

of our species is still unknown to me, I have, in the following- pre-

liminary table, simply employed general characters relating to

superficial forai and sculpture, and based upon the limited material

before me.

Our species as far as known may be distinguished as follows: —

Pronotal punctures very sparsely and unevenly distributed, generally more or

less densely aggregated along the median line and in front of the scutellum.

Pronotum rather polished, the punctures circular and perforate socia

Pronotum exceedingly dull and alutaceous, the punctures larger, uneven in

size, shallow, elongate and variolate SllllCUlieata

Pronotal punctures more closely placed and evenly distributed, impressed.

Eyes in the female separated by approximately one-half their width.

Eyes in the male not quite contiguous, their inner margins broadly

rounded punctulata

Eyes in the male subcontiguous along a long fine straight double line.

ociilatifrons

Eyes in the female separated by distinctly less than one-half their width;

legs usually red throughout eryflirociiemis

Eyes in the female separated by fully their own width atra

A number of additional species will almost undoubtedly be dis-

covered when southern Texas is more thoroughly and systemati-

cally explored.

Li. socia Lee. — Proc. Ac. Phil., VII, 1854, p. 84. — Elongate-elliptical,

castaneous above, the under surface and posterior legs blackish ; anterior and

intermediate legs and antennae rufo-castaneous ; integuments rather polished

throughout, the pubescence coarse, rather short, sparse. Head somewhat

finely, sparsely, unevenly punctate ; eyes large and approximate ; antennje

very slender and filiform, nearly one-half as long as the body, the joints

cylindrical and nearly four times as long as wide, the third slightly shorter

than the fourth. Prothorax not quite twice as wide as long, the apex truncate

and three-fourths as wide as the base, the latter transverse, the sinuations

broad and strong ; sides just visibly convergent from the basal angles to ante-

rior third and straight, thence strongly rounded to the apex ; basal angles

right, not appreciably blunt ; disk rather coarsely, very sparsely and unevenly

I^unctate, the punctures larger and closer before the scutellum and narrowly

along the median line ; basal fovese large and distinct. Elytra four times as

long as the prothorax, and, in the middle, about one-fourth wider, gradually

acute toward apex, the base very slightly wider than that of the prothorax ;

sides feebly, broadly arcuate ; disk with rather fine, very even, moderately

impressed series of somewhat coarse, deep, close-set punctures, the intervals

nearly flat, finely, sparsely punctate. Abdomen finely but strongly, very

Coleopterological Notices, III. T9

sparsely punctate. Legs long and slender ; basal joint of the hind tarsi four-

fifths as long as the remainder.

Male. — Unknown.

Female. — Eyes separated by one-fourth of their width ; anterior tarsi with

the two basal joints sinii^le, the third rudinientarily lobed, the fourth strongly

lobed, the intermediate with the three basal joints simple, the fourth strongly

lobed , posterior simple, the penultimate joint with a short, narrow, extremely

rudimentary lobe.

Length 11.0 mm. ; width 4.2 mm. J .

Texas (Laredo). Cab. LeConte.

The description is drawn from the female. It is very closely

allied to mexicana Champ., but differs from the corresponding sex

of that species in its slightly closer punctuation on the elytral inter-

vals ; there are usually but two punctures in a transverse direction

in mexicayia, while in socia there are about three, which are rather

smaller than in the former. This is the only decided difference of

any kind which it is possible to discover, but I think that the two

species are distinct and that this would be clearly evident if the

males were compared. The elytra are perfectly simple and nar-

rowly rounded at apex in the female of socia. This species is not

at all closely related to punctulata.

I,. SIlllCUneatR n. sp. — Elongate, moderately convex, the elytra cuneate,

black throughout, the head and prothorax smooth but dull and strongly alu-

taceous, the elytra more shining ; pubescence coarse, moderate in length,

very sparse. Head finely, rather densely, unevenly punctured, the epistoma

coarsely, much luore sparsely so and more shining ; eyes very large ; antennte

filiform, fully one-half as long as the body. Prothorax three-fifths wider than

long, the apex truncate and two-thirds as wide as the base, the latter trans-

verse, with broad and deep sinuations, the angles right, not blunt ; sides

parallel and straight in basal two-thirds, then broadly, evenly rounded to

the apex ; disk extremely obsoletely impressed along the middle, coarsely,

extremely unevenly punctate, the punctures mingled with smaller ones, dense

toward the median line and base, sparse laterally, with two large impunctate

discal areas ; punctures shallow and variolate, the larger ones elongate-ellip-

tical in form ; basal foveas large and distinct but shallow. Elytra four times

as long as the prothorax, and, just behind the humeri, very slightly wider ;

sides feebly convergent and nearly straight from this point nearly to the apex,

which is then more abruptly, acutely rounded ; disk finely but distinctly

striate, the striae very finely, not closely punctate, the intervals nearly flat,

finely, extremely sparsely punctate. Abdomen in the male finely, not strongly,

vei'y sparsely punctate throughout. Legs slender, the hind tarsi nearly as

long as the tibise, with the basal joint equal in length to the remainder.

Mule. — Eyes nearly as in pmictuluta ; antennae with the third joint but

80 Coleopterological Notices, III.

slightly shorter than the fourth ; tarsal characters as in pimdulata, except

that the third joint of the intermediate tarsi is feebly lohed.

Female. — Unknown.

Length 9.0 mm. ; width 3.0 mm. % .

Texas.

The unique specimen, which is fortunately a male, represents a

remarkably distinct species, not at all closely related to any other

here described, and readily known by its cuneate elytra, dull lustre

and peculiar pronotal punctuation.

The anterior tibia? of the male are broadly, very obtusely toothed

internally at basal two-fifths, this character being common to the

males of a large number of species; in punctulata and oculatifrons

it is more nearly in the form of a broad swelling.

L.. punctulata Melsh.— Proc. Ac. Phil., Ill, 1846, p. 59.— Elongate-

oval, dark castaneous ; under surface and legs piceous-black, the tarsi and

antenniB rufo-ferruginous ; surface strongly polished throughout, the pubes-

cence rather fine, somewhat long and sparse. Head rather strongly, sparsely

punctate ; eyes very large ; antennae slender, filiform. Prothorax one-half to

three-fourths wider than long, the sides distinctly convergent and nearly

straight from the basal angles nearly to the apex, then strongly rounded for

a short distance to the apex, which is truncate and three-fourths as wide as

the base, the latter transverse, the sinuations broad and deep; basal angles

right, not blunt ; disk obsoletely, broadly impressed along the middle, very

coarsely, nearly evenly and rather closely punctate, the punctures separated

by two to three times their width ; basal foveae distinct. Elytra four times as

long as the prothorax and scarcely perceptibly wider than the base of the

latter, gradually acute behind from the middle ; sides nearly straight thence

to the base ; disk rather finely but deeply striate, the punctures moderately

coarse and not very approximate ; intervals feebly convex, rather finely and

not very closely punctured. Abdomen somewhat strongly, sparsely punctate,

a little more closely so along the middle in the male. Legs long, slender, the

basal joint of the hind tarsi equal in length to the remainder.

Male. — Narrower than the female ; eyes broadly rounded throughout inter-

nally and subcontiguous through an interval equal to one-half the length of

the epistoma ; antennae fully one-half as long as the body, with the third joint

two-thirds as long as the fourth ; anterior tarsi with the four basal joints

strongly lobed beneath, the intermediate with the fourth only, the posterior

with the penultimate narrowly and rudimentarily lobed.

Female. — Eyes separated by fully one-half their own width ; antenufe two-

fifths as long as the body, the third joint but slightly shorter than the fourth ;

anterior tarsi with the three basal joints perfectly simple, the fourth strongly

lobed, intermediate and posterior nearly as in the male.

Length % 9.0, J 9.3-9.7 mm.; width % 3.0, 5> 3.5-3.7 mm.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 81

Texas; Kansas; New Jersey.

The elytral intervals are slightly more sparsely punctured in the

male than in the female. Punctulata may be distinguished at once

from socia by the pronotal punctuation, the punctures being widely

dispersed except toward base and narrowly along the middle in the

latter, and the size of socia is much greater. In punctulata the

eyes are not absolutely contiguous in the male, but are separated

by a narrow setose isthmus; in oculatifrons they are contiguous

along a fine straight double line which is however also setigerous.

li. oculatifrons n. sp. — Elongate-oval, moderately convex, black

throughout ; anterior tarsi ferruginous ; antennse piceous, gradually paler

toward apex ; lustre polished throughout, the pubescence rather long, fine,

moderately sparse, piceo-fulvous in color and not at all conspicuous. Head

rather coarsely, sparsely punctate ; eyes very large but extremely unequal in

the sexes ; antennae long, slender and filiform, one-half as long as the body.

Prothorax from one-half to two-thirds wider than long, subquadrate, the sides

almost parallel and straight in basal two-thirds, then strongly, evenly rounded

to the apex, the latter truncate, three fourths as wide as the base, which is

transverse, the sinuations broad and very strong ; basal angles riglit, not

blunt ; disk coarsely, evenly and somewhat closely punctate throughout,

obsoletely impressed along the middle ; punctures generally separated by two

to three times their Avidth ; basal foveae distinct. Elytra four times as long as

the prothorax and about one-fifth wider, gradually acute behind from about

the middle, the sides parallel and nearly straight toward base ; humeri very

narrowly exposed ; disk rather finely but strongly, evenly striate, the strial

punctures moderately coarse, deep, perforate and rather approximate ; inter-

vals nearly flat, finely punctate, sparsely so in the male, decidedly densely so

in the female. Abdomen rather finely but strongly, sparsely punctate, not

noticeably more densely so along the middle in the male. Legs long and slen-

der ; basal joint of the posterior tarsi fully equal in length to the remainder.

Male. — More slender than the female, the eyes extremely large, contiguous

along a fine straight line which is nearly as long as the entire epistoma ;

antennae with the third joint two-thirds as long as the fourth ; tarsal char-

acters as in punctulata.

Female. — Eyes separated by slightly more than one-half their width ; anten-

nal and tarsal characters as in punctidata.

Length % 9.5, $ 10.2-10.8 mm. ; width % 3.2, $ 3.8-4.0 mm.

Texas.

This species, while allied to x)^'-nctidata, may be easily distin-

guished by its larger size, more parallel and subquadrate prothorax,

intense black color, the larger eyes of the male and the decidedly

denser elytral punctuation especially of the female. The difference

in the density of elytral punctuation of the male and female is

extremely pronounced.

82 Coleopterological Notices, III.

li. erytlirocneillis Germ. — Ins. Spec. Nov., 1824, p. 164. — Oblong-

oval, moderately convex, polished, black above and beneath, the legs and

antennse throughout rufous ; pubescence coarse, fulvous, moderate in length,

sparse. Head somewhat strongly, very sparsely, unevenly punctate ; eyes

large ; antennae slender, about one-half as long as the body, the third joint

slightly shorter than the fourth in both sexes. Prothorax one-half wider than

long, the sides parallel or feebly convergent from the basal angles to anterior

third, then strongly rounded to the apex, the latter truncate and fully two-

thirds as wide as the base, the sinuations strong ; disk extremely obsoletely

impressed along the middle, not very coarsely, rather evenly and unusually

sparsely punctured, the basal foveas almost obsolete. Elytra but slightly wider

than the prothorax and about four times as long, the apex acutely ogival ;

sides nearly parallel and straight ; disk finely but deeply striate, the strial

punctures moderate, rather large and perforate toward base, smaller but still

distinct to the apex ; intervals finely, sparsely punctate. Abdomen finely but

distinctly, very sparsely punctate. Legs slender.

Male. — Eyes separated by a narrow isthmus, the inner margins broadly,

evenly rounded ; tarsal characters as in punclulata.

Feviale. — Eyes separated by one-third to nearly two-fifths their width.

Length 8.5-9.5 mm. ; width 2.9-3.6 mm. % J .

Louisiana,

The male above noted has the legs piceous-black, and the same

condition exists in one of the females. Two other females have the

legs normally red throughout, the species is apparently variable

therefore in this respect. It may be distinguished from punclulata

by its smaller size and much sparser, feebler pronotal punctures, as

well as the more approximate eyes of the female, although in the

male they do not appear to be quite as approximate as in the cor-

responding sex of punctulata. As remarked by Mr. Champion,

erythrocnemis is allied to the Mexican Isevicollis, but the latter

differs in its longer, more slender form and still sparser, more un-

evenly dispersed pronotal punctuation.

Erythrocnemis probably inhabits the Mississippi valley as far to

the northward as southern Illinois.

Li. atra Say. — Journ. Ac. Phil., V, 1827, p. 242; nigrans Melsh : Proc.

Ac. Phil., Ill, 1846, p. 60. — Elongate-oval, strongly convex, black throughout,

the tarsi alone paler, rufescent, polished throughout, the pubescence moderate

in length, coarse, fulvous, rather sparse. Head coarsely, very sparsely, un-

evenly punctate, the eyes moderate or small ; antenna slender and filiform.

Prothorax rather long, two-fifths wider than long, the apex truncate, fully

three-fourths as v^'ide as the base, the latter transverse, with the sinuations

broad and deep ; basal angles right ; sides parallel and straight in basal two-

thirds, then arcuate and convergent to the apex ; disk unusually convex, not

Coleopterological Notices, III. 83

at all impressed, not very coarsely, ratlier feebly, evenly, sparsely punctate,

the basal fovese broadly impressed, distinct. Elytra a little more than three

times as long as the prothorax and scarcely at all wider, gradually, acutely

ogival in apical two-fifths ; sides parallel, nearly straight ; disk very coarsely,

deeply striate, the strial punctures unusually coarse and deep toward base

but totally obsolete toward apex, the intervals rather convex, finely, sparsely,

confusedly punctate. Abdomen finely but strongly, sparsely punctate. Legs

slender ; basal joint of the hind tarsi equal in length to the remainder.

31ale. — Not examined.

Female. — Eyes separated by their own width ; third and fourth antennal

joints equal ; tarsal characters similar to those of punctulata.

Length 7.5 mm. ; width 2.7-2.9 mm. J .

Connecticut; Pennsylvania.

The present species is chiefly notable for its extreme northern

habitat. The eyes are much smaller than in any of the others here

enumerated, and it is also remarkable in having the punctures of

the elytral strias unusually coarse and conspicuous toward base;

but, as is often the case, they become completely obsolete toward

apex.

HYMENORUS Muls.

The two genera Lobopoda and Ilymenorus are peculiarly Ameri-

can, and together comprise probably more than one-half of the

entire family in our continent, the former being essentially tropical

but entering the southern parts of the United States in moderate

number, and the latter northern in its distribution but overrun-

ning Mexico with many species. Hymenorus is a nearctic, and, to

some extent also, a palsearctic genus, while Lobopoda is entirely

neotropical. Hymenorus is one of the best defined of our genera,

although the species are comparatively diversified in facies. The

species are as a rule much smaller than those of Lobopoda.

The lobes of the tarsi in Hymenorus generally differ from those

of Lobopoda in being small, and never more than two in number

on the two anterior and one on the posterior pair. The last joint

of the maxillary palpi is usually in the form of a right angled tri-

angle, with the apex and the outer side subequal in length, but rarely

it becomes more dilated and quite similar to the prevailing type in

Lobopoda and Allecula. The anterior coxse are always separated

by a narrow but distinct prosternal process, and the posterior by a

narrow acutely angulate abdominal projection, the entire structure

84 Coleopterological Notices, III.

of the under surface being surprisingly constant throughout the

genus when compared, for example, with that of Mycetophila.

The posterior tarsi are always slender, with the basal joint elon-

gate and sometimes slightly less, but often much greater, in length

than the remainder. The punctuation and pubescence are, as a

rule, rather dense, the latter pale, somewhat short, coarse and con-

spicuous. The eyes are generally moderate and subequal in size in

the two sexes, but sometimes larger, approaching the form seen in

Lobopoda ; they are then nearly always subject to the sexual modi-

fications characterizing that genus. The antenna are usually slen-

der and filiform, moderate in length, with the joints more or less

obconical, sometimes stouter and distinctly attenuate toward apex,

the third joint being nearly always equal to or slightly longer than

the fourth and similar in the sexes, but in a moderate number of

species becoming very short in the male, although still normal in

the female.

The general form of the body is oblong or oval, rather compact,

with the prothorax subequal in width to the base of the elytra, the

humeri never being in the least broadly exposed at base. The

elytra are almost invariably distinctly punctate-striate, although in

many cases the strial punctures become obsolete toward apex as in

Lobopoda, and in one instance — inquilinus — the strife are com-

pletely effaced throughout, being traceable with great difSculty only

in the immediate neighborhood of the base.

While the species are usually constant and easily separable among

themselves by marked structural differences, sexual or otherwise, I

have found the tabular classification of them a most difficult and

unsatisfactory problem. None of the structural peculiarities so

valuable in separating allied forms, continue constant throughout

a sufficient number of species to enable us to define large groups

with rigorous exactness, and I have been forced finally to adopt a

method of subdivision depending largely upon general habitus and

sculpture.

There are probably but few species common to the United States

and Mexico, at least below the latitude of Durango. Mr. Cham-

pion has kindly sent me representatives of his emmenastoides, palli-

dus, colonoides, guatemalensis and americanus, all of which are

widely different from any species which we possess. The densely

punctate species, so characteristic of the southwestern fauna, are for

the most part more or less local in distribution, contrasting strongly

Coleopterological Notices, III. 85

ill this respect with the more northern and eastern polished and

sparsely punctate forms.

It is hoped that the following table may aid somewhat in identi-

fication, but as there are undoubtedly many species yet to be dis-

covered, it will proliably prove more or less ambiguous unless used

solely as a key to the descriptions : —

Punctuation of the elytral intervals confused or forming more than a single

series 2

Punctuation of the elytral intervals forming a single even series 23

2 — Entire upper surface polished, the pronotal punctuation sparse ; basal

joint of the hind tarsi generally much longer than the remainder ;

antennae variable in lengtli and structure, the third joint often sexually

modified 3

Upper surface generally more or less dull, the pronotum densely punctured ;

third joint of the antennae not noticeably modified sexually 8

3 — Third antennal joint of the male equal or subequal in length to the

fourth 4

Third antennal joint of the male distinctly shorter than the fourth 7

4 — Elytral strise obsolete toward apex 5

Elytral stripe distinct throughout tlie length G

5 — Elytra with a large humeral red spot ; size very small....! Iillineralis

Elytra without basal pale area.

Antennae short, barely two-fifths as long as the body.

Prothorax strongly rounded at apex 2 iiiger

Prothorax much shorter and more transverse ; subtruncate at apex.

3 iiifuscatus

Antennae long, about one-half as long as the body ; size much larger.

4 picipeiiiiis

6 — Prothorax strongly transverse ; eyes small, separated by nearly one-half

more than their own width in the male 5 pillictulatlis

Prothorax longer ; eyes larger, separated by their own width or but slightly

more.

Pronotum finely or moderately coarsely punctate.

Form slender, parallel ; antennae short, scarcely more than one-third as

long as the body 6 melslieiiueri

Form broad, oval ; antennte fully two-fifths as long as the body.

7 o1)esiis

Pronotum coarsely, deejjly punctate 8 pilosus

'7 — Antennae long, fully one-half as long as the body ; pronotal punctuation

coarse.

Third joint (male) much longer than the second and more than one-half as

long as the fourth.

Intermediate joints of the antennae strongly obconical, scarcely twice as

long as wide ; prothorax long and subequal in width to the base of the

elytra 9 difiicilis

86 Coleopterological Notices, III.

Intermediate joints feebly obconical, much more tlian twice as long as

wide ; prothorax mnch shorter and more transverse, distinctly narrower

than the base of the elytra 10 perforatus

Third joint (male) but slightly longer than the second and rather less than

one-half as long as the fourth 11 curticollis

Antennse shorter, about two-fifths as long as the body.

Pronotum rather finely punctured, strongly but broadly rounded at apex.

12 olbsciirus

Pronotum shorter, coarsely punctate, broadly, feebly arcuate at apex, tlie

sides less convergent from the basal angles ; size much smaller.

13 coiniuiiiiis

g — Eyes large, separated by a distance which in neither sex exceeds one-half

of their width ; antenna? generally notably long ; basal joint of the hind

tarsi usually much longer than the remainder 9

Eyes small or moderately large, always separated by more than one-half of

their own width, usually similar in the sexes ; antenna? generally short ;

basal joint of the hiud tarsi variable 14

9 — Pronotum finely punctate 10

Pronotum coarsely punctate 13

lO — Pronotal punctures very densely crowded, the interspaces not distinct... 11

Pronotal punctures dense but not in close contact, the interspaces distinct... 12

11 — Elytra polished, the punctuation rather sparse 14 discrepailS

Elytra dull and alutaceous.

Larger species, not less than 7 mm. in length.

Punctures of the elytral intervals very fine, feeble and moderately dense ;

abdomen not noticeably more densely punctate along the middle in the

male 15 grandicollis

Punctures of the intervals fine but deep, excessively dense ; abdomen very

densely punctate along tlie middle in the male 16 apaclieailUS

Small species, not exceeding 4 mm. in length 17 exigllUS

12 — Color pale ochreous testaceous throughout; posterior femora unusually

robust ; antennae very long, much more than one-half as long as the body.

IS lielviniis

Color piceous-black, the posterior femora normal.

Elytra not more than twice as long as wide.

Head polislied, very finely and sparsely punctate behind ; antennae longer ;

size larger 19 poi'osicoriiis

Head coarsely, deeply, more densely punctate ; antennre shorter, the joints

less elongate 20 intei'iuedius

Elytra distinctly more than twice as long as wide ; body elongate, parallel.

21 pi'olixus

13 — Body elongate or oblong.

Antennae less than one-half as long as the body ; very large species.

22 occideiitalis

Antennae more than one-half as long as the body in the male, notably sliorter

in the female.

GoleopteroJogical Notices, III. 8*7

Ferrnginons, the elytra black in apical two-thirds 23 dorsalis

Piceous-black throughout 24 disci'CtllS

Body oval, the elytra in the middle much wider than the prothorax, the sides

almost continuous in curvature with those of the latter. ..25 COU'VexilS

14 — Form oval, the elytra in the middle much wider than the prothorax, the

sides arcuate and subcontinuous with those of the latter 15

Form oblong or oblong-oval, the elytra subequal to or slightly wider than the

prothorax, with the sides parallel and straight or very nearly so, and the

humeri generally narrowly rounded for a slight distance to the base of the

prothorax 16

15 — Elytra piceous-black, the head and prothorax more or less rufo-ferrugi-

nous and dull.

Eyes separated by much less than their own widtli 26 densilS

Eyes separated by distinctly more than their own width. ...27 I'uficollis

Color uniform throughout.

Punctures of the elytra! striae very coarse, rounded, perforate.

Antennae less than one-half as long as the body 28 dissensus

Antennae long, distinctly more than one-half as long as the body.

29 seriatiis

Punctures of the elytral striae fine, linear 30 testaceus

16 — Punctures of the elytral intervals fine and rather sparse, the elytra

somewhat strongly shining 17

Punctures of the elytral intervals rather deeper, very dense, the lustre gener-

ally dull throughout, the elytra rarely slightly polished 20

I'Y — Elytra not at all wider than the prothorax 18

Elytra wider than the prothorax, very slightly so in tencllus, but otherwise

distinctly 19

18 — Prothorax slightly inflated toward base and rather wider than any part

of the elytra.

Elytra with distinct series of punctures ; color piceous-black ; head dis-

tinctly, rather closely punctate 31 rotuiidicollis

Elytra with scarcely a trace of punctured series or impressed lines ; color

pale; head extremely sparsely punctured 32 inquililltlS

Prothorax not inflated toward base and equal in width to the elytra ; antennae

very stout, compressed, and attenuate toward apex, at least in the female.

33 ftisicoriiis

19 — Antennae fully one-half as long as the body, the latter elongate, i)arallel

and depressed 34 iiitidipenilis

Antennae distinctly less than one-half as long as the body, the latter strongly

convex.

Larger species ; pubescence long ; pronotal punctures very coarse and

densely crowded 35 inaequalis

Smaller species, the pubescence moderate in length ; pronotal punctures

finer, not in mutual contact at least toward the middle of the disk.

Elytral striae extremely fine and scarcely at all impressed laterally ; body

slender 36 tenellUS

88 Coleopterological Notices, III.

Elytral striae unusually coarse and distinctly impressed.

Prothorax short and transverse, the sides parallel in basal half.

37 so1>riiiiis

Prothorax longer, the sides convergent from the basal angles.

38 floridantis

20 — Body rather strongly convex -1

Body distinctly depressed 2^

21 — Prothorax shorter, not less than one-half wider than long.

Eyes separated by scarcely two-thirds of their own width... 39 coufei'tus

Eyes separated by distinctly more than two-thirds of their width.

Elytral punctuation a little sparser, similar to that of confertus.

40 fiisctilus

Elytral punctuation excessively dense, similar to that of punctatissiuiKs.

41 iiiacer

Prothorax unusually long, but slightly more than one-third wider than long;

elytral punctuation excessively dense 42 iiidtltus

22 — Antennre very short, the intermediate joints barely longer than wide.

43 piiiictatissiiiiiis

Antennae longer, the joints distinctly longer than wide.

Elytral striae rather coarse and distinct, the punctures of the intervals

moderately fine and unusually strong 44 deplaiiatllS

Elytral striae exceedingly fine, feebly imjjressed, the punctures of the inter-

vals fine and much sparser 45 gemellus

23 — Strongly polished and pale flavo-testaceous throughout.

46 uniseriattis

1 H. Imnieralis Lee. — N. Spec. Col., 1866, p. 135. — Elongate-oval,

moderately convex, polished, piceous-black throughout ; antennae fuscous ;

legs pale flavate ; each elytron with a large suffused basal pale area ; pubes-

cence long, moderately dense, semi-erect, pale and conspicuous. Head feebly

convex, rather finely but deeply, somewhat densely punctate throughout,

the eyes rather small, separated by one-fourth more than their own width ;

anteun;e somewhat robust, nearly two-fifths as long as the body, the joints

feebly obconical, not quite twice as long as wide, the third scarcely as long as

the fourth. Prothorax about three-fifths wider than long, the apex strongly

arcuate and continuous with the sides, the latter becoming gradually less

strongly arcuate and nearly parallel in basal tliird, the angles right, not

rounded ; base transverse, the sinuations rather broad but distinct ; disk

very feebly impressed along the middle toward base, rather coarsely, sparsely

punctate. Elytra three times as long as the prothorax, and, at the middle,

very slightly wider than the latter, gradually, acutely ogival at apex, the

sides parallel, feebly arcuate and continuous with those of the prothorax ;

disk with feebly impressed series of rather fine punctures, the intervals finely,

confusedly, sparsely and somewhat unevenly punctate, the punctures but

slightly smaller than those of the striae. Abdomen finely but strongly, moder-

ately sparsely punctured. Legs very slender, the basal joint of the hind tarsi

one-half longer than the remainder. Length 4.5 mm. ; width 1.6 mm.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 89

Kentucky. Cab. LeConte.

The unique representative is a male, and is not in very good

condition for observation. In this specimen the intromittent organ

is far extruded, and the curious hinged spike protrudes from the

groove along its lower surface in a nearly perpendicular direction.

The fourth joint of the maxillary palpi is rather short and rol)ust,

the apex scarcely as long as the outer side.

This remarkable species is quite similar in general appearance to

certain members of the genus Mycetophila, especially M. megalops,

and the slender tarsi, with unusually small narrow and inconsjjicu-

ous loVjes, add to this superGcial resemblance an element which

may indicate a still closer affinity. It is readily distinguishable,

however, from any of those species of Mycetophila which it most

nearly resembles, by its punctate-striate elytra and altogether differ-

ent form of the prothorax, the latter being strongly rounded at apex.

2 H. niger Melsh.— Proc. Ac. Phil., Ill, 1846, p. 59.— Elongate-oval, rather

convex and slender, highly polished thronghout, black above, piceous-black

beneath, the abdomen sometimes more rufescent ; legs and antennae piceous-

black, the femora toward base and the tarsi paler, rufous ; pubescence coarse,

rather long, moderately dense. Head somewhat coarsely, sparsely punctate,

the eyes moderate, separated by a little more than their width ; antennae

rather short, moderately slender, filiform, two-fifths as long as the body, the

joints almost parallel, fully twice as long as wide, the third and fourth equal,

elongate. Prothorax three-fifths wider than long, broadly parabolic anteriorly,

the sides divergent posteriorly and moderately arcuate, becoming parallel and

nearly straight in less tlian basal third, the angles nearly right, slightly

blunt ; base transverse, the sinuations narrow and moderate ; disk scarcely

impressed, finely, very sparsely punctate, the punctures generally separated

by three or four times their own diameters. Elytra nearly three and one-half

times as long as the prothorax and not appreciably wider, rather gradually,

acutely rounded behind ; sides parallel and nearly straight ; disk with almost

completely unimpressed series of small but deep punctures, the series entirely

obsolete toward apex, more distinct toward base, the intervals finely but

deejily, sparsely punctate. Abdomen finely, sparsely punctate, the meta-

sternum rather coarsely, sparsely so externally. Legs slender, the basal joint

of the hind tarsi fully one-third longer than the remainder. Length 5.3-6.0

mm. ; width 2.1-2.4 mm.

Canada; Pennsylvania; Florida; Texas.

The individual above described is a male from Pennsylvania, and

represents the typical form. The numerous specimens before me

are divisible into six sections, which are in all probability distinct

species, but time and material are wanting to definitely fix their values

Anjjals N. Y. Acad. Sci., VI, Nov. 1891.— 7

90 Coleopterolorjical Notices, III.

at present. One of these, represented \)x twelve specimens, is rather

more slendcn* than the ty})c, with bright flavate leys and piceous

upper surface, tlic elytra being feebly and suffusedly rufescent toward

base. Another, reitresented by a single si)ecimen from Florida, has

the pronotum rather coarsely punctate, and the eyes larger. Still

anotluir, represented by a single male from Fiidiana, is larger, witli

the pronotum very fiiuily punctate, the eyes being large and sepa-

rated by less than their own width.

At a future tinm, with more material, it will be my endeavor to

pro|)erly deline these allied forms.

3 II. iiifliscatlis n. sp. — Oblong-oval, moderately convex, polished

tliroiij^lioiit, daiiv biownish-piceous, the under surface and legs slightly paler,

rufescent ; pubescence rather long and coarse, somewhat sparse but conspicu-

ous. Head feebly convex, rather coarsely but feebly, sjjarsely punctate ; eyes

small, separated by two-fifths more than their own width; antennje slender,

the third and fourth joints slender and equal. Proihorax transverse, about

four-fifths wider than long, the apex broadly, feebly arcuate, three-fifths as

wide as the base, the sides very strongly rounded and convergent anteriorly,

becoming parallel and almost straight in basal half, the basal angles right and

narrowly rounded ; base transverse and straight laterally, broadly, roundly

lobed in the middle, the lobe more prominent post(n'iorly than the lateral por-

tions ; disk obsoletely inii)r('ssed toward base in the middle and in the j^osition

of the usual foveas, rather coarsely and sparsely punctate. Elijtra four times

as long as the prothorax, and, behind the middle, just visibly wider than the

latter, acutely ogival in apical third ; sides very feebly arcuate, especially

behind, thence nearly straight to the base and continuous with those of the

prothorax ; disk with feebly impressed rows of rather small but distinct,

rounded punctures which become obsolete toward apex, the intervals feebly

convex, finely, confusedly and rather sparsely punctate. Alxhmcn minutely,

sparsely punctate throughout. Lega slender, the basal joint of the hind tarsi

eijual in length to tlie remainder. Length ft. 7 mm. ; width 2.2 mm.

California (Los Angeles).

The single specimen before me is a male. The s))ecies does not

greatly resemble any other, although perhaps most closely allied to

niger. The pubescence is unusually long, and the prothorax short

and coarsely punctate.

4 II. picipeilllis n. sp. — Oblong-oval, rather feebly convex, piceous-

black above, the elytra sligtitly paler, jiiceous ; under surface piceous-black,

the legs concolorous ; tarsi and antennie slightly paler, dark brown ; surface

highly polished throughout, the pubescence moderate in length, coarse, pale,

decidedly sparse. Hrmf very sparsely, coarsely punctate, the eyes rather

large, separated by two-thirds to three-fourths their own width ; anteiuu'e

Coleopte7'ological Notices, III. 91

long, somewhat robust, one-half as long as the body, the joints equal in

length throughout, the intermediate strongly obconical and nearly twice as

long as wide, the third very long, cylindrical and slightly longer than the

fourth. Prolhorax two-thirds to three-fourths wider than long, somewhat

parabolic and strongly rounded at apex, the sides becoming parallel and

distinctly arcuate in basal half to two-thirds, the angles nearly right, not

rounded ; base transverse, the sinuations rather narrow and distinct ; disk

scarcely impressed, very finely and sparsely, somewhat feebly punctate.

Elytra four times as long as the prothorax and subequal to the latter in

width, gradually very acutely ogival toward apex, the sides parallel and

scarcely visibly arcuate ; disk with feebly impressed series of punctures,

which are rather coarse and distinct toward base, but almost completely

obsolete toward apex, the intervals minutely very sparsely punctate, tliese

punctures becoming rather coarser and more asperate toward apex. Abdomen

minutely, sparsely punctate throughout. Z^(/s slender ; femora rather robust,

sparsely punctate ; basal joint of the hind tarsi unusually long, fully one-half

longer than the remainder. Length 7.0 mm. ; width 2.6-2.8.

Michigan.

The species above described is not likely to be confounded with

any other, being distinguishable by its long antennae with strongly

obconical joints, the third a little longer than the fourth — which is

unusual in this section, — its larger eyes and incomplete elytral

series. It also differs in its very fine, extremely sparse pronotal

punctuation. The two specimens before me are apparently females.

5 H. punctulatus Lee— Proc. Ac. Phil., 1859, p. 78.— Oblong-oval,

moderately convex, polished and pale rufo-testaceous throughout, the pubes-

cence line, short, subrecumbent, pale but rather sparse and not conspicuous.

Ilead rather large and strongly convex, somewhat coarsely, sparsely punctate,

the eyes small, separated by two-fifths more than their own width ; antennae

rather short and robust, distinctly attenuate toward apex, but little more

than one-third as long as the body, the intermediate joints somewhat feebly

obconical, the third and fourth subequal. Prothorax strongly transverse,

about twice as wide as long, the apex broad and subtruncate, the base trans-

verse, broadly, feebly arcuate in the middle ; sides broadly arcuate and con-

vergent in apical two-fifths, thence nearly parallel to the basal angles which

are obtuse and rather blunt; disk scarcely at all impressed, finely, rather

densely punctate, the punctures separated by about twice their own diameters.

Elytra nearly five times as long as the prothorax and rather distinctly wider,

somewhat abruptly ogival in apical third ; sides parallel and just visibly

arcuate ; humeri rounded and oblique externally, but not exposed at base ;

disk with feebly impressed series of fine, rather approximate punctures, the

intervals minutely, confusedly and* somewhat sparsely punctate. Abdomen

minutely, rather feebly and sparsely punctate. Length 6.3 mm.; width 2.6 mm.

92 Coleopterological Notices, III.

California. Cab. LeConte.

Although bearing a general resemblance to the obscurus group

of eastern species, punctulatus differs remarkably from all of them

in its fine and much shorter pubescence. The type specimen is a

male, and is in a poor state of preservation, the pronotura being-

broken and crushed so that it is somewhat distorted in outline; the

above measurements have made allowance for this as far as possible.

The posterior legs are entirely wanting in the type. It is distin-

guishable from infuscatus by its broader form, relatively shorter

prothorax and longer elytra, shorter, stouter antennte and short

pubescence.

The antennae are quite robust, unusually compact and cylindrical,

with the third joint just visibly longer than the fourth and both

of these much longer than joints five to eleven, which are equal in

length, the fifth about one-half longer than wide, the tenth nearly

two and one-half times as long as wide.

6 H. melsheimeri n. sp. — Oblong-elongate, parallel, moderately con-

vex, piceous-black above, the entire under surface, legs and antennae paler,

rufo-ferruginous ; surface polished ; pubescence nearly as in obscurus. Head

rather coarsely, deeply, sparsely punctate, the eyes moderate, separated by

slightly more than their own width ; antenn?e short, stout, filiform, not more

than one-third as long as the body, the last three joints rapidly shorter, joints

three to nine equal in length, the intermediate almost parallel, twice as long

as wide. Prothorax three-fourths wider than long, the apex broadly arcuate,

continuous in curvature around the apical angles, the sides becoming parallel

and feebly arcuate almost through basal two-thirds ; basal angles right, not

rounded ; base transverse, with a short rounded median lobe ; disk obsoletely

impressed only along the middle toward base, finely, sparsely punctate, the

punctures round, perforate and separated by about three times their own

diameters. Eli/tra nearly four times as long as the prothorax and equal to it

in width, rather gradually, acutely pointed in apical third ; sides parallel and

nearly straight ; disk with feebly impressed series of fine, not very close-set and

inconspicuous punctures, the intervals minutely, sparsely punctate. Abdomen

finely, sparsely punctate. Legs slender ; basal joint of the hind tarsi nearly

one-half longer than the remainder, slightly arcuate. Length 7.3 mm. ; width

2.7 mm.

Michigan.

The unique specimen before me is immediately distinguishable

from any other in this section by its narrower, more parallel form,

and unusually short, rather stout, but filiform antennge, with nearly

parallel-sided joints. The sex of the type cannot be definitely deter-

mined without dissection.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 93

7 H. obesilS n. sp. — Broadly oWong-oval, rather strongly convex, polished

throughout, plceous-black, the abdomen black ; legs piceous, the tarsi paler;

antennae rufo-fuscous ; pubescence moderate in length, rather sparse, coarse,

pale in color. Head sparsely, somewhat coarsely punctate ; eyes moderate,

separated by a little less (male), or a little more (female), than their own

width ; antennae slender, filiform, two-fifths as long as the body, the joints

nearly parallel, gradually slightly shorter toward apex, the third a little

shorter than the fourth in the male, slender, the fourth three times as long as

wide. Prothorax two-thirds to three-fourths wider than long, the apex two-

thirds as wide as the base, broadly arcnate, the sides parallel and feebly

arcuate in basal half, thence rather strongly convergent and arcuate to the

apex ; basal angles distinctly obtuse and blunt ; base transverse, the sinua-

tions rather broad and feeble ; disk scarcely at all impressed, moderately

coarsely, strongly, sparsely punctate. Elytra from three and one-half to nearly

four times as long as the prothorax, toward base barely perceptibly wider

than the prothorax, a little more distinctly so posteriorly, rather broadly,

obtusely ogival at aj)ex ; sides feebly arcuate ; disk with feebly impressed

series of small, deep, close-set punctures, the intervals finely, rather sparsely

punctate in the female, very sparsely so in the male. Abdomen finely, sparsely

punctate throughout. Legs slender ; basal joint of the hind tarsi much longer

than the remainder. Length 6.7-8.0 mm. ; width 3.2-3.5 mm.

New York.

The broadly oval form and more slender, filiform antennae of this

species will serve to distinguish it from pilosus, to which it is rather

closely allied. The third antennal joint of the male is slightly

shorter, and the outer joints decrease more conspicuously in length,

than in pilosus, and the eyes in the same sex are distinctl}^ larger.

8 H. pilosus Melsh.— Proc. Ac. Phil., Ill, 1846, p. 58.— Rather broad,

oblong-oval, moderately convex, black or piceous black throughout, the abdo-

men, legs and antennae concolorous, the tarsi paler, rufescent; surface polished

throughout ; pubescence moderate in length, pale, coarse, rather sparse but

conspicuous. Head coarsely, deeply, somewhat sparsely punctate, the eyes

moderate, separated by from one-third to one-fourth more than their own

width ; antennae slender, filiform, two-fifths as long as the body, the joints

quite distinctly obconical, more than twice as long as wide, the third and

fourth long, exactly equal in both sexes. Prothorax three-fourths wider than

long, the apex broadly arcuate, three-fourths as wide as the base, not evenly

continuous with the sides, the latter convergent and almost evenly arcuate

from base to apex in both sexes ; basal angles right and distinctly blunt ;

base transverse, the sinuations rather broad and feeble ; disk scarcely at all

impressed, quite coarsely, deeply, strongly punctate, the punctures separated

by two to three limes their diameters in the male, rather closer in the female.

Elytra nearly four times as long as the prothorax, and, at the middle, slightly

wider, rather obtusely rounded behind, the sides parallel and just visibly

94 Coleopterological Notices, III.

arcuate, the linmeri broadly oblique to the base of the prothorax ; disk with

distinctly impressed series of small deep punctures, the intervals sparsely,

finely punctate in both sexes. Abdomen minutely, very sparsely punctate

throughout, rather more closely so in the female, the metasternum coarsely,

sparsely so externally. Legx slender, the basal joint of the hind tarsi one-

third longer than the remainder. Length 7.0-8.0 mm. ; width 2.9-3.2 mm.

Massachusetts; Michigan; Virginia.

This species is more northern in distribution than ohscurus, and

is easily distinguishable by its shorter prothorax, coarser punctua-

tion, rather broader, more depressed form, black color and long

third antennal joint of the male. The series before me is quite

homogeneous.

Two specimens from Florida are not included in the measure-

ments given above, as they appear to represent a much smaller,

though very closely allied species. It will require larger series to

definitely solve this question.

9 H. difHcilis n. sp. — Elongate, sub-oval, rather strongly convex, pice-

ous-black throughout, the tarsi paler ; surface highly polished, the pubescence

rather long, coarse, pale, moderately dense. Head coarsely punctate, the

punctures very sparse between the eyes, but dense along the base ; eyes

moderate, separated by their own width ; antennae about one-half as long as

the body, robust, strongly compressed, feebly attenuate, joints four to eleven

equal in length, very strongly obconical, nearly twice as long as wide, the

third joint short, about two-thirds as long as the fourth in the male. Prothorax

long, about one-half wider than long, broadly, rather strongly arcuate at apex,

the sides parallel or very feebly convergent and nearly straight in basal two-

thirds, then rounded into the apex ; basal angles right, not at all roiinded ;

base transverse, the sinuations very broad, distinct ; disk with obsolete median

sub-basal impression, very coarsely, deeply punctate, the punctures round,

separated by nearly twice their own widths. Elytra about three and one-half

times as long as the prothorax, and, in the middle, slightly wider, rather

obtusely ogival at apex; sides parallel and just visibly arcuate; disk with

unusually broadly, deeply im^jressed series of punctures, which are coarse,

deep and very conspicuous toward base, but finer, though still distinct, toward

apex ; intervals rather strongly convex toward the suture, finely, sparsely

punctate. Abdomen finely, very sparsely punctate throughout. Legs slender ;

basal joint of the hind tarsi distinctly longer than the remainder, though

rather shorter than usual in this section. Length 7.3 mm. ; width 3.0 mm.

New York.

The unique type is a male. The species is not very closely

related to any other, and may be distinguished from pilosus by its

more slender form, more elongate prothorax and short third antennal

ColeojDlei'ological Notices, III. 95

joint of the male. From obscurus it may be known by its coarser

pronotal punctuation, and more robust and compressed antennae

with more strong-ly obeonical joints and with long-er third joint in

the male, and finally from perforatus, by its longer, rather less

coarse]}'- and more evenly punctate pronotum, much shorter antennae

and relatively narrower elytra.

10 H. perforatus n. sp. — Oblong, moderately convex, polished through-

out, dark piceous-brown, the legs and antennae slightly paler and more ferru-

ginous ; pubescence rather long, coarse, semi-erect, pale, moderately dense

and conspicuous. Head coarsely, deeply but rather sparsely punctate, the

eyes rather large, separated by about their own width in the male ; antenna

about one-half as long as the body, filiform, rather stout, the joints feebly

obeonical and more than twice as long as wide. Prothorax fully three-fourths

wider than long, the apex broadly, strongly arcuate and continuous in curva-

ture with the sides, which become parallel and feebly arcuate in basal half, the

angles right, not rounded ; base transverse, the sinuations broad and feeble ;

disk obsoletely impressed along the middle, the basal foveas nearly obsolete,

the surface very coarsely, deeply punctate, the punctures sparse, separated

generally by nearly twice their own diameters. Eljtra a little more than four

times as long as the prothorax and about one-fifth wider, obtusely ogival in

less than apical third ; sides parallel and nearly straight, the humeri nar-

rowly, abruptly rounded to the prothorax and exposed at base ; disk with

rather strongly impressed series of somewhat coarse, deep punctures, the

intervals feebly convex, finely, sparsely, confusedly and rather unevenly

punctured. Abdomen sparsely, finely punctate. Legs slender, the basal joint

of the hind tarsi a little longer than the remainder. Length 7.5 mm. ; width

2.8 mm.

Pennsylvania ; Indiana ; North Carolina.

The three specimens before me are males; in this sex the third

antennal joint is fully two-thirds as long as the fourth.

Although belonging to the same division of the genus as obscu-

rus, the present species differs greatly in its extremely coarse pro-

notal punctuation, and in having the elytra abruptly and distinctly

wider than the prothorax.

11 H. Clirticollis n. sp. — Oblong-oval, rather depressed, black with a

piceous tinge throughout, the tarsi, antennae near the base and palpi paler,

rufescent ; surface highly polished, the pubescence coarse, pale, sparse and

unusually long. Head coarsely, deeply, rather sparsely punctate, the eyes

moderate, separated by scarcely their own width in the male and but slightly

more in the female, the antennae slender, filiform, scarcely perceptibly com-

pressed, rather more than one-half as long as the body, the joints strongly

obeonical, twice as long as wide, the third very short in the male and scarcely

one-half as long as the fourth. Prothorax short, fully four-fifths wider than

96 Goleopterological Notices, III.

long, strongly but broadly arcuate at apex, thence broadly but more strongly

arcuate laterally, the sieles becoming feebly divergent and feebly arcuate to

the basal angles, which are right and distinctly blunt ; base transverse, the

sinuations narrow and strong ; disk scarcely impressed, coarsely, deeply,

sparsely punctate. Elijtra nearly four times as long as the prothorax, and, in

the middle, just visibly wider in the male, quite distinctly wider behind the

middle in the female, rather obtusely ogival at apex, the sides very feebly

arcuate, becoming nearly straight toward base ; disk with rather distinctly

impressed series of moderately coarse, deep, punctures, the intervals finely,

sparsely punctate. Abdomen finely, sparsely punctate. Legs slender, the

basal joint of the hind tarsi much longer than the remainder. Length 5.7-6.5

mm. ; width 2.4-2.8 mm.

Iowa.

A somewhat small, broadly depressed species for the present

section of the genus, with rather short prothorax, the sides of

which are unusually convergent from the base. It is easily recog-

nizable by its longer, more shagg}' pubescence, as well as by the

antennal structure of the male.

The anterior tarsi of the male have the third joint very rudimen-

tarily lobed, the fourth distinctly so ; the intermediate and posterior

tarsi having simply the penultimate joint lobed beneath.

12 II. olisciirus Say.— Journ. Ac. Phil., V, 1827, p. 242.— Oblong-oval,

strongly convex, blackish-piceous, the abdomen, legs and antennse slightly

paler, rufo-piceous, polished throughout, the pubescence rather long, coarse,

pale, moderately dense and conspicuous. Head somewhat coarsely, sparsely

punctate, the eyes moderate, separated by about their own width in both

sexes ; antenna slender, filiform, two-fifths as long as the body, joints four to

eleven equal in length, barely perceptibly obconical, much more than twice

as long as wide, the third very short and one-half as long as the fourth in

the male, long and fully equal to the fourth in the female. Prothorax rather

long, but slightly more than one-half wider than long, almost semi-circularly

rounded in anterior half, the sides thence feebly divergent (male), or parallel

(female) to the base and feebly but distinctly arcuate ; basal angles right

and slightly blunt ; base transverse, the sinuations narrow and strong ; disk

obsoletely impressed in the middle toward base, and also in the position of tlie

basal fovese, not very coarsely, deeply, s^jarsely punctate. Elytra scarcely

three and one-half times as long as the prothorax, and, toward base, equal in

width to the latter, somewhat broader behind the middle in the male, almost

parallel in the female, the apex rather abruptly ogival ; disk with rather

strongly, broadly impressed series of small, rounded, distinct punctures, the

intervals rather closely punctate in the female, more sparsely so in the male.

Abdomen finely, sparsely punctate throughout in both sexes, the metasternum

very coarsely, sparsely so externally, gradually finely and more densely so

Coleopterological Notices, III. 9T

toward the middle. Legs slender ; basal joint of tlie hind tarsi fully one-third

longer than the remainder. Length 6.2-7.5 mm.; width 2.7—3.1 mm.

Texas ; New York.

The typical form above described is from Texas, the Long- Island

specimen being- quite similar, except that the pronotum is rather

more finely punctured and the elytral series not so strongly im-

pressed, tending to disappear laterally toward apex. It is singular

that in these species the elytral punctuation of the male is quite

distinctly sparser than that of the female, but the antennae seem to

be al)Out equal in length in the two sexes. Still more striking

sexual differences in punctuation will be alluded to wvifieY discretus}

This species is easily separated from the others of this section by

the characters given in the table.

13 H. COmiUUllis Lee. — New Spec. Col., 186(5, p. 135. — Oblong-oval,

rather pale rufo-castaneous throughont, polished, the pubescence moderate in

length, coarse, pale, rather sparse. Head coarsely, sparsely punctate ; eyes

moderate, separated by slightly more than their own width ; antennae (male)

slender, filiform, two-fifths as long as the body, joints five to eleven equal in

length, very slightly obconical, distinctly more than twice as long as wide

and each a little shorter than the fourth, the latter about twice as long as the

third. Protliorax two-thirds wider than long, broadly, strongly arcuate at

apex, the sides feebly convergent from the base nearly to the apex and rather

strongly evenly arcuate ; basal angles scarcely more than right, not distinctly

blunt ; base transverse, the sinuations broad and rather feeble, disk scarcely

impressed, rather coarsely, sparsely punctate, the punctures separated by two

to three times their width. Elytra equal in width to the protliorax and nearly

three and one-half times as long, rather abruptly, obtusely ogival at apex,

the sides parallel and nearly straight ; disk with distinctly impressed series

of rather coarse deep punctures, which extend distinctly to the apex ; inter-

vals finely, very sparsely punctate. Abdomen finely but strongly, sparsely

punctate. Legs slender, the basal joint of the hind tarsi much longer than

the remainder. Length 5.3 mm. ; width 2.2 mm.

North Carolina.

The description is drawn from the male as I have not positively

identified the female. In this male type the last joint of the maxil-

lary palpi is rather large and elongate, but almost perfectly recti-

triangular, with the outer side subequal to the apex, and the elytral

series are distinct to the apex.

This is the smallest species of the present group except humeralis,

and does not appear to be at all common.

1 The sparser elytral punctuation of the male is also a common character

iu Lobopoda.

98 Coleopterological Notices, III.

14 H. discrepans n. sp. — Elongate-elliptical, rather strongly convex ;

protliorax rather dull, the elytra polished ; body dark piceous-brown in color,

the legs scarcely jialer, the abdomen and antennae paler and more rufescent ;

pubescence rather long, coarse, subrecumbent, pale, sparse and somewhat

conspicuous. Head coarsely and rather sparsely punctate, polished ; eyes

large, separated by two-fifths their width ; antennse somewhat slender, not

attenuate, two-fifths as long as the body, the joints very feebly obconical,

nearly twice as long as wide, the third subequal in length to the fourth but

much more slender. Prothorax nearly two-thirds wider than long, the apex

bi'oadly arcuate, but slightly more than one-half as wide as the base, the latter

transverse, with the sinuations very small but distinct ; sides broadly rounded

and strongly convergent anteriorly, nearly straight and parallel in basal

two-fifths, the basal angles right and not at all rounded ; disk not noticeably

impressed, not very coarsely and extremely densely punctate, the punctures

closely crowded and the lustre dull. Elytra three and one-half times as long

as the prothorax, and, at the middle, but very slightly wider, gradually and

acutely ogival in more than apical third ; sides feebly arcuate and continuous

with those of the prothorax ; disk with fine, feebly impressed striae of rather

small but distinct punctures, the intervals finely and sparsely punctured.

Ahdonicn finely, sparsely punctate. Legs slender, normal. Length 5.5 mm. ;

width 2.1 mm.

California.

This is quite a distinct species, readily distinguishable by its

extremely densely crowded punctuation of the pronotum and cor-

respondingly sparse elytral punctures, also by its large eyes and

rather long pubescence. The fifth ventral segment is broadly feebly

impressed in the single specimen before me, which is probably a

male.

15 H. grandicollis Champ. — Biol. Cent.-Amer., Coleopt., IV, Pt. i,

p. 429. — Oblong-oval, strongly convex, rather pale piceous-brown throughout,

the under surface, legs and antennae but slightly paler ; lustre rather dull

and alutaceous ; pubescence short, rather fine, pale, moderately dense. Head

somewhat densely punctured, the eyes in the male large and separated by

one-fourth or one-fifth of their width ; antennse rather slender, two-fifths as

long as the body, not at all attenuate, joints three to eleven equal in length,

somewhat distinctly obconical and rather more than twice as long as wide.

Prothorax nearly two-thirds wider tlian long, the apex broadly, rather strongly

arcuate and almost continuous in curvature with the sides, the latter broadly,

strongly arcuate, becoming slightly convergent and feebly arcuate toward

base, the angles slightly obtuse but not rounded ; base transverse, the sinua-

tion at each side of the middle rather narrow but strong ; disk not distinctly

impressed, finely, very densely punctate and dull, the punctures rounded

and deep near their anterior margins, shallow and evanescent posteriorly, the

interspaces very minutely and strongly granulato-reticulate. Elytra three

Coleopterological Notices, III. 99

times as long as the prothorax and exactly equal in width to the latter,

gradually ogival in ajjical tliird ; sides parallel and nearly straight in hasal

three-fifths ; disk finely, feebly striate, the striae rather feebly and finely

punctate, the intervals dull and alutaceous, finely, feebly, somewhat densely

punctate. Ahdomen finely, somewhat sparsely and evenly punctate through-

out. Lega slender, the basal joint of the hind tarsi nearly one-tliird longer

than the entire remainder. Length 7.0-7.3 mm. ; width 2.8-3.0 mm.

Arizona.

A rather larg-e, smooth and dull species, somewhat allied to poro-

sicornis and resembling the latter almost perfectly in outline and

size, but easily distinguishable by its dull lustre, finer and much

denser i)unctuation and strikingly more elongate basal joint of the

hind tarsi, the comparison being made from the males. In the

present species the latter sex is the only one before me ; the colora-

tion in these two specimens is probably abnormally pale from im-

maturity.

16 H. apaclieaniis n. sp. — Oblong-oval, ratlier convex, dark blackish-

castaneous above and beneath, the abdomen, legs and antennae slightly paler

and rufescent ; lustre dull ; pubescence extremely short, dense, pale, subseri-

ceons and moderately conspicuous, recumbent. Head dull, finely, very densely

punctate anteriorly, more sparsely so between the eyes, which are large and

separated by scarcely two-fifths their own width ; antennae stout, just percej)-

tibly attenuate, 'not quite two-fiftlis as long as the body, joints strongly obconi-

cal, the intermediate nearly twice as long as wide, the third just visibly longer

than the fourth. Prothorax scarcely one-half wider than long, the apex broadly,

strongly arcuate, not quite continuous in curvature with the sides, the latter

broadly, strongly arcuate and convergent anteriorly, becoming gradually feebly

arcuate and nearly parallel near the basal angles, which are right and very

slightly blunt ; base transverse, the sinuations small and rather strong, the

median lobe subtruncate ; disk scarcely at all impressed, rather finely, deeply,

excessively densely punctate and dull, the punctures polygonally crowded

throughout. Elytra a little more than three times as long as the prothorax

and about one-fifth wider, rather gradually ogival in apical third ; sides thence

parallel and almost straight to the humeri, which are oblique externally but

not exposed at base ; disk with very feebly impressed series of small but rather

deep punctures, the intervals finely but strongly, extremely densely punctate.

Ahdomen finely punctate, rather sparsely so except along the middle where the

punctures become extremely dense. Legs long and slender, the basal joint of

the hind tarsi distinctly longer than the remainder. Length 8.0 mm. ; width

3.2 mm.

Arizona.

I am not quite sure of the sex of the single individual before me,

but it appears to be a male. The species is exceedingly distinct in

100 Coleopterological Notices, III.

its larg-e size, unusually short, dense pubescence and excessively

dense punctuation, not only of the pronotum, but also the elytra ;

on the latter the serial punctures are not distinct, being obscured

by the crowded punctuation of the intervals.

The fourth joint of the maxillary palpi is normal, moderate in

size, recti-triangular, the apex being' subequal in length to the outer

side.

This can hardly be the female of grandicoUis, as the dense punc-

tuation along' the middle of the abdomen is always a male char-

acteristic when it occurs in the allied Tenebrionidse.

17 H. exigUllS n. sp. — Oblong-oval, subparallel, rather convex, dark

brownish-castaneous ; under surface, legs and antennae paler, more rufous ;

integuments above rather dull, the pubescence short, very dense, conspicuous.

Head small, less than one-half as wide as the prothorax ; clypeus and inter-

ocular surface finely but not densely punctate, polished ; eyes large, separated

by rather less than one-half their width ; antennae somewhat slender, about

two-fifths as long as the body, joints five to ten moderately obconical, fully

one-half longer than wide, three and four subequal, nearly cylindrical.

Prothorax nearly three-fourths wider than long, the apex rather broadly but

strongly arcuate, and almost perfectly continuous with the sides, the latter

very broadly rounded anteriorly, becoming parallel and nearly straight only in

basal third ; basal angles scarcely more than right, not noticeably rounded ;

base transverse, the sinuations narrow but rather strong ; disk evenly convex,

not impressed, rather finely, extremely densely punctate, the punctures rather

shallow, arcuate anteriorly, rapidly shallow and evanescent at their posterior

extremities, in mutual contact in a transverse direction, which gives to the

punctuation a vague appearance of transverse rugulation under low power.

Elytra a little more than three times as long as the prothorax, and, throughout

basal two-thirds, equal in width to the latter, gradually ogival at apex ; sides

parallel and barely perceptibly arcuate ; disk finely, very densely punctate,

with fine, extre'mely feebly impressed striae which are just perceptibly punc-

tate. Under surface shining, the abdomen finely, sparsely punctate. Legs

moderate, the basal joint of the hind tarsi equal in length to the remainder.

Length 4.0 mm. ; width 1.7 mm.

Texas (El Paso). Mr. Dunn.

A small and inconspicuous species, which is however not closely

related to any other here described. It may be known at once by

its exceptionally small size and large eyes.

In the unique type the prosternum has been broken awa}^ at the

sides, exposing the intercoxal process. This, viewed vertically upon

its exposed surface, is well known to be longitudinally convex,

strongly inflexed behind, arriving at the level of the prosternal side-

Coleoj:i(erological Notices, III. 101

pieces at the hind margin. The exposure caused by the removal

of the coxa, shows that this process is really a thin hoop, and, that

below its surface, the cavities are almost confluent, being separated

only by what appears to be a thin hyaline membrane ; the inner

edge of the hoop is ciliate.

18 H. lielTinus n. sp. — Oblong-oval, subparallel, rather convex at the

sides. Hatter above, pale rufo-testaceous throughout, the head and prothorax

very sliglitly darker and more brownish ; lustre moderately shining ; pubes-

cence short, rather sparse, pale but inconspicuous. Head finely, rather densely

punctate anteriorly, more sparsely so toward base, the eyes in the male very

large and separated by one-fourth of their own width ; autennse long and

rather stout, distinctly longer than one-half the body, joints strongly obconi-

cal, a little more serrate internally than externally, and fully twice as long as

wide, third and fourth subequal in length. Prothorax large, two-fifths ^vider

than long, the apex strongly arcuate and continuous in curvature with the

sides, the latter broadly, strongly, nearly evenly arcuate throughout, the basal

angles slightly obtuse but not rounded ; base transverse, strongly sinuate at

each side of the middle; disk perfectly even, without impressions, convex,

distinctly wider behind the middle than at base, finely, densely punctate, the

punctures all distinctly separated. Elytra three times as long as the protho-

rax, and, at the middle, equal in width to the disk of the letter ; apex gradu-

ally, acutely ogival ; sides parallel and very feebly arcuate, the two bases

exactly equal ; disk with very fine strife which are generally very feebly

impressed, but more distinctly so toward the suture, the punctures of the

series fine, approximate and sublinear ; intervals nearly flat, finely, rather

densely and confusedly punctured. Abdomen somewhat coarsely but sparsely

punctate, the prosternum densely so. Legs moderate in length, the femora

robust, the posterior distinctly wider toward apex ; tarsi slender, the basal

joint of the posterior slightly longer than the remainder. Length 5.8-G.3 mm. ;

width 2.5 mm.

Texas. National Museum.

The specimens before me are males, and in this sex the last ven-

tral segment is unimpressed, much longer than the fourth and

strongly evenly rounded at apex.

This is a comparatively isolated species, readily knovvn by the

peculiar form of the prothorax, long antennse, very large eyes and

robust femora, as well as by its peculiar pale ochreous coloration.

The prothorax is more than ordinarily deflexed, the longitudinal con-

vexity of th6 body l)eing therefore apparently greater than usual.

19 H. porosicornis n. sp. — Oblong-oval, subparallel, rather strongly

convex, piceous-black above and beneath, the legs and antennfe slightly

paler, rufoscent ; surface rather strongly shining, the pronotum finely, feebly

102 Coleoiolerological Notices, III.

alutaceous ; pubescence coarse, short, pale ochreous but sparse and not very

conspicuous. Head rather large, polished, the epistoma flat, the vertex strongly,

abruptly, longitudinally convex, and finely, sparsely punctate ; eyes large,

separated by one-fifth tlieir width in the male and two-fifths in the female ;

antennae rather long and slender, two-fifths as long as the body in both sexes,

feebly but distinctly attenuate, joints six to ten strongly obconical, the former

a little less, the latter a little more than twice as long as wide, third distinctly

longer than the fourth. Prothorax two-thirds wider than long, the apex

broadly, strongly arcuate and continuous in curvature with the sides, the

latter broadly, strongly arcuate anteriorly, parallel or very feebly convergent

and feebly arcuate from the middle to the basal angles, which are slightly

obtuse and very narrowly rounded ; base transverse, the sinuation at each

side of the middle narrow but strong ; disk convex, not distinctly impressed,

finely, rather densely punctate, the punctures round and separated by about

their own diameters. Elytra fully three times as long as the prothorax and

equal to the disk of the latter in width, gradually ogival at apex from slightly

behind the middle ; sides parallel and nearly straight in basal three-fifths ;

disk with very fine, feebly impressed series of fine but rather deep, close- set

punctures, the intervals finely, confusedly and sparsely punctate. Abdomen

finely, sparsely punctate. Legs moderate in length, rather robust, the basal

joint of the hind tarsi subequal in length to tlie remainder. Length 6.4-7.5

mm. ; width 2.3-2.8 mm.

Texas (El Paso). Mr. Dunn.

A distinct species, somewhat resembling rotimdicollis, but much

larger, more sparselj' punctate and with larger, more approximate

eyes which differ sexually.

The remarkable porous system of the antenna is extremely devel-

oped in the present species. The pores are large and uniformly,

rather sparsely distributed over the entire surface of the joints four

to eleven ; they are circular, rather deep, quite independent of the

hairs or bristles, and are filled with a peculiar white stellated mate-

rial, of a spongy-pubescent nature, somewhat similar to the sensi-

tive structure filling the pronotal foves in many pselaphides.

This species approaches the genus Menoeceus, but the thoracic

angles are not in the least prolonged posteriorly.

20 H, intermedins n. sp. — Oblong-oval, moderately convex, blackish-

castaneous, the under surface and antennse rufo-fuscous ; legs paler and more

flavate ; lustre rather shining, feebly alutaceous ; pubescence moderate in

length, pale, somewhat dense, very easily removable. Head very small,

rather coarsely and densely punctate, the eyes large, separated by about one-

half their width ; antennje fully two-fifths as long as the body, rather robust,

feebly attenuate, the intermediate joints strongly obconical and scarcely more

than one-half longer than wide, the third slightly longer than the fourth.

CoJeojjferological Notices, III. 103

Prolhnrar nearly three-fifths wider than long, the apex strongly arcuate and

continuous with the sides, the latter hecoming parallel and distinctly arcuate

toward base, the basal angles right, not distinctly jjlunt ; base transverse, the

sinuations moderate ; disk very obsoletely impressed in the middle toward

base, finely, deeply punctate, the punctures separated by scarcely their own

widths, the interspaces rather strongly alutaceous. Elijtra fully three times

as long as the prothorax and equal in width to the latter, rather abruptly

ogival in apical third ; disk with feebly impressed series of small but distinct,

not very approximate punctures, the intervals minutely and moderately closely

punctured. ^Women minutely, very sparsely punctate, i^^s moderate ; basal

joint of the hind tarsi almost two-fifths longer than the entire remainder.

Length 5.5 mm. ; width 2.2 mm.

Texas. Mr. W. Jiilich.

The general form of the body recalls rotimdicoJIis, but the latter

differs in its larger size, much smaller eyes and broader terminal

joint of the palpi. In intermedius this joint is almost normal, recti-

triangular, with the very oblique apex scarcely longer than the

outer side. The head seems to be even unusually small.

There is but little variation of any kind in the three specimens

before me.

21 H. prolixilS n. sp. — Elongate, subparallel, moderately convex, aluta-

ceous in lustre and rather dull, jjiceous to castaneous, the legs, abdomen and

antennje paler and more rufous ; pubescence short, rather sparse and incon-

spicuous. Head finely punctate, nearly evenly and rather densely so through-

out ; eyes large, separated by one-third their width in the male, one-half in

the female ; antennae long and slender, nearly one-half as long as the body,

the joints strongly obcouical and much more than twice as long as wide, the

third and fourth equal. Prothorax one-half wider than long, the apex and

sides nearly as in occidentalis ; basal angles right and narrowly but very dis-

tinctly rounded ; base transverse, the sinuations broad and strong, the median

lobe broadly arcuate, projecting posteriorly as far as the basal angles ; disk

scarcely impressed, finely, deeply, densely punctate, usually slightly more

sparsely so toward base, the punctures anteriorly generally distinctly, some-

times rather widely separated. Elytra fully four times as long as the protho-

rax and very slightly wider tlian the latter, rather gradually, obtusely ogival

at apex ; sides parallel and nearly straight, the humeri somewhat abruptly

rounded to the prothorax ; disk with very feebly impressed series of fine but

deep, close-set, sublinear punctures, the intervals finely, confusedly and rather

sparsely punctate. Abdomen, under surface and legs nearly as in occidentalis.

Length 8.5-9.7 mm. ; width 2.9-3.2 mm.

New Mexico ; Arizona.

This species is somewhat related to occidentalis, but differs in

several characters to a decisive degree. The punctuation of the

104 Coleopterological Notices, III.

pronotnm in proUxus is much finer and less dense, and the eljtral

punctures are decidedly sparser ; the antennae are more slender,

with the joints more elongate, the comparisons being made from

the male ; the base of the prothorax is scarcely at all oblique toward

the angles, and finally, the two sexes are similar in size and form,

while in occidentalis the male is notably more slender than the

female and with a less transverse prothorax.

The maxillary palpi are nearly as in occidentalis, but the fourth

joint is rather narrower. I have seen six specimens.

Mr. Champion Avrites me that this species is rather closely allied

to dm-angoensis, but is distinct.

22 H. occidentalis Champ. — Biol. Cent.-Araer., Coleopt., IV, Pt. i,

p. 425. — Rather elongate, parallel, moderately convex, dull and alutaceous,

castaneous, the legs and under surface rather paler, rufescent ; pubescence

short, rather fine, moderately dense, not at all conspicuous. Head finely,

densely punctate anteriorly, more coarsely and slightly more sparsely so

between the eyes, which are large, separated by one-third their width in the

male and one-half in the female ; antennse about two-fifths as long as the

body, subfiliform, moderately stout, the joints about twice as long as wide,

third .slightly longer than the fourth. Prothorax one third (male) to one-half

(female) wider than long, the apex broadly, rather feebly arcuate, three-

fourths as wide as the base, not continuous in curvature with the sides, the

latter parallel and nearly straight in basal half, thence moderately convergent

and arcuate to the apex ; basal angles right, slightly blunt; base posteriorly

oblique toward the basal angles, broadly, feebly arcuate in middle half; disk

scarcely impressed, rather coarsely, very densely punctate, the punctures

almost in contact but circular and not i)olygonally crowded. Elytra three and

one-half times as long as the prothorax and very slightly wider, gradually,

obtusely ogival toward apex ; sides thence parallel and nearly straight to the

humeri, wliich are obliquely, broadly rounded externally to the prothorax ;

disk with rather broadly, feebly impressed series of small, close-set punctures,

the intervals finely, confusedly and moderately closely punctured. Abdomen

polished, finely, sparsely punctured, a little more closely so along the middle

in the male. Legs decidedly robust, the basal joint of the hind tarsi much

longer than the remainder. Length 10.0-11.0 mm. ; width 3.3-3.8 mm.

Texas.

The fourth joint of the maxillary palpi is strongly dilated, with

the apex much longer than either side, and, in outline, is nearly as

in Lobopoda.

The large size and elongate-parallel form will readily serve to

differentiate this species from any other within our faunal limits,

being approached in these respects only by proliccus.

Coleojjterological Notices, III. 105

23 H. dorsalis Schz.— Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, XVII, p. 370.— Oblong-oval,

rather strongly dt-pressed, dark rnfo-ferruginous, the elytra black in apical

two-thirds; abdomen, legs and antennje paler; surface moderately shining,

feebly aliitaceous ; pubescence short, rather fine and sparse, pale but not con-

spicuous. Head ratlier sparsely, coarsely punctate, the eyes large, somewhat

narrowly rounded within, separated in both sexes by one-third to one-fourth

their own width ; antenuse long, slender, filiform, fully three-fifths as long as

the body in the male, joints almost parallel, much more than twice as long

as wide, third much shorter than the fourth in the male, subequal in tlie

female. Prothorax three-fifths wider than long, the apex strongly arcuate and

continuous with the sides, the latter broadly arcuate toward the base, which

is transverse, with the sinuations small and feeble ; angles right in the male,

somewhat obtuse in the female, not rounded ; disk widest at about basal tliird,

coarsely and rather sparsely punctate, feebly deplanate toward the basal angles

in the female, very obsoletely impressed in the middle toward base. E/i/tra a

little more than three times as long as the prothorax and very slightly wider,

gradually ogival at apex ; sides parallel and almost straight in basal three-

fifths, the humeri slightly exposed : disk witli feebly impressed series of

exceedingly fine, scarcely distinguishable, not very close-set punctures, the

intervals finely, sparsely punctate, the punctures not distinctly finer than

those of the striae. Abdomen finely but distinctly, rather sparsely punctate.

Legs slender, the basal joint of the hind tarsi fully one-third longer than the

remainder. Length 5.7 mm. ; width 2.2-2.3 mm.

Florida (Tampa and Capron). Mr. Sehwarz.

A widely isolated species, not only in coloration l)ut in its long

filiforni male antenna, large eyes and peculiarly small inconspicuous

serial punctures. The male antennsB, with" the third joint shorter

than the fourth, differ from those of any other species belonging to

the present group which I have seen. In the female the antenna?

are shorter and stouter.

The fifth segment in the male is much shorter and more obtusely

rounded than in the female, and, in both sexes, the lateral subapical

emarginations of this segment are unusually strong. The sexual

difference in the eyes is not marked ; in fact in the single female

before me they are, if anything, more narrowly separated than in

the male.

The fourth joint of the maxillary palpi is ver}' broad, the apex a

little longer than either side, and the angle at the base slightly more

than right.

24 H. discretus n. sp. — Oblong, subparallel, moderately convex, pice-

ous-black ; under surface, legs and antennae slightly paler, dark rufo-ferrugi-

nous, the abdomen distinctly paler toward apex; pronotum alutaceous, the

elytra polished ; pubescence rather long, semi-erect, somewhat coarse, pale

Annals N. Y, Acad. Sci., VI, Nov. 1891.— 8

106 Coleopterological Notices, III.

and sparse. Head rather strongly, sparsely punctate, the eyes large, separated

by two-fifths their width ; antennae stout, two-fifths as long as the body, feebly

attenuate toward apex, joints four to eleven very slightly increasing in length,

the sixth joint on the compressed side fully one-half longer than wide, obconi-

cal, the tenth twice as long as wide, third and fourth equal in length. Pro-

thorax three-fourths wider than long, the apex broadly arcuate and continuous

with the sides, the latter broadly, feebly arcuate and convergent anteriorly,

more strongly arcuate toward the basal angles, which are slightly obtuse but

scarcely noticeably blunt ; base transverse, the median lobe small and short,

rounded ; disk quite distinctly wider at basal third than at base, scarcely

at all impressed, broadly explanate laterally toward the basal angles and

narrowly, feebly reflexed along the sides in their vicinity, coarsely, strongly

punctate throughout, the punctures circular and generally separated by

nearly their own diameters. Eli/tra equal in width to the prothorax and

about three and one-half times as long, gradually, rather acutely ogival at

apex ; sides parallel and nearly straight in basal two-thirds ; disk with feebly

impressed series of rather small but distinct punctures, the intervals finely,

rather sj^arsely, confusedly punctured. Abdomen finely but rather strongly,

sparsely punctured, almost totally impunctate toward apex ; metasternum

ratlier coarsely, sparsely punctate externally, rapidly very finely, densely so

toward the middle ; prosternum densely punctured. Legs rather long, the

femora robust ; basal joint of the hind tarsi two-fifths longer than the remain-

der. Length 6.2-7.4 mm. ; width 2.4-3.1 mm.

Massachusetts; New York.

The general form throughout recalls that of fusicornis, and, as

in that species, the antenme are notably robust, at least in the

female, and attenuated, but here the resemblance altogether ceases.

In pronotal punctuation the two species stand almost at the extremes

of the genus in regard to the magnitude of the punctures, and the

basal joint of the hind tarsi is conspicuously longer in discretus.

The description is taken from the female. The male is smaller,

with entirely polished upper surface, the eyes separated by about

one-fourth of their width, and the antenuiE more slender and much

longer, being a little more than one-half as long as the body. The

pubescence, also, seems to be a little longer, and the elytral punc-

tuation is decidedly sparser ; the pronotum is not so decidedly ex-

planate toward the basal angles.

In both sexes the fourth joint of the maxillary palpi is rather

strongly dilated, triangular, with the apex a little longer than the

outer side. The fifth elytral stria is more strongly impressed

toward base.

25 H. convexus n. sp. — Elliptical, strongly convex, black above, the

under surface piceous-black ; legs and antennae throughout dark rufo-ferrugi-

Coh'opterological Notices, IIL lOY

nous ; pubescence slioi-t, rather coarse, pale but sparse and not very conspicu-

ous. Head rather strongly but sparsely punctured between the eyes, the

latter large and separated by about one-half their width in both sexes ;

antennae long and fililorui, one-half as long as the body, the joints extremely

feebly obconical, twice as long as wide, the third scarcely perceptibly longer

than the fourth. Protliorax fully one-half wider than long, the apex distinctly,

broadly arcuate, scarcely more than one-half as wide as the base, not con-

tinuous in curvature with the sides, the apical angles being very obtuse and

rounded ; base transverse, the narrow sinuation at each side of the middle

rather strong ; sides more or less convergent from the basal angles, sometimes

parallel in basal half, nearly straight, broadly rounded anteriorly ; basal

angles right, not rounded ; disk very feebly impressed in the middle toward

base, coarsely, deeply, moderately densely punctured, the punctures generally

very narrowly separated, the interstices feebly alutaceous, the middle toward

base and region of the basal fovese generally more or less impunctate. Eli/tra

a little less than three times as long as the prothoi-ax, and, at the middle,

scarcely one-fourth wider, the apex gradually acute ; sides arcuate and nearly

continuous with those of the protliorax ; disk coarsely, deeply striate, the

stri;e coarsely, deeply and approximately punctate, the intervals moderately

convex, highly polished, rather finely, sparsely punctured. Under surface

finely, sparsely punctate, the prosternum densely so, the propleurEe very

sparsely throughout. Legs rather long, the basal joint of the hind tarsi

slightly longer than the remainder. Length 6.8-7.5 mm. ; width 2.8-3.2 mm.

Florida (Key West); Texas. Mr. Jiilich.

A remarkably distinct species, apparently inhabiting- the same

regions as denaus; in outline somewhat similar to that species but

much larger, more shining, more coarsely, sparsely punctate and

pubescent, and with very much longer antennae. The eyes in the

ample series before me, do not vary measurably in the interval

separating them, which is much less than in densus.

26 H. deilSllS Lee— N. Spec. Col., 1866, p. 138.— Elongate-elliptical,

rather strongly convex, generally dark rufo-ferruginous, with the elytra,

abdomen and antennae, except toward base, piceous-black ; anterior parts

generally dull, the elytra more shining ; pubescence short, coarse, pale, dense

and conspicuous. Head moderate, the interocular surface rather coarsely and

somewhat sparsely punctured ; eyes large and convex, separated in both sexes

by about two-thirds their width ; antennae stout, one-third as long as the body,

joints four to ten very strongly obconical, slightly longer than wide, more

serrate internally than externally, third slender, slightly longer than the

fourth. Prothorax scarcely one-half wider than long, the apex rather strongly

arcuate and continuous in curvature with the sides, the latter becoming less

arcuate and very feebly divergent toward the basal angles, which are right

and not at all rounded ; base transverse, narrowly and rather strongly sinuate

on each side of the short truncate median lobe ; disk almost unimpressed

108 Coleojitei^oloriical Notices, III.

throughout, rather coarsely, deeply punctate, the punctures round, perforate

and generally very narrowly separated, the interstices dull, a narrow imper-

fect median line sometimes impunctate toward base. Elytra three times as

long as the prothorax, and, at the middle, from one-third to one-half wider,

gradually, rather acutely ogival at apex, the sides arcuate and continuous

with those of the prothorax ; disk finely, very densely punctate, with feebly

impressed strife of slightly larger, approximate punctures. Under surface

polished, finely, sparsely punctate, the prosternum more densely, coarsely

so but not dull. Legs moderate, the posterior tarsi rather robust, with the

basal joint a little shorter than the remainder. Length 5.0-6.0 mm. ; width

2.0-2.4 mm.

Florida ; Texas ; Ohio.

The color is frequently piceous-black throughout above, the legs

always remaining pale. Tlie eyes in sixteen of the seventeen speci-

mens before me are perfectly uniform, and sejiarated by two-thirds

of their own width, but in the remaining specimen, which appa-

rently does not differ in any other particular, they are smaller and

separated by their full width; this specimen singularly enough is a

male, and must be regarded as an accidental aberration.

A few specimens in the cabinet of Mr. Jiilich are labeled Ohio,

and are said to have been collected by Mr. Dury.

27 H. rulicollis Champ. — Biol. Cent.-Amer., Coleopt., IV, Pt. i, p. 438.

— Elongate-oval, moderately convex, dull ; elytra and abdomen blackish,

remainder dark rufo-ferruginous ; antennse and legs concolorous ; pubescence

rather short and coarse, very dense, i^ale, and, on the elytra, rather conspicu-

ous. Head moderate, rather strongly, very densely punctate and dull ; eyes

small, separated by distinctly more than their width ; antennse moderately

stout, nearly two-fifths as long as the body, intermediate joints nearly one-

half longer than wide, third and fourth subequal. Prothorax one-half wider

than long ; apex broadly, distinctly arcuate, about three-fourths as wide as the

base, the latter transverse, the sinuations narrow and feeble ; sides broadly

arcuate, usually more or less parallel from the basal angles and then more

strongly rounded into the apex ; basal angles right, not rounded ; disk not at

all impressed, rather strongly, excessively densely punctured and completely

dull, the basal fovesB obsolete. Elytra three times as long as the prothorax,

and, at the middle, nearly one-third wider, rather gradually and acutely

ogival at apex ; sides feebly arcuate, generally continuous with those of the

prothorax ; disk finely, rather feebly, very densely punctate, the interstices

very minutely, strongly granulato-reticulate and alutaceous, the striae ex-

tremely fine, feebly impressed and very finely, inconspicuously punctured.

Under surface punctured nearly as in punctatissimus. Posterior tarsi very

short, the basal joint much shorter than the remainder. Length 4.7—5.8 mm. ;

width 2.0-2.2 mm.

GoleoiAerological Notices, III. 109

Arizona. Mr. Morrison.

A small, densely punctate and unusually dull form, rather closely

allied to densus and perfectly similar to the latter in the ])eculiar

coloration of the body, but difi'criufi- in its much liner, still denser

punctuation, smaller eyes, and in its decidedly more depressed form.

28 H. dissensilS n. sp. — Oval, moderately robust, rather convex, casta-

neons ; legs and antennae pale, flavo-testaceous ; lustre somevphat alutaceous,

tli(f elytra more strongly shining, pubescence moderate in length and density,

l).ib;. Head densely, rather finely punctate, the punctures generally in mutual

contact ; eyes small, separated by nearly one-third more than their own width ;

antenuje moderately stout, filiform, two-fifths as long as the body, the joints

feebly obconical and about one-lialf longer than wide, third slightly longer

than the fourth. Protliorax rather elongate, scarcely more than two-fifths

wider than long, the apex broadly arcuate and almost continuous with the

sides, the latter broadly rounded anteriorly, very feebly arcuate and ])arallel

toward base, the basal angles slightly obtuse and very slightly rounded ;

base transverse, the sinuations just perceptible ; disk evenly convex, rather

coarsely, very deeply punctate, the punctures round, separated by rather less

than their own widths, the bottom of each highly polished, the interspaces

strongly alutaceous and granulato-reticulate. Ehjtra scarcely two and one-

half times as long as the jjrothorax, and, at the middle, but slightly wider;

apex souiewhat gradually acute ; sides broadly arcuate, nearly continuous

with those of the prothorax ; disk with moderately impressed series of vei-y

coarse, deep, perforate and approximate punctures, the intervals nearly flat,

froui three to four times as wide as the strial punctures, minutely, feebly,

confusedly and somewhat closely punctured. Abdomen rather sparsely but

unusually strongly punctured ; anterior parts of the body coarsely so. Legs

unusually short and robust. Length 4.4-4.8 mm. ; width 1.9-2.1 mm.

Texas (Galveston).

A distinct species, easily recognizable by its small size, oval, con-

vex form, coarse punctuation especially of the elytral series, and

rather long prothorax. It does not appear to be especially related to

any of the Mexican species of the Biologia, but belongs near densus.

29 H. seriatllS n. sp. — Oblong-ovate, slightly wider behind, moderately

convex, dark piceo-castaneous, the pronotum and elytral suture sometimes

feebly rufescent ; under surface and legs paler, rufous ; pubescence moderate

in length, rather coarse and sparse. Head moderately convex, rather finely

but deeply punctate, the punctures between the eyes separated by about their

own diameters, the eyes moderate, separated by very nearly tluur own width

in both sexes ; antenme long, slender and filiform, three-fifths as long as the

body, joints four to eleven subequal, feebly obconical, the intermediate rather

more than twice as long as wide, the third three times as long as wide and

distinctly longer than the fourth. Prutliorax rathei' small, two-thirds wider

110 CoJeopterological Notices, III.

than long, the apex broadly, rather strongly arcuate, the apical angles broadly

rounded, the sides gradually more feebly divergent toward base and becoming

nearly parallel in basal third, the angles right, not rounded ; base transverse,

the sinuations broad and very feeble ; disk hardly at all impressed, somewhat

coarsely, deeply punctate, the punctures round and generally separated by

nearly one-half their own diameters, the interspaces shining. Elytra dis-

tinctly more than three times as long as the prothorax, and, behind the

middle, one-third wider, rather abruptly and obtusely ogival at apex, the

sides rather strongly arcuate behind, almost continuous with those of the

prothorax, with distinctly impressed series of coarse close-set perforate punc-

tures, the intervals polished, nearly Hat, finely and sparsely punctate. Abdo-

men finely, very sparsely but rather strongly punctate, the prosternum densely

so, the propleurse very sparsely. Legs slender, the basal joint of the hind

tarsi equal in length to the remainder. Length 5.5 mm.; width 2.4-2.6 mm.

Arizona.

The peculiar form of tliis species — distinctly widest behind, —

top-ether with the long antennas and coarsely perforate elytral striae,

will readily serve to distinguish it. It belongs near densus, and

has the coarse punctuation of the pronotum characterizing that and

some allied species, but the form is here rather less convex ; it is

also allied to the Mexican pallidus Champ., but is darker in color,

and has the pronotal punctuation less dense and not rugulose.

Five specimens, which are extremely uniform among themselves

in size and outline ; some are entirely pale testaceous from imma-

turity.

30 H, testacetIS u. sp. — Elliptical, rather strongly convex, pale rufo-

testaceous throughout, strongly shining ; pubescence moderate in length, pale

but sparse and not conspicuous. Head rather coarsely, deeply and sparsely

punctate ; eyes large, separated by one-half their width in the male and two-

thirds in the female ; antennse rather slender and filiform, two-fifths as long

as the body, the joints moderately obconical, the intermediate about twice as

long as wide, third and fourth equal. Prothorax nearly three-fourths wider

than long, the apex narrowly, strongly arcuate and continuous with the sides,

which are strongly oblique and feebly arcuate anteriorly, more strongly arcuate

in basal two-fifths, becoming very feebly convergent toward the basal angles,

the latter right and slightly blunt ; base transverse, the median lobe small,

short, rounded ; disk scarcely at all impressed, coarsely, deeply, rather sparsely

punctate, the punctures generally separated by nearly their own diameters,

the interspaces highly polished. Elytra but slightly more than three times

as long as the prothorax, and, at the middle, very slightly wider, gradually,

rather acutely ogival in apical two-fifths, the sides parallel and feebly arcuate,

the two bases exactly equal ; disk with fine but distinctly impressed series of

fine but deep and distinct punctures, which are noticeably linear, the intervals

feebly convex, polished, finely but distinctly, sparsely punctate. Abdomen

CoJeoptei'ological Notices, III. Ill

minutely, feebly, sparsely punctate. Ler/s rather slender, the femora moder-

ately robust ; liasal joint of the hind tarsi slender, at least one-third longer

than the remainder. Length 6.0 nnu. ; width 2.6-2,8 mm.

Arizona.

This distinct species is somewliat similar to helviiiKS in outline,

and in its pale color and rather more tlian ordinarly deflexed pro-

notum, which gives it a relatively strong longitudinal convexity.

It differs conspicuously from helmnus in its very coarse, sparse

pronotal punctuation, smaller eyes, much less robust femora and

shorter, more slender antennae. It is represented by four specimens.

31 H. rotuildicollis n. sp. — Oblong-oval, rather strongly convex,

piceous-black througliout, the legs and antennae but slightly paler, rufescent,

rather strongly shining, the pubescence moderately long and dense, very

easily denuded. Head feebly convex, finely and somewhat densely punctate,

the punctures distinctly separated ; eyes moderate, separated by about their

own M'idth ; antennse moderately stout, filiform, scarcely one-half as long as

the body, the joints distinctly obconical, twice as long as wide, the third and

fourth equal. Prothorax large, three-fifths wider than long, the apex very

strongly, rather narrowly arcuate and continuous with the sides, the latter

parallel and nearly straight in a little more than basal third ; base transverse,

the median lobe short, broadly rounded, distinct; liasal angles right and

slightly blunt ; disk feebly explanate near the sides toward base, more

especially in the female, not distinctly impressed, rather finely but strongly,

somewhat sparsely punctate, the punctures separated by scarcely their own

widths, the interspaces strongly shining. Elijlra rather distinctly more than

three times as long as the prothorax, gradually ogival in apical two-fifths ;

sides parallel and straight in basal three-fifths ; disk scarcely equal in widtli

to the prothorax, with feebly impressed series of small but deep, brevilinear,

not very close-set punctures, the intervals minutely, confusedly and moder-

ately closely punctured. Ahdomen finely, very feebly and sparsely punctate.

Legs rather slender. Length 5.6-6.4 mm. ; widtli 2.1-2.6 nmi.

Arizona.

In the four specimens before me there is not one entire posterior

tarsus, but the basal joint is slender and appears to be slightly longer

than the remainder.

The fourth joint of the maxillary palpi is strongly dilated, as

much so as in Lobopoda, the angle at the point of support being

distinctly obtuse, and the apex much longer than either side and

rather widely open and spongiose throughout its extent.

The strongly arcuate apex of the prothorax, rather sparse punc-

tuation of the pronotum and palpal structure, will readily serve to

identify this distinct species. The Central American emmenasto-

112 Coleopferological Notices, III.

ides is somewhat allied, but differs in its much more oval form and

smaller prothorax.

32 H, illC|llilillIlS n. sp. — Oljlong-oval, moderately convex, rufo-testa-

ceous, the elytra still paler and more flavate ; upper surface polished, the

pronotum feebly aliitaceous ; pubescence rather sparse, semi-erect, coarse,

flavate in color. Head decidedly largje, strongly, longitudinally convex,

minutely, excessively sparsely punctate, the epistoma abruptly flat and more

closely hut still sparsely punctate ; eyes small, separated by distinctly more

than their own width ; antennre stout, cylindrical, nearly one-half as long as

the body, distinctly attenuate, the joints obconical, third and fourth equal.

Prothorax short, twice as wide as long, the apex subtruncate, just visibly

arcuate, three-fourths as wide as the base, the latter broadly arcuate in the

middle, the lobe extending posteriorly fully as far as the angles; sinuations

extremely feeble ; basal angles right ; sides broadly arcuate throughout, a

little more convergent anteriorly ; disk slightly wider behind the middle than

at base, feebly explanate near the sides toward base, not distinctly impressed

or foveate, very finely, densely punctate, the punctures distinctly separated.

Elytra fully three times as long as the prothorax, and, throughout, slightly

narrower than the disk of the latter, distinctly dehiscent in apical third, the

two bases exactly equal ; sides parallel and nearly straight, the apex some-

"what obtusely ogival ; disk rather finely, moderately closely punctate, with-

out trace of impressed lines except the sutural, which is very feeble, without

trcice of punctured series except extremely indefinitely toward base. Ahdo-

vien finely, moderately closely punctate, the fifth segment almost completely

impunctate. Legs short and very robust, the tarsi short ; basal joint of the

posterior as long as the remainder. Length 4.5 mm. ; width 1.8 mm.

California.

The single specimen before me is a male, and differs so greatly

from the usual forms in general appearance, that for a long time I

thought that it would have to be considered the type of a distinct

genus; but, on close examination, no character of any kind can be

discerned by which to distinguish it from Hymenorus.

The maxillary palpi are of the usual form, and the lateral sub-

apical emarginations of the fiftii ventral segment are deep and dis-

tinct. The claws are rather short and stout and finely, closely

pectinate nearly throughout the length. This species is said to be

myrmecophilous.

33 H. fusicornis n. sp. — Oblong, parallel, rather robust and feebly

convex, piueous above, the elytra black ; under surface and antenuie dark

piceo-castaneous, the legs paler and more flavate ; lustre rather shining, the

pubescence somewhat dark, fine and sparse, rather long, subrecumbent. Head

rather large and convex, the epistoma abruptly flat, very finely, sparsely

punctate throughout ; eyes modei-ate, separated by their own width ; antennae

Coleopterological Notices, III. 113

exceedingly robnst, compressed, rapidly and finely attenuate toward apex,

two-fiftlis as long as the body, joints four to eleven gradually increasing in

length, six and seven on the compressed side but very slightly longer than

■wide, the tenth tliree-fourths longer than wide, the third quite distinctly

longer than the fourth. Prothorax tliree-fourths wider than long, the apex

broadly, moderately arcuate, three-fourths as wide as the base, the latter

broadly, strongly arcuate or feebly lobed in the middle, transverse toward the

basal angles, which are slightly obtuse but not distinctly rounded ; sides

broadly, evenly arcuate throughout ; disk slightly widest at basal third, very

feebly impressed in the middle near the base, very finely and rather sparsely

punctate. Elytra but little more than three times as long as the prothorax

and equal in width to the disk of the latter, rather abruptly but acutely ogival

in apical third ; sides parallel and straight ; disk with very feebly impressed

series of unusually fine and feeble punctures, the intervals still more minutely

and sparsely punctate. Abdomen finely and unusually densely punctate, the

apices of the segments narrowly impunctate, metasternum a little more coarsely

and sparsely so. Legs moderate, normal, the basal joint of the hind tarsi but

slightly longer than the remainder. Length 6.8 mm. ; width 2.8 mm.

California (southern).

A remarkably isolated species, to be readily identified by its

smooth, rather shining, minutely, sparsely punctate surface and

robust, compressed and rapidly finely attenuate antennte; the pro-

notum is unusually deplanate along- the base to the basal angles,

but strongly declivous thence anteriorly along the sides.

T have seen but a single specimen which is a female. The so-

called sixth segment is about one-fifth as wide as the fifth, truncate

at apex, with the angles rounded.

This species appears to approach the genus Menceceus, but the

posterior angles of the prothorax do not exhibit the slightest ten-

dency to prolongation backward.

34 H. nitidipenilis n. sp. — Oblong-elongate, parallel, subdepressed,

dark piceo-castaneous above, the under surface, legs and antennae pale rufo-

testaeeous ; elytral suture narrowly rufescent ; prothorax rather dull, the

elytra strongly shining ; pubescence very short, rather sparse, inconspicuous.

Head rather coarsely punctate, sparsely so between the eyes, the latter moder-

ate in size, separated by nearly three- fourths of their width ; antennae long,

somewhat stout, fully one-half as long as the body, the joints gradually nar-

rower and shorter toward apex, the intermediate extremely feebly obconical

and distinctly more than twice as long as wide, the third and fourth equal.

Prothorax a little more than one-half wider than long, the apex rather strongly

arcuate and continuous with the sides, which are broadly arcuate anteriorly,

becoming nearly parallel and straight only very near the base, the basal angles

right, not rounded ; base transverse, the sinuations rather broad, moderately

114 Coleopterological Notices, III.

distinct ; disk scarcely impressed, somewhat coarsely, very densely punctate,

tlie punctures circular and almost absolutely in contact, but not polygonally

crowded. Elytra three and one-half times as long as the prothorax and about

one-fifth wider, rather obtusely ogival in apical third, the humeri very slightly

rounded to the base of the prothorax ; sides parallel and nearly straight in

basal two-thirds ; disk with rather deeply impressed strise of somewhat coarse,

close-set, almost perforate punctures, the intervals somewhat convex, very

minutely, rather sparsely punctured. Abdomen finely, sparsely punctate.

Legs slender, the basal joint of the hind tarsi distinctly longer than the

remainder. Length 6.8 mm. ; width 2.3 mm.

Arizona.

This species is not at all closely related to any other, the strongly

shining, deeply striate, minutely punctate elytra, coarsely, densely

punctate pronotum, long antennte and oblong, subdepressed form,

at once distinguishing it.

35 H. inaeqiialis n. sp. — Oblong, parallel, strongly convex, the elytra

polished, dark piceo-castaneous, the under surface, legs and antennse paler,

rufescent ; pubescence rather long, more than usually erect, not very dense.

Head coarsely, sparsely punctate between the eyes, more finely, densely so

anteriorly; eyes moderate, separated by four-fifths of their width ; antennse

rather stout, gradually, distinctly attenuate, fully two-fifths as long as the

body, joints five to eleven gradually decreasing in width and just visibly

increasing in length, the former two-thirds longer than wide, strongly obconi-

cal, the tenth much more than twice as long as wide, third very distinctly

longer than the fourth. Prothorax short, three-fourths wider than long, the

apex two-thirds as wide as the base, almost transversely truncate, the base

transveise, the median portion broadly, distinctly arcuate ; sides broadly

arcuate and strongly convergent anteriorly, very slightly convergent and

nearly straight in basal two-fifths, the angles rather distinctly obtuse but not

at all rounded ; disk not impressed, convex, very coarsely, extremely densely

and not very deeply punctate, the punctures in contact and somewhat poly-

gonally crowded. Elytra nearly four times as long as the prothorax and just

perceptibly wider, the apex gradually, evenly ogival, the humeri feebly,

obliquely rounded externally to the prothoracic base, the sides parallel and

nearly straight; disk with extremely feebly impressed series of small but

deep, close-set and almost perforate punctures, which are slightly oblong;

intervals highly polished, minutely, sparsely punctate. Abdomen minutely,

sparsely punctate, the anterior portions of the body coarsely so, the prosternum

and propleurse extremely densely so. Legs moderate in length, rather densely

pubescent, the femora slightly robust ; basal joint of the hind tarsi subequal

in length to the remainder. Length 7.0 mm. ; width 2.8 mm.

Arizona.

A distinct and comparatively isolated species, distinguishable by

its oblong, unusually convex form, very coarse, dense prouotal and

Coleopterological Notices, III. 115

minute, sparse el^'tral punctuation and rather long, unusually erect

and fulvous pubescence, the latter being quite conspicuous although

rather sparse on the elytra. The unique type is a female.

36 H. tenellllS n. sp. — Slender, subparallel, rather convex, dark rufo-

testaceous throughout, the abdomen becoming slightly piceous toward the

sides and apex; anterior parts rather dull, the elytra shining; pubescence

short, coarse, pale fulvous, moderately dense and distinct. Head rather

coarsely, very densely punctate and dull, the eyes rather large, separated by

about three-fourths their width ; antennae somewhat slender, two-fifths as long

as the body, the joints feebly obconical and about three-fourths longer than

wide, third slightly longer than the fourth. Prothorax one-half wider than

long, the apex broadly arcuate ; base transverse, the sinuations rather wide

and distinct, the median lobe rounded ; sides parallel and nearly straight in

basal half, then broadly rounded to the apex ; basal angles slightly obtuse

but scarcely at all rounded ; disk broadly, very feebly impressed in the middle

toward base, rather coarsely, deeply punctate, the punctures distinctly sepa-

rated toward the middle, rather finer and densely crowded toward the sides.

Elytra nearly three times as long as the prothorax, and, throughout, scarcely

perceptibly wider, the sides parallel and straight to apical third, the apex

ogival ; disk finely, rather sparsely punctured, with series of very fine incon-

spicuous punctures, the series rather distinctly impressed near the suture but

becoming almost completely unimpressed laterally. Under surface very finely,

sparsely punctured, the presternum and propleuras finely, extremely densely

so but not dull. Length 4.8-5.0 mm. ; width 1.8 mm.

Florida (Crescent City). Mr. Schwarz.

A small subparallel species, somewhat related to densus, but

differing greatly in form, structure of the antennie, coloration and

elytral punctuation. I have seen three specimens, which do not

display any variation sexual or otherwise.

37 H. SObrinus n. sp. — Oblong-oval, convex, shining, black throughout

above and beneath ; legs black, the femora slightly rufescent toward base ;

antennce fuscous ; pubescence moderately long, not extremely dense and not

very conspicuous. Head between the eyes rather coarsely, deeply punctate,

the punctures slightly separated ; eyes moderate, separated by fully their own

width ; antennae rather slender, two-fifths as long as the body, the intermediate

joints very feebly obconical and nearly twice as long as wide, third and fourth

mutually similar, slender, cylindrical, the former slightly the longer. Protho-

rax short, fully four- fifths wider than long, the apex broadly, feebly arcuate,

two-thirds as wide as the base, the latter transverse, with the sinuations broad

and feeble but distinct ; basal angles slightly obtuse but not distinctly blunt ;

sides parallel and feebly arcuate in basal half, then convergent and scarcely

more strongly arcuate to the apex ; disk rather strongly punctate, the punc-

tures all slightly separated, the interstices polished ; basal foveae very feeble.

Elytra rather more than three times as long as the prothorax and nearly one-

116 Coleopterological Notices, III.

fourth wider, sides parallel and nearly straight in basal two-thirds, the apex

broadly ogival ; humeri narrowly rounded to the base of the prothorax ; disk

finely, sparsely punctate, with rather coarsely impressed series of punctures,

which are small and inconspicuous when viewed by lateral light, but rather

coarse by light reflected along the striae from the front. Under surface polished,

minutely, sparsely punctate, the prosternum very densely so but not dull.

Legs moderate. Length 4.8 mm. ; width 2.0 mm.

Florida.

This species belongs somewhat near teneUus, but differs greatly

in coloration, in its broader form, and especially in its wider elytra

and more transverse prothorax ; the eyes in the unique female are

decidedly smaller, and the antennae still more slender.

38 H. floridaims n. sp. — Oblong-oval, rather strongly convex, dark

piceous-brown throughout, tlie legs and antennse throughout pale rufo-ferru-

ginous ; pubescence short, rather fine, sparse, pale but not very conspicuous.

Head rather short, strongly and rather densely punctured between the eyes,

the latter moderately large, separated by about four-fifths of their own width ;

antennae slender, two-fifths as long as the body, the joints nearly parallel,

each distinctly more than twice as long as wide, the third a little longer than

the fourth. Prothorax rather short, three-fourths wider than long, the apex

broadly arcuate, three-fourths as wide as the base, the latter broadly feebly

sinuate at each side of the middle ; sides feebly convergent and broadly arcu-

ate from the basal angles, the latter right, not rounded ; disk just visibly and

broadly impressed or flattened in the middle, rather coarsely, very densely

punctate, the punctures narrowly separated ; interspaces rather shining.

Eljjtra a little more than three times as long as the prothorax and nearly

one-third wider ; sides parallel and nearly straight; apex abruptly, obtusely

ogival ; liumeri rather abruptly rounded to the base of the prothorax ; disk

somewhat coarsely, deeply striate, the striae coarsely, rather closely punctate,

the intervals finely but very distinctly, moderately closely punctured. Under

surface finely, sparsely punctate, the prosternum very densely so, the pro-

pleurae rattier densely so and more coarsely rugulose. Legs moderate ; basal

joint of the hind tarsi quite distinctly longer than the remainder. Length

5.5-6.2 mm. ; width 2.4-2.8 mm.

Florida. National Museum.

Kather closely allied to sobrinus, but differing in its paler colora-

tion, larger size, slightly larger eyes, rather longer and more slender

antennae and more robust form. The prothorax is longer and the

sides are much more convergent from the basal angles than in

sobrimcs; it is represented b}' two specimens.

39 H. COnfertus Lee. — N. Spec. Col., 1866, p. 136. — Oblong-oval, moder-

ately robust, rather strongly convex, dark brown throughout, the legs slightly

Coleopfer^ological Notices, III. Ill

paler and more ferruginous ; integuments feebly shining, the pubescence short,

dense, moderately conspicuous. Head small, finely, densely punctate, the

eyes rather large, separated by two-thirds of their own width in the male ;

antennae rather stout, a little more than one-third as long as the body, the

joints moderately obconical, nearly one-half longer than wide, the third but

slightly longer than the fourth. Prothorax nearly two-thirds wider than long,

the apex broadly, rather strongly arcuate and almost continuous with the

sides, the latter parallel and straight in basal half, then broadly, evenly

rounded to the apex ; base transverse, the sinuations rather distinct ; angles

right, not at all rounded ; disk scarcely impressed, rather finely and extremely

densely i)unctured throughout. Elytra three times as long as the prothorax

and about one-fourth wider, rather abruptly ogival behind ; sides in basal two-

thirds parallel and nearly straight, the humeri rather abruptly but narrowly

rounded to the base of the 2:)rothoi'ax ; disk with feebly impressed series of

moderately coai'se, close-set punctures, the intervals nearly flat, the punc-

tures dense but not extremely so. Abdomen finely, rather sparsely punctured,

the metasternum rather coarsely and unusually denselj' so, the prosternura

extremely densely so. Legs slender, the basal joint of the hind ' arsi distinctly

shorter than the remainder. Length 5.3—6.0 mm. ; width 2.1-2.4 mm.

Lower Califovnia (Cape San Lucas). Cab. LeConte.

In its oblong- form, with the elytra rather short, parallel and

slightly wider than the prothorax, this species is an analogue of

sobrinus and fioiHdanua, but it differs from both of the latter in

its finer, much denser punctuation, more elongate prothorax and

slightl}^ shorter, more robust antenna).

40 H. ftisctllllS n. sp. — Oblong, rather elongate and convex, dark brown-

ish-piceous, the under surface and legs slightly paler, rufescent; integuments

feebly shining, the pubescence very short, pale, dense and conspicuous. Head

finely, densely j)unctate, the punctures rather distinctly separated between

the eyes, the latter somewhat large, separated by fully three-fourths their

width ; antenn;e rather more than one-third as long as the body, somewhat

slender, the joints feebly obconical, nearly two-thirds longer than wide, the

third slender, much longer than the fourth. Prothorax one-half wider than

long ; apex feebly arcuate, two-thirds as wide as the base, not at all continu-

ous with the sides, the apical angles being distinctly evident although very

obtuse; base transverse, the sinuations small and very feeble ; basal angles

a little more than right, not rounded ; sides broadly arcuate and convergent

anteriorly, feebly arcuate toward base ; disk just visibly wider behind the

middle than at base, scarcely at all impressed, rather finely, extremely densely

punctate. Elytra fully three times as long as the prothorax and scarcely more

than one-fifth wider ; apex evenly ogival ; humeri abruptly rounded to the

base of the prothorax ; sides parallel and nearly straight in basal two-thirds ;

disk with fine, feebly, but distinctly impressed series of rather approximate

punctures, which are very fine externally but somewhat strong near the

suture, the intervals finely, very densely, confusedly punctate. Abdomen

118 Coleopterological Notices, III.

finely, sparsely punctate, otherwise nearly as in conferUis, the metasternum a

little more sparsely punctate. Legs slender ; basal joint of the hind tai-si

distinctly longer than the remainder. Length 5.8-6.6 nun. ; width 2.3—2.6 mm.

California (Coronado Beach, San Diego Co.). Dr. Blaisdell.

This species is allied to confertus, but differs in its larger size,

more elongate form, more slender antennae and longer basal joint

of the hind tarsi. The prothorax, especially, is longer and with the

apex more transverse. I have not positively identified the sexes in

the two individuals before me, but it is probable that the sexual

difference in the eyes is not marked.

41 H. inacer n. sp. — Oblong-oval, somewhat convex, rather shining, pale

rufo-testaceous, sometimes slightly brownish, the legs more flavate ; pubescence

very short, dense, pale, moderately conspicuous. Head feebly convex, the

interocular surface finely, rather sparsely punctate in the male, the eyes in

that sex moderately large, separated by fully three-fourths of their width ;

antennae stout, distinctly more than one-third as long as the body, very feebly

attenuate, the intermediate joints short, scarcely one-fourth longer than wide,

strongly obconical, the third more slender and scarcely perceptibly longer

than the fourth. Prothorax about one-half wider than long, the apex two-

thirds as wide as the base, feebly arcuate ; sides broadly arcuate and conver-

gent anteriorly, nearly parallel and very feebly arcuate toward base, the

angles slightly obtuse ; base transverse, the sinuations small and feeble ; disk

broadly, just visibly impressed in the middle toward base, rather finely,

extremely densely punctate, the punctures in contact and sometimes slightly

rugulose, the lustre however rather shining. Elytra fully three times as long

as the prothorax and just visibly wider, the apex gradually ogival, the humeri

narrowly exposed, rounded ; sides parallel and almost straight in basal two-

thirds ; disk with vei-y fine, feebly impressed striae of fine, inconspicuous

punctures, the intervals rather strongly shining, nearly flat, finely, extremely

densely, confusedly punctate. Under surface finely, sparsely punctate, the

prosternum and its side-pieces very densely so. Legs rather slender, the basal

joint of the hind tarsi nearly as long as the remainder. Length 5.0-5.8 mm. ;

width 2.0-2.2 mm.

California (Poway, San Diego Co.; Folsom).

A rather inconspicuous, unusually pale species, somewhat dis-

tantly related to deplanatus and distinguishable by its much more

convex form and slightly longer prothorax.

In deplanatus the punctures of the pronotum are small, circular

and distinctly separated, while in the present species they are quite

peculiar, giving under small magnifying power, the rugulose appear-

ance mentioned in the description. The punctures in macer are

much larger than in deplanatus, slightly elongate, closely crowded

Coleopterological Notices, III. 119

and polygonal, much shallower and g-radually evanescent toward

their posterior extremities, with the bottom polished, the hair borne

from a minute tuberculiform puncture adjoining- the anterior margin

of each.

Five specimens, two of which were sent me by Dr. Blaisdell, of

San Diego.

42 H. indlltus n. sp. — Oblong-elongate, parallel, rather strongly convex,

dull, piceous in color, the legs and antenuje slightly paler and more ferrugi-

nous ; pubescence short, extremely dense. Head feebly convex, the punctures

between the eyes moderately fine and distinctly separated ; eyes moderate,

separated by a little more than three-fourths of their width ; antennae rather

stout, not perceptibly attenuate, somewhat long, about two-fifths as long as

the body, the intermediate joints strongly obconical, about one-third longer

than wide, the third cylindrical and just visibly longer than the fourth.

Prothorax slightly more than one-third wider than long, the apex broadly

arcuate, nearly three-fourths as wide as the base, the latter transverse, the

sinuations narrow but distinct; sides broadly rounded anteriorly, becoming

nearly straight and parallel in basal half, the angles right, not at all rounded ;

disk convex, finely, deeply, very densely punctured, the punctures round and

slightly separated toward the middle. Elytra three times as long as the pro-

thorax and very slightly wider, rather obtusely ogival at apex, the humeri

slightly rounded to the base of the prothorax ; sides parallel and nearly

straight in basal two-thirds ; disk finely, extremely feebly striate, the striae

finely and inconspicuously punctured ; intervals very finely and excessively

densely punctate. Abdomen polished, minutely, rather sjjarsely punctured ;

prosternum and pro2)leur?e rather coarsely, extremely densely so. Legs

moderate, the basal joint of the hind tarsi slightly shorter than the re-

mainder. Length 5.0— 7.0 mm. ; width 1.9-2.5 mm.

Texas (El Paso) ; New Mexico ; Arizona.

The large amount of material before me is rather heterogeneous

and apparently involves two or three very closely allied species.

Some of the smallest forms are females, and two are labeled

"Florida," but this is probably an erroneous locality.

The typical form is from El Paso, and has the punctuation of the

pronotum as described above and the pubescence rather dark in

color. Other specimens have the punctuation of this part slightly

coarser, densely crowded, polygonal and more rugulose, the pubes-

cence being a little longer, pale ochreous and much more conspicuous.

All the specimens agree, however, in the extremely dense punctua-

tion of the elytra, which noticeably exceeds that of deplanatus, and

is even apparently denser than in macer. The species is allied to

120 Coleopierological Notices, III.

macer, but differs in its more elongate form, especially longer pro-

thorax, larger size and darker color.

In some specimens, especially those with paler pubescence, there

is scarcely a trace of the serial punctures.

43 fl. punctatissimus Lee— New Spec. Col., 1866, p. 138. — Oblong-

oval, siibparallel, somewhat depressed, pale brown and dull above, paler ruf'o-

testaceous and polished beneath ; legs and antennae still paler, more flavate ;

pubescence extremely dense, short. Head feebly convex, rather finely, densely

punctate, the punctures distinctly separated between the eyes, tlie latter

moderately large, separated by three-fourths their width ; antennae stout,

rather more than one-third as long as tlie body, the joints beyond the third

just visibly longer than wide, strongly obconical, the third a little longer than

the fourth. Prothorax one-half to two-thirds wider than long, llie apex about

two-thirds as wide as the base, more or less distinctly arcuate ; base transverse,

the sinuations almost obsolete ; basal angles very slightly obtuse, not at all

rounded ; sides broadly rounded and convergent anteriorly, almost parallel

and more nearly straight toward base; disk excessively finely, densely i^unc-

tate and dull. Elytra about three times as long as the prothorax, and, at

the middle, qiiite distinctly wider ; humeri not exposed at base ; apex rather

acutely ogival ; sides nearly straight in basal two-thirds ; disk excessively

densely, finely punctured, with fine, feebly impressed rows of sligbtly larger

feeble and scarcely distinguishable punctures. Abdomen polislied, finely,

rather sparsely punctured, the metasternum somewhat coarsely and densely

so, the prosternum and propleurre extremely densely so and dull. Legs

moderate in length, the basal joint of the hind tarsi as long as the remainder.

Length 4.5-5.3 mm. ; width l.S-2.2 mm.

Arizona.

The fourth joint of the maxillary palpi is rather short and robust,

the apex intermediate in length between the inner and outer sides.

A small species easily known by its excessively dense punctuation

and pubescence, the latter being also very short and coarse.

44 H, deplanatlis Champ. — Biol. Cent.-Amer., Coleopt., IV, Pt. i,

p. 440. — Oblong, subparallel, rather strongly depressed, feebly shining, pice-

ous-brown, the legs and antennae slightly paler ; pubescence coarse, very

short, moderately dense. Head small, feebly convex, the punctures distinct,

very sparse between the eyes, the latter somewhat large, separated by about

two-thirds their width ; antennae stout, rather more than one-third as long as

the body, the joints very strongly obconical, the intermediate nearly one-half

longer than wide, third distinctly longer than the fourth. Prothm-ax fully one-

half wider than long, the apex strongly arcuate and continuous in curvature

with the sides, the latter becoming nearly straight and parallel in basal half;

basal angles right, not rounded ; base transverse, the sinuations narrow, some-

what distinct ; disk rather finely, densely punctate, alutaceous, the punctures

Coleopterological Notices, III. 121

not polygonally crowded ; basal foveje almost obsolete. Elytra rather more

than three times as long as the prothorax, and, behind the middle, about one-

third wider, somewhat abruptly and obtusely rounded behind ; sides just visi-

bly arcuate ; disk rather distinctly shining, not very finely, deeply, densely

punctate and with distinctly impressed series of slightly coarser, very approxi-

mate punctures. Abdomen very minutely, s^jarsely punctate, the prosternum

rather densely so but strongly shining. Length 4.8-5.0 mm. ; widtli 1.9 mm.

Arizona. Mr. Morrison.

Tliis is a small species, somewhat allied to punctatissimus, but

easily distinguishable by its sparser punctuation especially of the

elytra, and the more distinctly punctate elytral strite, also by its

still more depressed form.

The two specimens before me appear to be females, as there is no

trace of the peculiar sexual modification of the tibiae mentioned by

Mr. Champi(tn.

45 H. gemellus n. sp. — Oblong-elongate, somewhat strongly depressed,

parallel, dark brownish-piceous, the abdomen blackish, remainder of under

surface, legs and antennae paler, rufescent ; integuments somewhat shining,

the pubescence short, moderately dense. Head deeply punctured, the punc-

tures rather small and well separated between the eyes, finer and denser

anteriorly; eyes moderately large, separated by about two-thirds their width ;

antennse moderately long and slightly stout, joints strongly obconical, nearly

one-half longer than wide, third just visibly longer than the fourtli. Protlm-ax

rather more than one-half wider tlian long, the apex broadly, feebly arcuate,

three-fourths as wide as the base, not continuous in curvature with the sides,

the latter broadly arcuate anteriorly, parallel and nearly straight in basal

half, the angles right ; base transverse, the sinuations rather broad and dis-

tinct ; disk not impressed, finely, extremely densely punctate throughout, the

punctures round, not quite in contact, the very narrow interspaces shining.

Elytra quite distinctly more than three times as long as the prothorax and

just visibly wider, somewhat abruptly and obtusely ogival at apex, the humeri

very narrowly exposed ; sides parallel and nearly straight ; disk somewhat

finely and feebly striate, the striae finely but distinctly, closely punctate ; inter-

vals finely, confusedly and moderately densely punctate, polished. Abdomen

finely, very sparsely punctate. Legs normal, the basal joint of the hind tarsi

equal in length to the remainder. Length 6.0-6.3 mm. ; width 2.2-2.3 mm.

Arizona.

A somewhat inconspicuous species, more or less allied to several

others but especially deplanalus. From the latter it is readily

separable by its finer and rather sparser elytral punctuation and

much larger size. The three specimens before me were formerly a

part of the Levettc cabinet.

Aksals N. Y. Acad. Sci., VI, Nov. 1891.— 9

122 Coleopter^ological Notices, III.

46 H, uniseriatUH n. sp. — Oblong-oval, rather narrow, convex, highly

polished and pale flavo-testaceous throughout ; pubescence somewhat long

and semi-erect, coarse, pale and sparse. Head distinctly, evenly convex,

coarsely, deeply, rather sparsely punctate ; eyes small, separated by one-half

more than their own width ; antennje moderately stout, a little less than one-

half as long as the body, the joints rather strongly obconical and scarcely

one-half longer than wide, the third scarcely as long as the fourth in the

female. Prothorax about one-half wider than long, the apex three-fourths as

wide as the base, feebly arcuate ; sides parallel and almost straight in basal

two-thirds, the apical angles broadly rounded ; base transverse, the sinua-

tions broad and rather distinct ; basal angles right, distinctly, narrowly

rounded ; disk broadly, feebly impressed in the middle toward base, coarsely,

rather sparsely punctate, the basal foveas small but quite distinct. Elytra

nearly four times as long as the prothorax and about one-half wider ; sides

parallel, broadly arcuate behind, the apex ogival ; humeri rounded, rather

broadly exposed ; disk with series of rather coarse, deep, moderately approxi-

mate punctures, the series scarcely at all impressed except very feebly toward

the suture ; intervals each with a single even series of very fine punctures.

Abdomen finely, sparsely punctate, the prosternum very densely so. Legs

moderate, slender; basal joint of the hind tarsi slightly longer than the

remainder. Length 5.0 mm. ; width 1.9 mm.

California.

The unique specimen is a female and it is possible that in the

male, the third antennal joint will prove to be quite distinctly

shorter than the fourth.

This species is decidedly aberrant in the form of the prothorax,

which is more subquadrate, in the smaller eyes and especially in

the arrangement of the elytral punctures. I am however unable to

perceive any structural characters, which would warrant its removal

from the present genus. The maxillary palpi are of a common

form, the fourth joint being almost evenly recti-triangular, with the

oblique apex about equal in length to the outer side.

MEIVGECEUS Champ.

Assuming M. crassicornis Champ, as the type of this genus, its

characters may be briefly stated as follows : —

Body oval, rather broad and moderately convex, the sides of the elytra con-

tinuous in curvature with those of the prothorax, the basal angles of the

latter acute and slightly produced posteriorly. Head small, short, deeply

inserted, vertical in repose, the fourth joint of the maxillary palpi very broad,

the apex nearly one-half longer than the outer side ; terminal joint of the

labial short and robust. Antennae stout, the Intermediate joints dilated in

Coleopterological Notices, III. 123

the male. Prosternal process horrizontal, tumid posteriorly, then abruptly

vertical and excavated to the level of the prosternal side-pieces. Legs and

tarsi throughout as in Hymenorus.

The general form of the body approaches some of the species of

Cistela or Isomira, but apart from the characters above mentioned

the genus is very closely related to Hymenorus. Some of the

species of the latter genus such as inquilinus, fusicornis and

porosicornis are more or less allied to Menoeceus, but the form is

narrower, the prothorax less transverse, and the basal angles not

posteriorly produced. This last feature constitutes really the only

important difference between Menoeceus and Hymenorus.

One species, which however differs from the typical form in

having the prosternal process and antennae as in Hymenorus, is

described in the Biologia by Mr. Champion from southern Texas;

I have seen no representative of it, but the original description is as

follows : —

m, texailUS. — "Ovate, rather broad, piceous-brown, dull, thickly pubes-

cent. Head sparsely and rather coarsely punctured; eyes (%) very large,

narrowly separated ; antennae (%) stout, rather short, ferruginous ; prothorax

very broad, the disk obsoletely canaliculate behind, the surface closely (but

not densely), finely, and shallowly punctured ; elytra finely punctate-striate,

the interstices quite flat and finely and rather closely punctured ; legs ferru-

ginous ; the lateral lobes of the last ventral segment broad and spoon-shaped

and clothed with long hairs at the apex." Length 7j mm. ; width 3i mm.

This species is stated to be much broader than M. crassicorms,

with the pronotum more finely and sparsely punctured.

TELESICJLES Champ.

This genus is very closely related to Hymenorus, the characters

throughout being similar, with the exception of the form of the

prothorax, the apex being transversely truncate and the sides con-

vergent toward base and feebly sinuate ; this form is however so

radically different from anything known in Hymenorus, as to give

quite a distinct and peculiar habitus to the species of Telesicles,

and there can be but little doubt that the genus is a really valid

one. It is simply a good illustration of the statement made in the

introductory remarks to the present family, that generic differences

often depend more upon general facies or appearance than upon any

decided modification of special organs.

J 24 Coleopterological Notices, III.

Our single species is as follows: —

T. COrdatllS Champ.— Biol. Ceiit.-Araer., Coleopt., IV, Pt. i, No\r. 1888,

p. 4.'il. — Oblong, rather depressed, polished and pale ochreous-testaceous

tliroughout ; pubescence rather short, semi-erect, coarse and sparse. Head

feebly convex, rather strongly, not very densely punctate; eyes small, sepa-

rated by nearly one-half more than their own width ; antenna; slender, fili-

form, nearly one-half as long as the body, intermediate joints feebly obconical,

about twice as long as wide, the third and fourth equal. Prothorax one-half

wider than long, the apex transversely truncate, four-fifths as wide as the

base, the latter transverse or just visibly, evenly arcuate throughout, the

sinuations obsolete ; sides broadly arcuate, convergent in basal third and be-

coming strongly sinuate just before the basal angles, the latter right, some-

what prominent, not at all blunt ; disk evenly convex, not impressed, rather

coarsely and sparsely punctate ; basal fovese broadly impressed and almost

obsolete. Elytra about three times as long as the prothorax and one-fourth

wider than the disk of the latter, abruptly, acutely ogival at apex ; sides

parallel and nearly straight ; humeri narrowly rounded and quite broadly

exposed at base ; disk with extremely feebly impressed series of rather coarse

deep punctures, which become much less distinct near the apex ; intervals

fiat, finely, confusedly and very sparsely punctate. Abdomen finely but dis-

tinctly, sparsely punctate. Legs rather short, slender, the basal joint of the

hind tarsi nearly as long as the remainder. Length 5.5-5.8 mm.; width

2.0-2.1 mm.

Texas (El Paso). Mr. Dunn.

There seems to be very little sexual difference, the eyes being- just

visibly less distant in the male, and the fifth segment a little more

acutely rounded behind in that sex.

MYCETOCHARAi Berth.

Several attempts have been made to subdivide this genus but all

more or less unsuccessfully, for, although easily divisible into groups

by certain comparatively constant prosternal characters, it is found

that each group contains species which, in general habitus, are

strongly suggestive of homologous species in some of the others.

1 The correct designation of this genus is involved in considei-able uncer-

tainty, and for this reason I at first determined to make use of the name given

in the Munich Catalogue, quite forgetting the familiar fact that Mycetophila

had been used by Meigen in 1803 for a genus of Diptera. The word here

adopted is that proposed by Seidlitz in the most recent edition of the " Fauna

Baltica," and is considered by that author to be two years earlier than Myce-

tochares Latr., the former having been printed in 1827, while the latter wa.s

not published in a properly latinized form until 1829.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 125

In other words each group is so heterogeneous, and the interos-

culating lines of affinity between them so numerous, that it seems

impossible to consider them as having full generic value.

The form and extent of the anterior coxee and of the i)rosternal

process which separates them, constitute the best characters for

minor subdivisions, for these appear to be the most constant within

the limits of the grou])s.

The fourth joint of the maxillary palpi is usually in the form of a

right-angled triangle, with the right angle at the point of attach-

ment, but sometimes the two sides form an angle which is slightly

less than right, the apex becoming shorter ; it is generally quite

robust, but occasionally becomes decidedly slender. The eyes, tarsi

and antennoe vary greatly in size and form in the various species,

and appear to be but slightly affected by sex.

The sexual differences are stated to be quite pronounced in many

of the European species, but in the North American they are cer-

tainh^ not remarkably so, and, as there is often much difficulty in

determining the sex of individuals, but little attention has been

given to this subject in the following descriptions.

The punctuation generally varies to a considerable degree, and

sometimes appears to be coarse or rather fine in the same individual

according to the direction of the reflected light; the elytra often

have to be held, therefore, in a very oblique position with reference

to the light, in order to see that the impressed lines, which are

nearly always distinct, are not accompanied by series of punctures

in such species as fraterna and nigerrima.

Our species may readily be separated into three groups as follows:

Anterioi- coxse rather small, separated by a comparativ^-ly wide prosternal

process, the latter longitudinally convex and attaining the level of their

apices I

Anterior coxse separated by a thin prosternal lamina.

The coxae very large, conoidal and prominent, almost contiguous at apex,

the prosternal lamina deeply placed between them, and generally more

or less horizontal II

The coxae rather small, the lamina longitudinally convex and attaining the

level of tlieir apices Ill

Groups I and II both contain species with and without the red

humeral spots, and these groups are peculiar to the eastern parts of

the continent. Group III contains no species as far as known with

the humeral maculation, and is peculiar to the regions west of the

120 Col copter ological Notices, III.

Rocky mountain divide. These p^roups are nearly, but probably not

exactly, equivalent to those which have been indicated in the Euro-

pean fauna.

Gronp I.

Elytra with a more or less extended humeral spot of pale rufo-testaceous.

Elytra devoid of punctured series.

Eyes small.

Pubescence excessively short and sparse ; form rather narrow and

convex haldemani

Pubescence normal ; form broader and more depressed ; prothorax more

transverse frateriia

Eyes very large ; elytral lines strongly impressed but without distinct

punctured series luegalops

Elytra with distinct series of larger punctures.

Pronotum " hardly punctured" 'basillai'is

Pronotum distinctly, deeply punctured.

Form rather slender and depressed ; head and prothorax small ; elytra

distinctly more than twice as long as wide tenuis

Form more convex ; prothorax larger.

Elytra twice as long as wide ; antennje pale rufo-testaceous through-

out foTeata

Elytra scarcely more than two-thirds longer than wide ; antenna

piceous-black, pale near the base ; pubescence longer and more

erect gilTJpes

Elytra unicolorous throughout.

Elytra without punctured series ; surface highly polished, deep black, very

finely, sparsely punctured iiigerriiua

Elytra with distinct series of coarser punctures.

Prothorax much narrower than the elytra and but slightly wider than the

head, sparsely punctate; eyes large gracilis

Prothorax scarcely narrower than the elytra, much wider than the head,

coarsely and very densely cribrate ; eyes small rufipes

Group II.

Elytra with a red humeral spot.

Pronotum narrowly, abruptly explanate at the sides niargiliata

Pronotum not explanate at the sides.

Eyes rather small, separated by twice their width ; prothorax equal in

width to the elytra binotata

Eyes large, separated by bat slightly more than their width ; prothorax

narrower than the elytra longula

Elytra without humeral red spot.

Prothorax smooth, polished, extremely finely, sparsely punctured ; elytral

striae very deeply impressed, almost sulciform ; size large 1>icolor

Coleopterological Notices, III. 127

Prothorax coarsely, rather densely punctured ; elytral striae moderately

impressed.

Pronotum not explanate at the sides ; under surface usually paler, with

the two anal segments darker analis

Pronotum explanate laterally toward base ; under surface pale brown,

tlie apical segments not darker ; elytral strise more even ....lllgll1>ris

Group III.

Sides of the prothorax parallel or feebly divergent toward base ; hind tarsi

very long and slender.

Eyes large ; prothorax but slightly narrower than the elytra ; hind tarsi

with the basal joint as long as the remainder loilgipenilis

Eyes small ; prothorax equal in width to the elytra ; basal joint of the hind

tarsi as long as the remainder pacificsi

Eyes moderate ; head and prothorax very small ; elytra long ; hind tarsi

with the basal joint much shorter than the remainder procera

Sides of the prothorax convergent toward base.

Posterior tarsi slender ; elytral humeri narrowly exposed.

Elytra with punctured series pubipennis

Elytra without trace of punctured series ; form much more robust, the

prothorax strongly transverse Iievadensis

Posterior tarsi very short and stout ; humeri broadly exposed.

crassulipes

M. haldemani Lee— N. Spec Col., 1866, p. 140.— Oblong, sub-

parallel, rather strongly convex, highly polished throughout, black ; the

under surface paler, rufo-testaceous ; legs flavate ; autennse fuscous, flavo-

testaceous toward base ; each elytron with a large basal red spot extending

obliquely from near the suture to the humerus ; pubescence excessively

minute, sparse, recumbent and entirely inconspicuous. Head feebly convex,

very minutely, sparsely punctate ; eyes small, not prominent, separated by

four times their width ; antennae about one-third as long as the body, joints

very feebly obconical, not narrower toward apex, about two-thirds longer than

wide, the third and fourth equal. Prothorax about two-thirds wider than long ;

sides strongly rounded, convergent and straighter toward base ; apex truncate,

nearly three-fourths as wide as the base, the latter transverse, the sinuations

broad and very feeble ; basal angles slightly obtuse but not rounded ; disk

strongly convex throughout, narrowly impressed in the middle toward base,

extremely minutely and sparsely punctate, the basal fovese almost obsolete.

Elytra three times as long as the prothorax and not wider, parallel, rather

gradually and acutely rounded behind ; disk very finely, sparsely punctate,

without trace of series and without impressed lines, except vaguely, the

two sutural being quite distinct by obliquely reflected light. Under surface

throughout finely, very sparsely punctate. Legs slender, sparsely pubescent ;

basal joint of the hind tarsi nearly as long as the remainder. Length 3.8-4.5

mm. ; width 1.4-1.6 mm.

128 Coleopterological Notices, III.

New York ; Georgia ; Florida.

The sexual differences appear to be exceedingly feeble.

This species is one of the smallest of the genus, and may readily

be known by its extremely sparse minute punctuation, almost in-

visible pubescence and absence of elytral series.

M. fraterna Say. — .Journ. Ac. Phil., Ill, 1823, p. 270; laticolUs Lee:

Pr. Am. Phil. Soc, XVII, p. 617. — Oblong-elongate, subparallel, moderately

convex, piceous-black, the under surface, legs and antennae slightly paler,

piceous to rufo-ferruginous, each elytron with a large pale oblique spot from

near the suture to the humerus, polished ; pubescence fine, short, not very

dense and not conspicuous. Head feebly convex, rather finely, sparsely and

somewhat unevenly punctate ; eyes moderate, separated by but slightly more

than twice their width ; antennse nearly one-lialf as long as the body, moder-

ately slender, the joints very feebly obconical, not distinctl3' narrower toward

apex, the intermediate about three-fourths longer than wide, third fully as

long as, or perhaps a little longer than, the fourth. Prothorax about three-

fourths wider than long, the apex feebly arcuate, scarcely two-thirds as wide

as the base, the latter transverse, the siniiations almost obsolete, the angles

slightly obtuse, not rounded ; sides broadly, very distinctly arcuate through-

out ; disk widest near basal third, somewhat finely, sparsely punctate, broadly

impressed in the middle toward base, the basal foveie very broadly impressed

and indefinite. Elytra a little more than three times as long as the prothorax,

scarcely visibly wider, rather gradually and acutely rounded behind ; disk

somewhat strongly, sparsely and unevenly punctate, devoid of series and

without impressed lines, except more or less vaguely near the suture. Under

surface very sparsely punctate. Length 3.9-6.0 mm. ; width 1.4-2.3 mm.

Pennsylvania ; New York ; Canada.

The description refers to the male which appears to be much

smaller and more slender than the female. In the latter sex the

antennae are relatively shorter and the prothorax is slightly more

transverse. Fraterna is more northern in its distribution than

haldemani.

I think that the unique specimen described by LeConte as lati-

collis is simply an extreme form of the female of this species. The

punctuation, especially of the head, is very uneven and quite vari-

able in fraterna, and there seemingly exists a most perplexing'

plasticity in the form of the prothorax in some species — see remarks

under tenuis. In fact I have before me a normally punctate speci-

men oi fraterna, in which the prothorax is somewhat dilated and

rather wider than the elytra, just as in the type of laticollis.

Although Melsheimer states that his ruficornis is distinct from

fraterna, I am inclined to think that it is nothing more than an

Goleopterological Notices, III. 129

immature specimen of this species, or at most a slight variety.

According to the description it is "brown, pubescent, densely punc-

tulate ; antennae, labrum, palpi and feet testaceous; thorax at base

each side of middle with a small and profound impression; dorsal

impression obsolete; scutel brown; elytra densely rugulose ; toward

the suture with faint traces of the interstices; base broadly and in-

determinately testaceous ; beneath pale brown ; femora rather pale

testaceous." The punctuation of /Vrt<er??a is sometimes strongly

rugulose, and, in regard to color, I have several specimens before me

of foveata, the normal color of which is black with pale humeri,

which have the elytra entirely pale from immaturity.

91. megalops n. sp. — Oblong-elongate, subparallel, rather depressed,

polished, black, the under surface piceous-black ; legs and antennje slightly

paler, piceous-brown, the latter paler toward base ; pubescence moderate in

length, dark, recumbent, sparse and inconspicuous. Head feebly, longitudi-

nally convex, rather finely, densely punctate anteriorly, very sparsely and

unevenly so between the eyes, the latter extremely large and convex, separated

by about three-fourths their own width ; antennfe robust, a little more than

one-third as long as the body, apparently very feebly attenuate toward apex,

the intermediate joints scarcely one-half longer than wide, third and fourtli

equal. ProlJwrax nearly four-fifths wider than long, the apex scarcely two-

thirds as wide as the base, feebly arcuate; base transverse, the sinuations

very feeble, the angles slightly obtuse but not rounded ; sides broadly rounded

and convergent anteriorly, less arcuate toward base : disk widest at about

basal third, convex throughout, almost completely unimpressed, very finely

and sparsely punctate. Eltitra distinctly more than three times as long as

the prothorax and equal in widtli to the disk of the latter, parallel, rather

abruptly and obtusely rounded behind ; disk somewhat strongly, asperately,

but rather sparsely punctate, without series but with the impressed lines dis-

tinct except toward the sides, with a vague appearance of punctured series

near the suture. Under surface finely, sparsely punctate throughout. Legs

normal. Length 4.0 mm. ; width 1.5 mm.

Indiana? Cab. Levette.

The single specimen is a male, and is remarkable in having eyes

which are not only exceptionally large for the present genus, but in

proportion to the size of the body, fully as large as in any other

species of the family which I have seen. The elytra have, each, a

large oblique basal spot of a reddish-yellow tint, as usual in this

section of the genus. At first sight it resembles Hymenorus

humeralis, but the tarsi are perfectly simple, the eyes large, the

pubescence dark, more recumbent and sparser, and the elytra are

devoid of distinct punctured series.

130 Coleopterological Notices, III.

M, liasillaris Say.— Joum, Ac. Phil., Ill, 1823, p. 269.

From the language employed by Say, it would seem as if this

species might be easily recognized if discovered, but I have seen no

specimens.

Say's description states that the head is punctured, the thorax

hardly punctured, with three indefinite indented lines on the poste-

rior margin; posterior angles rectangular; elytra with punctured

striae and interstitial lines ; basal oval spot oblique ; body dark

chestnut-brown, beneath paler. Length one-fifth of an inch.

Inhabits Pennsylvania.

M. tenuis Lee. — N. Spec. Col., 1866, p. 140. — Elongate, moderately con-

vex, subparallel, polished, piceous-black above and beneath ; legs pale flavate ;

antennae piceous, paler toward base ; elytra each with a very small suffused

reddish spot just behind the humerus, which is sometimes wanting; pubes-

cence fine, rather short, very sparse and inconspicuous. Head evenly, feebly

convex, rather coarsely but sparsely punctate ; eyes rather large and convex,

separated by nearly two-thirds more than their width ; antenufe rather slen-

der, not attenuate toward apex, a little less than one-half as long as the body,

the intermediate joints fully twice as long as wide, third distinctly longer

than the fourth. Protliorax about one-fourth wider than the head, two-fifths

wider than long, the apex three-fourths as wide as the base, subtruncate ;

base transverse, very feebly arcuate in the middle ; sides parallel and nearly

straight from the base almost to apical two-fifths where they are broadly sub-

angulate and rounded ; basal angles right, not at all rounded, not depressed ;

disk feebly convex, more strongly so laterally toward apex, rather strongly

but very sparsely punctate throiighout, not impressed in the middle, the basal

fovese rather suffused but large and distinct. Ehjtra fully four times as long as

the protliorax, and, throughout, nearly two-thirds wider, somewhat strongly

narrowed behind in apical third ; humeri rather broadly exposed, rounded ;

disk with somewhat vague, feebly impressed series of fine, feeble, not very

approximate punctures, the intervals having sparsely placed punctures which

are almost as large as those of the striae, arranged in rather uneven single

series. Under surface very finely, sparsely punctured throughout. Leys as

in gracilis. Length 5.2—6.0 mm. ; width 1.7-1.9 mm.

New York ; Ohio; Michigan.

This distinct species may be readily known by its slender form,

small head and prothorax, flavate legs and by its feebly marked

elytral series. In general form it approaches procera, but that

species has the prosternal process laminate.

The specimen from New York has the prothorax trapezoidal,

with the sides nearly straight and convergent from base to apex,

the basal angles being slightly acute and the elytra relatively a

Coleopterological Notices, III. 131

little longer. As it is precisely similar to the normal forms in

every other particular, I am inclined to regard it as an accidental

variation.

Wl. foTeata Lee — N. Spec. Col., 1866, p. 140. — Elongate, suboval,

2iolished, moderately convex, piceous-black throughout, the legs and antennse

flavate ; elytra sometimes testaceous throughout, but normally black, with a

small suffused subhumeral reddish spot ; pubescence short, fine, extremely

sparse, dark and inconspicuous. Head suborbicular, feebly, evenly convex,

finely, sparsely punctate ; eyes very small, not prominent, separated by nearly

four times their widtli ; antenna? somewhat robust, not attenuate, scarcely

two-fifths as long as the body, the intermediate joints strongly obconical,

about one-half longer than wide, third quite distinctly longer than the fourth.

Prothorax nearly one-half wider than the head, two-fifths wider than long,

the apex subtruncate, three-fourths as wide as the base, the latter transverse

and straight ; sides strongly rounded at the middle, thence strongly conver-

gent and feebly arcuate to the apex, and distinctly convergent and broadly

sinuate to the basal angles, which are right and not at all rounded ; disk

strongly declivous toward the apical angles, finely but deeply, distinctly,

sparsely punctate, narrowly, feebly impressed in the middle toward base ;

basal fovese rounded, moderate in size, very deep and distinct. Elytra a little

more than three times as long as the prothorax ; sides feebly arcuate ; disk

slightly wider behind the middle, at base a little wider than the pronotal

disk, the humeri distinctly exposed, narrowly rounded ; surface with feebly

impressed series of rather coarse, moderately close punctures, the intervals

each with a single series of very fine punctures. Abdomen very finely sparsely

punctate ; anterior portions more coarsely but sparsely so. Legs moderately

slender, normal. Length 5.0-5.8 mm.; width 1.8— 2.2 mm.

Michigan; Iowa; Indiana.

The sinuation of the sides of the prothorax is not always so

apparent as in the type, these often being convergent and straight

from near the middle to the base ; it is more apparent in the large

specimens, and may therefore be more especially a female charac-

teristic. Otherwise there does not appear to be any noteworthy

sexual difference.

M. gilTipes n. sp. — Moderately robust and convex, suboval, polished,

black ; under surface dark rufo-testaceous, the legs flavate ; antennse piceous-

black, paler toward base ; each elytron with a large, clearly limited, oblique

basal spot, extending to internal third of the width ; pubescence rather long

and erect, but dark, sparse and inconspicuous. Head feebly convex, rather

coarsely but sparsely and feebly punctate ; eyes rather small, separated by

scarcely three times their width ; antenn* robust, the joints strongly obconi-

cal, generally about one-half longer than wide, the third much longer than the

fourth. Prothorax about one-third wider than long, the apex feebly arcuate,

132 Coleopterological Notices, III.

three-fourths as wide as the base, the latter straiglit ; sides broadly rounded,

convergent and straight, or very feebly sinuate, from behind the middle to

the base, the angles rather distinctly obtuse but not at all rounded; disk

distinctly impressed in the middle toward base, rather coarsely, deeply and

sparsely punctate, the basal fovefe small, deep and conspicuous. Elytra a

little less than three times as long as the prothorax, and, behind the middle,

about two-fifths wider; base slightly wider than the disk of the latter, the

humeri distinctly exposed ; sides feebly arcuate behind, gradually and acutely

rounded at apex ; disk punctured and impressed nearly as in foceata. Under

surface very sjjarsely punctate, the abdomen minutely so. Legs rather short.

Length 4.7 mm. ; width 1.8 mm.

North Carolina.

The single specimen serving as the basis of the above description,

represents a species closely allied to foveata, but distinguishable

by its distinctly shorter broader elytra, smaller size, longer and

more erect pubescence, slightly larger and more approximate eyes,

blackish antennae, much larger, more abruptly defined basal spots of

the eh'tra, and slightly coarser punctuation.

M. nigerrillia n. sp. — Oblong, parallel, moderately convex, highly

polished, intense black throughout above; legs and under surface piceous-

black, the tarsi paler ; antennae pale brownish-testaceous throughout ; pubes-

cence fine, short, dark, very sparse and inconspicuous. Head feebly, evenly

convex, finely, very sparsely punctate ; eyes rather small, separated by nearly

three times their width ; antennse rather robust, barely more than one-third

as long as the body, scarcely attenuate toward apex, the intermediate joints

obconical, with the sides rounded, not quite one-half longer than wide, third

and fourth equal. Prothorax four-fifths wider than long, the apex broadly

arcuate, two-thirds as wide as the base, the latter transverse, with a small

feeble sinuations at each side of the middle ; sides broadly arcuate through-

out, more convergent toward apex ; basal angles obtuse and very narrowly

rounded ; disk extremely minutely, sparsely punctate, barely perceptibly

impressed in the middle toward base, the basal fovese broadly impressed and

indefinite, but each ajiparently having a very small foveiform puncture in the

middle. Elytra a little more than three times as long as the prothorax, and,

at the middle, scarcely visibly wider than the disk of the latter, gradually,

not very acutely rounded at apex ; sides parallel and feebly arcuate ; humeri

not exposed ; disk finely, sparsely punctate, without series, the impressed

lines very feeble, but visible by obliquely reflected light, almost throughout the

width, the punctures aggregated in wide longitudinal lines, with more sparsely

punctate intervals. Under surface finely, sparsely punctate. Legs normal, tlie

posterior tarsi much shorter than the tibise. Length 5.3 mm. ; width 2.0 mm.

New York.

The single specimen representing this species is related to fra-

terna, but is immediately distinguishable by the complete absence

Coleopterological Notices, III. 133

of basal pale spots on the elytra, by the finer sparser punctuation,

smaller and more distant eyes and dark legs.

M. gracilis Lec.^ — Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, XVII, p. 615. — Elongate, moder-

ately convex, subparallel, polished, black tlirougliout ; legs black, the tarsi

slightly paler ; antennae dark rufo-ferruginous ; pubescence flne, moderate in

length, rather sparse and inconspicuous. Head with a feeble impression at

the middle of the interocular surface, rather coarsely but sparsely punctate ;

eyes large and convex, separated by two-fifths more than their own width ;

antennse nearly two-fifths as long as the body, robust, feebly attenuate toward

apex, the intermediate joints fully three-fourths longer than wide, feebly

obconical, third and fourth equal in length. Prothorax about one-third wider

than the head, nearly one-half wider than long, the apex two-thirds as wide

as the base, subtruncate ; base transverse, the sinuations almost obsolete ;

sides subangulate at apical third, thence very feebly divergent and straight to

the basal angles, more strongly convergent and nearly straight to the apex ;

basal angles right, not rounded ; disk vtiry feebly convex, except toward the

sides anteriorly where it becomes strongly declivous, rather finely but deeply,

distinctly, very sparsely punctate, the punctures becoming coarse and rather

dense laterally and anteriorly, broadly, strongly impressed along the middle

toward base, the basal foveje almost obsolete. Elytra about four times as long

as the prothorax, and, throughout, about three-fourths wider, parallel, the

humeri exposed and slightly rounded; apex rather gradually and acutely

rounded ; disk with even series of small deep close-set punctures, the rows

scarcely visibly impressed, the intervals flat, eacli with a rather uneven single

series of smaller punctures. Under surface very finely, sparsely punctate

throughout, except the metasternum which is rather more coarsely and densely

so, the latter as usual totally impunctate posteriorly. Legs slender, the basal

joint of the hind tarsi fully as long as the remainder. Length 5.5 ram. ;

width 2.0 nnn.

Michigan (Marquette). Cab. LeConte.

The unique type has the partly concealed apical pseudosegment

narrow and strongly rounded at apex. I cannot determine its sex,

but it is probably a male.

This species somewhat resembles tenuis, but may be distinguished

by its more robust form, larger eyes, more distinct elytral series,

absence of humeral pale spot and several other characters.

IWr. rufipes Lee. — Bost. Jouru., I, p. 170. — Oblong, parallel, rather

strongly convex, dark piceous-brown, the under surface rufo-testaceous ; legs

flavate ; antennae brown, paler toward base ; integuments shining ; pubescence

rather coarse, moderate in length, fulvous, dense and conspicuous. Head

broad, inserted in the prothorax nearly to the eyes, feebly, evenly convex,

coarsely, rather densely punctate, the punctures distinctly separated ; eyes

rather small, separated by about two and one-half times their width ; antennae

134 Coleopterological Notices, III.

slender, not attemiate, nearly one-half as long as the body, the intermediate

joints fully twice as long as wide, third distinctly shorter than the fourth.

Prothorax about two-thirds wider than long ; sides nearly parallel, feebly

arcuate, rounded anteriorly, the apex feebly arcuate and but slightly narrower

than the base, the latter transverse, the sinuations almost obsolete ; basal

angles slightly obtuse, not at all rounded ; disk transversely convex from base

to apex, not impressed, coarsely, extremely densely, deeply punctate through-

out, the punctures neai'ly in mutual contact ; basal fovese obsolete. Scutellum

rather short and broad. Elytra about three times as long as the prothorax,

and, throughout, about one-fifth wider, parallel, obtusely rounded behind ;

disk cylindrically convex, polished, with almost unimpressed series of small

but deep, close-set punctures, the intervals extremely minutely, sparsely

punctate. Abdomen very minutely, sparsely punctate, the metasternum more

coarsely but sparsely so, the prosternum and propleurse not very coarsely, but

extremely densely so. Legs rather short and robust, but otherwise normal.

Length 4.5 mm. ; width 1.8 mm.

New York. Cab. LeConte.

The unique type represents a very isolated species, not remotely

approaching any other, although in general somewhat recalling

marginata of the next group. I do not know the se.x of the speci-

men described, but it is apparently the female.

M. marginata Lee. — Proc. Am. PhiL Soc, XVII, p. 618. — Oblong-

elongate, subparallel, moderately convex, black throughout ; antennse and

legs concolorous ; elytra with a rather distinctly limited red spot at the

humeri, polished, the pubescence short, fine, moderately dense but not con-

spicuous. Head feebly convex, coarsely, deeply, rather densely punctate, the

punctures separated by nearly their own diameters ; eyes small, separated by

about three times their own width ; antennae short and robust, a little more

than one-third as long as the body, joints after the third strongly obconical,

the latter cylindrical and fully as long as the fourth, intermediate joints nearly

one-half longer than wide, toward apex gradually attenuated. Prothorax one-

half wider than long ; sides nearly parallel, rather feebly, evenly arcuate,

rounded at apex, the latter four fifths as wide as the base, truncate ; base

transverse, the angles very slightly obtuse but not rounded ; disk narrowly,

strongly explanate along the sides, coarsely, deeply punctate, the punctures

separated by from once to twice tlieir own widths, but densely aggregated in a

large irregular spot in the middle at each side ; basal foveas large and shallow

but distinct. Elytra about three and one-half times as long as the prothorax,

and, near the middle, about one-third wider, at base just visibly wider than

the base of the prothorax ; humeri right, narrowly rounded ; apex abruptly

and obtusely rounded ; disk with very feebly impressed even rows of small

deej) close-set punctures, the series becoming deeper and the punctures larger

toward the suture ; intervals scarcely convex, finely, sparsely and unevenly

Coleopterological Notices, III. 135

punctate. Abdomen very finely, sparsely punctate. Legs slender ; tibise rather

densely clothed with short coarse fulvous hairs ; posterior tarsi scarcely three-

fourths as long as the tibiae, with the basal joint very much shorter than the

remainder. Length 5.0 mm. ; width 1.9 mm.

Michigan (Marquette). Cab. LeConte.

The unique type is a female, and the species is quite isolated as

far as known, the very coarse punctuation reminding us only of

rufipes.

M. Ilinotata Say. — Long's Expd., II, 1824, p. 285. — Oblong-elongate,

parallel, moderately convex ; body throughout, legs and antennae black ; tarsi

paler ; each elytron with a large rounded humeral pale reddish spot ; surface

polished ; pubescence rather long, semi-erect, dark, not very dense, moderately

conspicuous. Head feebly convex, coarsely, somewhat unevenly punctate, the

punctures generally separated by their own diameters or more ; eyes moderate,

rather convex, separated by twice their width ; antennae a little less than one-

third as long as the body, rather robust, feebly attenuate toward apex, the

intermediate joints distinctly obconical, about one-half longer than wide, third

scarcely longer than the fourth. Prothorax three-fourths wider than long, the

apex subtruncate, two-thirds as wide as the base, the latter transverse, the

narrow sinuation at each side of the middle feeble ; sides broadly rounded

anteriorly, distinctly convergent and nearly straight from behind the middle

to the basal angles, which are obtuse but not rounded ; disk broadly, very

indefinitely impressed along the middle, rather coarsely, deeply and somewhat

sparsely punctate, the basal foveae rounded, feebly impressed. Elytra rather

more than four times as long as the prothorax, and, throughout, equal in

width to the disk of the latter, parallel, the sides straight, gradually, rather

acutely rounded behind, the two bases equal in width ; disk with scarcely

impressed series of small moderately close-set punctures, which almost dis-

appear completely toward apex, the intervals finely, sparsely and confusedly

punctate. Abdomen and metasternum very finely, sparsely punctate, the pro-

sternum and propleurae more coarsely and much more densely so. Legs rather

short, slender, basal joint of the hind tarsi as long as the remainder. Length

6.6-7.5 mm. ; width 2.5-2.6 mm.

Michigan (Marquette); New York.

The anterior coxal cavities are by no means confluent as stated

by LeConte (N. Spec. Col., 1866, p. 138, foot-note), but the thin

lamina separating them is almost completely hidden below and

between the unusually large and prominent coxae. This lamina

gradually becomes broader behind, and widely separates the side-

pieces of the prosternum at the posterior margin ; it is on the same

level as the latter throughout its length.

This is a large and conspicuous species, readily known by its

136 Coleopterological Notices, III.

oblong- parallel form and coloration. The two or three basal joints

of the antenna? and the palpi, are dark rufo-testaceous.

M. longllla Lee— Froc. Am. Phil. Soc, XVII, p. 618.— Elongate, sub-

parallel, rather strongly, convex, flattened toward the middle, polished, black

throughont ; legs and antennje concolorous ; elytra each with a small rounded

rufo-testaceous spot at the humerus ; pubescence fine but rather long, sparse

but distinct. Head feebly convex, rather coarsely but not very densely punc-

tate ; eyes large, separated by but slightly more than their own width ;

antennfe robust, about two-fifths as long as the body, the joints generally

feebly obconical and one-half longer than wide, third and fourth subequal.

Prothorax two-thirds wider than long ; apex subtruucate, two-thirds as wide

as the base, the latter transverse ; sides broadly rounded and convergent

anteriorly, becoming parallel and nearly straight toward base, the basal angles

right, not distinctly rounded ; disk strongly declivous anteriorly and laterally,

elsewhere feebly convex, rather coarsely, sparsely, but roughly punctured,

feebly impressed in the middle toward base, the basal fovese shallow but dis-

tinct. Elytra between four and five times as long as the prothorax, and,

throughout, about two fifths wider, the humeri narrowly exposed ; apex

rather abruptly and obtusely rounded ; sides parallel and nearly straight ;

disk with feebly impressed series of small inconspicuous punctures, the striae

not distinct except toward the suture ; intervals throughout with very fine

punctures, arranged in more or less even rows. Under surface sparsely

finely punctate. Legs rather long, normal, the hind tarsi but slightly shorter

than the tibis, with the basal joint nearly as long as the remainder. Length

5.5 mm. ; width 1.9 mm.

Michigan (Detroit). Cab. LeConte.

The prothorax in general outline is similar to the prevailing type

in Hymenorus. The anterior coxae are large, subcontiguous, conoi-

dal and prominent, the cavities separated by a very narrow lamina,

apparently horizontal and almost completely concealed by the coxae.

This species is quite isolated, although bearing a remote general

resemblance to several others such as tenuis and procera. It is

represented, as far as known to me, only by the original unique type,

taken by Mr. Schwarz.

]M. llicolor Coup. — The Canad. Nat., 1865, p. 62. — Oblong-elongate,

rather convex, highly polished, intense black above ; under surface, legs and

antennae pale rufo-testaceous, the propleurae, epipleurae, metasternal episterna

and last two ventral segments blackish ; pubescence short, very sparse, dark

and inconspicuous. Head feebly, evenly convex, finely, very sparsely punc-

tate; eyes moderate, rather convex, separated by twice their own width;

antennae rather slender, nearly two-fifths as long as the body, the interme-

diate joints feebly obconical, more than twice as long as wide, third rather

Coleopterological Notices, III. 187

longer than the fourth. Prothovax two-thirds wider than long, the apex trun-

cate, three-fourths as wide as the base, the sinuations of the latter rather dis-

tinct, the basal angles extending posteriorly slightly beyond the median parts,

right, not at all rounded, not prominent ; sides broadly rounded anteriorly,

feebly convergent and nearly straight thence to the base ; disk widest distinctly

before the middle, minutely, very sparsely punctate, the punctures slightly

coarser and denser toward the sides, narrowly, feebly impressed in the middle

toward base, the basal fove;o very small, rounded, deep and almost perforate.

Elytra four times as long as the prothorax, and, behind the middle, one-half

wider, at the humeri slightly wider than the pronotal disk, the humeri very

slightly exposed ; apex rather abruptly and obtusely rounded ; sides broadly

arcuate behind ; disk with very deeply impressed series of moderate, rather

deep punctures, the intervals convex, miniitely, sparsely and confusedly

punctate. Under surface very finely, sparsely punctate, the metasternum

much more finely and sparsely so than its episterna. Legs moderate in length,

the femora rather robust, the first joint of the hind tarsi distinctly shorter

than the remainder. Length 8.5 mm.; width 3.4 nnn.

Canada. Cab. LeConle.

This is a remarkably distinct species, immediately recognizable

by the smooth, highly polished, minutely, sparsely punctate surface

and deepl}^ impressed, almost sulciform elytral strife. The maxil-

lary palpi do not differ much from those of luguhris and analis.

The narrow lamina separating the anterior coxoe is convex longi-

tudiiuvlly, but comes far from attaining the level of the coxal apices.

M. analis Lee. — Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, XVII, p. (518. — Elongate-oval,

moderately convex, dark piceous-brown ; under surface and antennje paler,

brownish-testaceous, the last two abdominal segments darker, piceous ; legs

paler, more flavate ; polished ; pubescence fine, rather sparse, dark and in-

conspicuous. Head feebly, evenly convex, rather coarsely, densely, deeply

punctate ; eyes moderate, separated by rather distinctly more than twice their

width ; aiiteiinse two-fifths as long as the body, nearly as in lugubris, but with

the third joint very slightly shorter than the fourth. Prothorax two-thirds

wider than long, the ape;f truncate, three-fourths as wide as the base, the

latter transverse ; sides broadly, almost evenly rounded throughout ; basal

angles obtuse, very narrowly rounded ; disk somewhat coarsely, moderately

closely punctate, the punctures finer, feebler and more distant than those of

the head, not explanate at the sides, not appreciably impressed in the middle,

the basal fovefe almost obsolete. Elytra nearly four times as long as the pro-

thorax, and, behind the middle, nearly one-half wider, at the humeri very

slightly wider than the disk of the pronotum ; humeri not exposed ; apex

rather abruptly and obtusely rounded ; sides broadly arcuate behind ; disk

with feebly impressed series of small, rather inconspicuous punctures, the

intervals feebly convex, finely, confusedly and rather sparsely punctate, the

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138 Coleopterological Notices, III.

series rather uneven in their course, the intervals varying in width. Under

surface, legs and eoxx nearly as in hujubris. Length 6.8-7.0 nmi. ; width

2.8-3.0 mm.

New Jersey ; Michigan.

This species is close!}' allied to higuhrii^, but iiiny ))e disting-uished

by its slightly smaller eyes, the unexplanate sides of the prothorax,

and more fe(!l)ly impressed, less conspicuously punctured and more

uneven elytral strite, as well as by its rather larger size and more

robust form.

On(^ specimen before me, from New York, is black above and

pic(!Ous-black throughout beneath, and, as I notice a few other

slight differences, it may possibly indicate a variety.

The nuixillary palpi are rather shorter and thicker than in lugu-

hriH, the reeti-triangular fourth joint being but slightly longer than

wid(\

M. lllgllbl'is Lee— Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, XVII, p. 018. — Elongate-oval,

rather convex, piceous-black ; under surface throughout paler, brown ; legs

and antennje still paler, more llavate ; polished, the pubescence very fine,

.semi-erect, short, moderately dense but nearly of the same color as the body

and not conspicuous. Head feebly convex, coarsely, deeply, rather densely

punctate ; eyes moderate, separated by about twice their width ; antennaj

moderately robust, scarcely two-fifths as long as the body, feebly attenuate

toward apex, joints obconical, in the male nearly twice as long as wide, a

little shorter in the female, third and fourth equal. Prothorax two-tiiirds

wider than long ; apex truncate or very feebly sinuate, two-thirds as wide

as the base, the latter transverse and straight ; sides broadly, almost evenly

rounded throughout, more convergent toward apex ; basal angles obtuse and

very narrowly rounded ; disk distinctly esplanate from just before the middle,

more broadly around the basal angles, and thence gradually more narrowly

along the base, rather coarsely, deeply, somewhat unevenly and densely punc-

tate, the pinictuies separated by about their own widths ; broadly, feebly

impressed in the middle toward base, the basal fovese extremely feeble and

indefinite. Elytra nearly four times as long as the prothorax, and, behind

the middle, two-fifths wider, rather abruptly and obtusely rounded behind, at

the humeri just visibly wider than the disk of the pronotum, the humeri not

exposed ; sides broadly arcuate, especially behind ; disk with rather deeply

impressed regular series of rather small but deep close-set punctures, the

intei-vals convex, finely, confusedly and somewhat closely punctate. Under

surface finely, sparsely punctate, a little more coarsely so anteriorly. Legs

slender, nornuil. Length 0.4-7.0 mm. ; width 2.3-2.9 mm.

New York ; Kansas.

The anterior coxte are large, very ))rominent and approximate,

globulo-conoidal, the cavities separated by a thin lamina which is

Coleopterological Notices, III. 139

apparently on tlio same level as the prosternuni. The fourth joint

of the niaxillar}' palpi is in the form of a right-angled triangle,

thick, conv(;x, twiee as wide, and more than twice as long as the

third. The abdomen is a little more densely and finely punctured

toward apex.

9t, lon$;il>eilIlis n. sp. — Oblong-cloiisatc, ratlicr depressed, par.allel,

polished, rather pale piceons-Lrown throughout; legs more Havate ; pubes-

cence fine, short, not dense, pale but inconspicuous. Head rather large,

transversely Hat between the eyes, which are very large and prominent, sepa-

rated by about their own width ; punctures rather dense, somewhat coarse

and confused; anteniuc nearly two-lifths as long as the body, moderately

robust, feebly, gradually attenuate, tliird joint long, distinctly longer than

the fourth, joints five to eleven equal in length and nmch shorter than the

fourth. Prothorax scarcely one-half wider than the head, three-fourths wider

than long; apex truncate, two-thirds as wide as the base, the latter trans-

verse, the lateral sinuations broad but distinct ; sides broadly rounded and

convergent anteriorly, parallel and nearly straight in basal half; basal angles

right, very narrowly rounded ; disk rather abruptly, narrowly explanate at

the sides anteriorly, gradually deplanate toward the basal angles, broadly,

ft!ebly impressed along the middle, not very densely, rather coarsely and

roughly- punctate ; basal fove<e broadly, feebly impi'essed and indefinite.

Elytra nearly five times as long as the prothorax, and, throughout, about one-

fourth wider, parallel, the sides straight; humeri rather abruptly rounded

and slightly exposed; apex somewhat abruptly obtusely rounded ; disk fintdy,

rather sparsely jiunctate, the impressed lines rather distinct throughout the

width, the punctures having a generally closely seriate arrangement, but

without any definite series of larger punctures. Under surface very sparsely,

finely punctate. L'^gs normal, the basal joint of the hind tarsi nearly as long

as the remainder. Length (j.8 mm. ; width 2.2 mm.

California (San Bernardino).

The anterior coxa? are large hut not very prominent, and are

separated throughout their length and depth by a thin prosternal

lamina, the exposed surface of which is strongly, longitudinally eon-

vex. The species is not closely allied to any other before me, and

may Ix; known by its parallel depressed form, large eyes and pecu-

liar antennal structure.

M. pacifiCR n. sp. — Oblong, rather feebly convex, subparallel, piceous-

blaek, the under surface but slightly paler ; legs and antennae dark brown ;

lustre shining, the anterior pai'ts just visibly alutaceous; pubescence very

short, sparse, recumbent and inconspicuous. JJcad rather convex, finely,

rather sparsely punctate, the epistoma abrui)tly deplanate ; eyes small, sepa-

140 Coleopterological Notices, III.

rated by nearly three times their width ; aiiteniije rather slender, but slightly

more than one-third as long as the body, joints moderately obconical, about

three-fourths longer than wide, the third and fourth equal in length. Protho-

rax rather large, two-thirds wider than long, the apex subtruncate, nearly

as wide as the base, the latter transverse, the sinuations broad and distinct ;

sides somewhat strongly arcuate, the apical angles broadly rounded, basal

slightly obtuse but not rounded ; disk a little wider before tlie middle than at

base, broadly, feebly but distinctly impressed throughout along the middle,

finely, but strongly, rather sparsely punctate, the basal fovese large and feebly

impressed. Elytra about twice as long as wide, not quite four times as long

as the prothorax, and, in the middle, very slightly wider than the latter,

rather obtusely parabolic at apex ; sides parallel and feebly arcuate, the two

bases equal, humeri not exposed ; disk witli feebly impressed lines, more

distinct toward the suture, the lines minutely, feebly punctate, the intervals

finely, confusedly, lather .sparsely punctate, the punctures rather larger and

more distinct than those of the strife. Abdomen sparsely, extremely minutely

and scarcely perceptibly punctate. Leys slender, the basal joint of the hind

tarsi about as long as the remainder. Length 7.0 mm. ; width 2,5 mm.

California.

The sex of the unique type is not apparent and cannot be deter-

mined without dissection. This species is not closely allied to any

other and may be readily distinguished by the characters given in

the talile.

]W. procera n. sp. — Elongate, subdepressed, shining, piceous-black

throughout, the tarsi slightly paler; pubescence fine, short, dark, moderately

dense, not conspicuous. Head small, f(;ebly convex, more or less finely and

sparsely punctate ; eyes moderate, rather convex, separated by a little less

than twice their width ; antennse very slender, filiform, nearly one-half as

long as the body, third joint fully three times as long as the second and dis-

tinctly longer than tlie fourth. Prothorax small, but slightly wider than the

head, about one-half wider than long ; apex subtruncate, three-fourths as wide

as the base, the latter broadly, just visibly arcuate ; sides almost straight and

parallel in basal two-thirds, then broadly rounded to the apex ; basal angles

right, not rounded ; disk feebly convex, more or less finely and sparsely, but

very distinctly punctate, broadly, feebly impressed in the middle near the

basal margin, broadly explanate toward the basal angles, the basal fovese

nearly obsolete. Elytra between five and six times as long as the prothorax,

and, behind tlie middle, about twice as wide ; sides parallel, feebly arcuate

behind ; apes rather abruptly ogival ; humeri bi'oadly rounded and widely

exposed ; disk finely, somewhat densely punctate, the tine, feebly impressed

lines distinct, but without definite punctured series, the punctures generally

however with a closely subseriate arrangement. Under surface polished, vt^ry

finely, sparsely punctate. Legs long, rather slender ; posterior tarsi equal in

length to the tibiae, the basal joint scarcely longer than the next two com-

bined. Length 5.5-6.0 mm. ; 1.8-2.0 mm.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 141

Idaho ; California (Los Angeles).

The last joint of the maxillary palpi is moderately robust, scarcely

twice as long as wide, the two sides making an angle of about sixty

degrees at base, the inner about one-half as long as the outer and

three-fourths as long as the apex. The anterior coxa? and extremely

thin prosternal lamina are nearly as in longipevnis, from which the

])resent species can at once be known l)y its more slender depressed

form, small head and prothorax and long posterior tarsi, with un-

usually short basal joint.

The specimen from California has the head, and to some extent

also the prothorax, much more densely punctate than that from

Idaho, and the head is a little larger in the former. These differ-

ences are probably in great part sexual, and I think generally but

little reliance is to be placed upon degree of ]iunctuation in the

present genus. The genera with lobed tarsi are much more con-

stant in specific characters.

M. pubipennis Lee. — Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, XVII, ja. 617.— Parallel,

moderately convex, polished, dark brown throughout; pubescence dark, fine,

semi-erect, rather dense. Head feebly convex, finely, sparsely punctate ; eyes

small, lateral, transverse, above separated l)y nearly five times their vvidtli ;

antennae two-fifths as long as the body, rather robust, joints obconical, gener-

ally one-half longer than wide, the third a little longer than the fourth. Pro-

thorax but slightly more than one-third wider than the head, one-half wider

than long, the apex truncate, very nearly as wide as the base, the latter

transverse ; sides feebly arcuate throughout, a little more strongly so ante-

riorly, feebly convergent thence to the basal angles, which are obtuse but not

rounded ; disk widest a little before the middle, somewhat finely and sparsely

but very distinctly punctate, broadly, feebly impressed in the middle toward

base, also feebly impressed or subexplanate near the basal angles ; basal fovese

not noticeable. Eli/tra fully three times as long as the prothorax, and, at the

middle, just visibly wider ; humeri but very slightly exposed; apex rather

gradually, evenly ogival ; sides parallel, very feebly arcuate ; disk with very

feebly impressed series of fine, rather approximate punctures, which become

obsolete toward the sides and apex ; intervals throughout very finely, un-

evenly and rather densely punctate. Under surface finely, sparsely punctate.

Leys rather short, the femora somewhat stout; hind tarsi much shorter than

the tibise, with the basal joint much shorter than the remainder. Length 4.7

mm. ; width 1.8 mm.

California (southern).

The anterior coxte are moderate in size, not very prominent, and

separated throughout their depth by a narrow, longitudinally con-

vex lamina. The fourth joint of the maxillary palpi is more than

142 Coleopterologieal Notices, III.

twice as lone:, and nearly twice as wide as the third, the sides mak-

ing- an angle at the base of about eighty degrees, the inner scarcely

one-half as long as the outer, and the outer but slightly longer than

the apex, the angles not rounded and the bounding lines nearly

straight.

This species may be easily known by its dark brown color, rather

long dense and dark brown pubescence and small eyes.

M. iievadensis n. sp. — Oblong, broad, rather depressed, polished, dark

piceous-brown above, the under surface, legs and antennje paler and more

flavate ; pubescence very short and sparse, pale but inconspicuous. Head

feebly convex, finely, sparsely punctate ; eyes small, separated by scarcely

four times their width ; antennae robust, scarcely two-fifths as long as the

body, the joints obconical and nearly three-fourths longer than wide, the

third not distinctly longer than the fourth. Prothorax three-fourths wider

than the head and four-fifths wider than long, the apex truncate or very

feebly sinuate, rather distinctly narrower than tlie base, the latter transverse ;

sides broadly rounded : basal angles obtuse and slightly rounded ; disk some-

times \)roadly feebly impressed along the middle, the impression evanescent,

very finely, sparsely punctate, the punctures becoming denser toward the

sides ; basal fovea large, feeble and indefinite. Ehjtra three times as long as

the prothorax, at base rather distinctly wider than the disk of the latter, and,

at the middle, about one-third wider, rather abruptly and obtusely rounded

behind ; humeri very narrowly exposed ; disk finely, sparsely punctured,

with feeble traces of impressed lines toward the suture, but without trace of

punctured series. Under surface polished, very finely and sparsely punctate.

Lerfs moderate in length, hind tarsi rather slender, much shorter than the

tibije, with the basal joint four times as long as wide and three-fourths as long

as the remainder. Length 4.8 mm. ; width 2.1 mm.

Nevada (Reno).

This species belongs to a small group peculiar to the Pacific coast,

including also piiMpennis and crassidipes ; it is readily distinguish-

able from either of these by its much broader form, more transverse

prothorax, distinctly larger eyes and complete absence of punctured

series. One specimen has two discal fovea? on the prothorax, of an

adventitious nature, similar to those which appear occa.'T-ionally

throughout the Tenebrionidte. The coxie are similar to those of

piibipemn.s, but the palpi are rather shorter and more robust.

in. crassillipes n. sp. — Rather slender, snboval, moderately convex,

pale ochreous-fiavate throughout, polished ; pubescence rather short and

coarse, sparse, pale ochreous-fiavate in color. Head feebly convex, finely,

sparsely punctate, the eyes small, lateral, transverse, not prominent, sepa-

rated above by between four and five times their width ; antennae very robust,

Coleo2')terologieal Notices, III. 143

scarcely two-fiftlis as long as the body, the joints generally strongly obconical

and bnt slightly longer than wide, the third nearly one-half longer than the

fourth. Prothorax nearly two-thirds wider than long, the apex truncate,

nearly as wide as the base, the latter transverse ; sides bro.adly rounded

anteriorly, straight or feebly sinuate and rather strongly convergent thence

to the basal angles, which are obtuse and not rounded ; disk much wider

slightly before the middle than at base, not noticeably impressed in any part,

somewhat coarsely and sparsely punctured, the basal fove?e entirely obsolete.

Elytra between three and four times as long as the prothorax, and, at the

middle, nearly one-half wider, gradually, evenly ogival at apex ; humeri

narrowly rounded, rather broadly exposed, the width at this point distinctly

greater than that of the pronotal disk ; sides feebly but distinctly arcuate

throughout ; disk rather finely, sparselyand confusedly punctate, with feebly

impressed lines and series of punctures toward the suture only. Under surface

finely, sparsely punctate. Legs short and unusually robust, the hind tarsi

much shorter than the tibiae, with the basal joint not more than three times

as long as wide, and but little longer than the next two. Length 4.0 mm. ;

width l.(! mm.

California (Hoopa Valley, Humboldt Co.).

Easily distinguishable from pubipenvis by its pale color, smaller,

more cordate and unimpressed prothorax, much shorter, more robust

antennal joints, pale shorter and coarser pubescence, sparser punc-

tuation and shorter more robust legs and tarsi. The unique speci-

men is a female and the before described type of pubipennis is also

of that sex.

ISOIMIRA Muls.

Although the species here assigned to Isomira have a community

of habitus which decidedly indicates the propriety of associating

them together, it is difficult to state any absolutely definitive struc-

tural characters. The maxillary palpus varies, in its terminal joint,

from the slender form seen in sericea, through the rather broadly tri-

angular of pulla, to the form seen in quadristriata. The antennre

have the third and fourth joints ecjual in rather more than half the

species, but in the remainder the former is much the shorter of the

two, sometimes approaching the form seen in Cistela and the Euro-

pean antennata. The elytra may be almost completely devoid of

impressed strife, or may have more or less feebly impressed rows of

punctures as in valida, texana and many of the Central American

forms.

The only character which satisfactorily distinguishes the genus

from Cistela, apart from the very pronounced peculiarity of facies,

144 Coleojyferological Notices, III.

appears to be the slender filiform antennte, a differential character

corresponding with that made use of by Mr. Champion for the

separation of Allecula and Hymenorus.

Oiir species are found on foliage of low plants and are moderately

abundant. They are easily differentiated as follows: —

Elytra without distinct series of punctures.

Fourth joint of the maxillary palpi long and slender.

Antennge with the third joint distinctly shorter than the fourth, at least

in the male.

Eyes very large, the front broadly, deeply impressed ; color pale

throughout ioweiisis

Eyes small or moderate ; front not impressed.

Color black, the prothorax rufo-ferruginous ; elytral punctuation

sparse discolor

Color piceous-black throughout ; elytral punctuation extremely dense.

teiielirosa

Antennse with the third and fourth joints equal or subequal, elongate.

Eyes moderate ; elytral punctuation and pubescence exceedingly dense ;

color pale ochreous-flavate throughout sei'icea

Eyes small, not prominent ; punctuation of the head and pionotum

fine, very dense ; elytral punctures sparser ; color variable.

Tariabilis

Eyes very small, convex and prominent ; head and pronotum rather

coarsely punctate ; size smaller lliscitiosa

Fourth joint much shorter and more dilated, but with the outer siile dis-

tinctly longer than the apex ; punctuation very dense throughout ; color

piceous-black piilla

Fourth joint robust, the outer side but slightly longer than the apex.

Elytral punctuation sparse; eyes small, the elytra without impressed

lines except the two sutural toward apex.

Third and fourth antennal joints equal in both sexes ; prothorax small,

much narrower than the elytra qiiatll'istriata

Third joint shorter than the fourth ; prothorax larger, sube(2ual in

width to the elytra IllOllticola

Elytral punctuation dense ; eyes lai'ge ; thii-d antennal joint shorter than

the fourth ; elytra with fine but distinct impressed lines throughout

the width oblongtila

Elytra with series, more or less com2)lete and sometimes feebly impressed, of

small punctures ; maxillary palpi with the terminal joint but slightly

shorter and more robust than in sericea; eyes large.

Eyes in the male separated by scarcely two-thirds their own width.

Talida

Eyes in the male separated by fully their own wiilth ; form more oblong

and parallel ; elytral series feebly impressed texaiia

Coleopierological Notices, III. 145

I. iovvensis n. sp. — Almost evenly elliptical, convex, pale browiiimh-

piceous, the head and prothorax slightly more rufo ferruginous ; surface

shining, the pubescence very short and somewhat sparse. Head very densely

and somewhat coarsely punctate, the front broadly, strongly impressed ; eyes

very large; antennae slender, filiform, three-fifths as long as the body. Pro-

thora.r four-fifths wider than long; sides feebly convergent from the base, more

strongly so and broadly rounded anteriorly ; apex feebly arcuate, two-thirds

as wide as the base, the latter transverse and nearly straight ; basal angles

right; disk punctured like the head, the punctures unusually coarse, deep

and distinct, nearly in mutual contact ; basal fovese very feeble, transverse,

on the posterior convexity and bordering the edge. Eli/tra nearly four times

as long as the prothorax, and, at the middle, about one-half wider; disk

finely and rather sparsely punctate, the feeble impressed lines (jnite distinctly

visible by reflected light throughout the width, the two sutnral strong toward

apex. Under surface polished ; abdomen minutely and sparsely punctate ;

metasternum rather coarsely and spai'sely so, with an unusually large im-

punctate area in front of the transverse groove. Legs long and very slender,

the hind tarsi nearly as in sericea.

Male. — Eyes separated by scarcely one- fourth more than their own width ;

third joint of the antennae two-thirds as long as the fourth.

Length 5.2 mm. ; width 2.2 mm.

Iowa.

The single specimen before me seems to be slightly immature.

The maxillary palpi are nearly as in sericea, but with the inner

angle of the terminal joint rather more broadly rounded.

This is a rather isolated species, at once distinguishable by its

large eyes, strongly impressed front, sparse punctuation and antennal

structure.

1. discolor n. sp. — Elongate-elliptical, moderately convex, rather strongly

shining, piceous-black, the antennae and legs throughout concolorous ; pro-

notum and prosternum pale ferruginous ; pubescence fine, very short, sparse.

Bead feebly convex, closely, rather coarsely punctate, with a small elongate

impression in the middle and just behind the epistoma ; eyes rather small ;

antennae filiform, fully two-thirds as long as the body. Prothorax about two-

thirds wider than long, the apex truncate, two-thirds as wide as the base, the

latter truncate, the lateral sinuations almost invisible ; basal angles right, not

appreciably rounded ; sides broadly, almost evenly rounded, nearly straight

and parallel toward base ; disk rather coarsely, very closely punctured, the

interspaces shining ; basal fovese small, rounded, distinct. Eli/tra a little more

than three times as long as the prothorax, and, in the middle, about one-third

wider, moderately narrowly rounded at apex ; disk finely but deeply and

distinctly, rather sparsely punctate, polished, without trace of impressed striae

except the two sutural, which are feebly visible toward the apex. Under

surface polished, finely and very sparsely punctate except the prosternum,

146 Coleopferological Notices, III.

which is duller and densely punctured. Legs slender, moderate in length ;

first joint of the hind tarsi slightly longer than the last two combined.

Male. — Third antennal joint about two-thirds as long as the fourtli ; eyes

separated by a little more than twice their own width.

Length 3.5-4.0 mm. ; width 1.4-1.6 mm.

California.

This is our smallest species, and is very distinct in its coloration

and sparse, coarse punctuation, as well as in antennal structure.

The head is distinctly shining, the comparatively wide interspaces

of the punctures being polished. The abbreviated third joint of the

antennae is probably not altogether a sexual character.

I. teiiebrosa. n. sp. — Elongate-elliptical, strongly convex, extremely

finely and densely punctate and pubescent, rather dull and subsericeous,

piceous-black ; legs and antenn.ie paler. Head feebly convex, the punctures

densely crowded; eyes ratlier small; antennse filiform, moderate in length,

in the male scarcely more than one-half as long as the body ; joints slightly

shorter in the female. Prothorax about two-fifths wider tlian long, the apex

more or less strongly arcuate, and generally continuous in curvature with the

sides, the latter parallel and nearly straight toward base; basal angles slightly

obtuse and ratlier distinctly rounded; base transverse, just visibly arcuate in

the middle; disk very finely, extremely densely punctured, feebly iiupressed

in the middle toward base, the basal fovese broadly impressed along the mar-

gin, feeble. Eli/tra. three times as long as the prothorax, and, at the middle,

about one-third wider ; sides evenly arcuate ; humeri not exposed ; apex

gradually acutely rounded ; disk punctured and clothed as in sericea, the two

subsutural lines alone distinct toward apex, /-ef/.s normal.

Male. — Eyes separated by rather more than twice their width ; third anten-

nal joint sliglitly shorter than the fourth.

Length 4.4-4.8 mm. ; width 1.9-2.0 mm.

New York (near the city and at Buffalo).

This species is quite slender, nearly similar in shape, and in its

extremely dense punctuation, to sericea; it differs in its much

smaller size, dark piceous-black color, shorter antennae, slightly

smaller eyes and still more decidedly in the form of the fourth joint

of the maxillary palpi, which is here very slender, twice as long as,

and not quite one-half wider than, the third, with the inner side

three-fourths as long as the outer and much longer than the apex,

the latter much less oblique and narrower than in any other species.

I. sericea Say. — .Tourn. Ac. Phil., Ill, p. 270. — Elongate-elliptical, rather

strongly, evenly convex, feebly shining, pale ochreous-flavate throughout, the

pubescence fine, dense, very short and subsericeous. Head dull, extremely

GoJeupterological Notices, III. 14Y

densely punctate, feebly, evenly convex ; eyes moderate; antennae long and

slender, filiform, nearly two-thirds as long as the body, with the third and

fourth joints equal in both sexes. Prothorax one-half wider than long, the

sides rounded anteriorly, nearly straight and parallel in basal half; apex

about two-thirds as wide as the base, feebly arcuate; base transverse, broadly,

feebly arcuate in middle half, the angles right, not rounded ; disk dull, punc-

tured like the head, the basal foveae shallow but rather distinct. Elytra nearly

four times as long as the prothorax, and, in the middle, about one-third wider,

between the narrowly rounded humeri very slightly wider than the thoracic

base, rather acute at apex, the disk somewhat more shining than the anterior

portions, but exceedingly densely, finely punctured, with three or four feeble

impressed strife near the suture, more strongly marked toward apex, the striae

where more deeply impressed becoming also very minutely punctate, elsewhere

without trace of serial punctuation. Under surface decidedly more shining,

the abdomen very minutely, feebly and densely punctate, the anterior portions

more coarsely and rather densely so. Leys rather long, very slender ; poste-

rior tarsi a little shorter than the tibife, with the first joint three-fourths as

long as the next three.

Male. — Eyes separated by three-fourths more than their own width ; fifth

ventral slightly longer and less truncate than in the female, more or less

feebly impressed.

Length 4.8-5.5 mm. ; width 1. 9-2.-3 mm.

Massnchusetts ; North Carolina.

The last joint of the maxillary palpi is about twice as long as the

third, and about one-half wider, with the inner side one-half as long

as the outer, the apex obliquely truncate. In the female the eyes

are but slightly smaller than in the male, and the joints of the

antennae a very little shorter and thicker. This is the most abun-

dant of our eastern species.

I. Tarial>ilis Horn. — Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, Sept. 1875, p. 156. — Oval,

more or less robust and convex, sometimes sligiitly wider behind the middle,

piceous-black or paler, dull, the elytra shining ; pubescence fine, short and

comparatively sparse. Head feebly, nearly evenly convex, very densely and

rather finely punctate; eyes small; antennae slender, filiform, one-half as

long as the body. Prothorax about two-thii'ds wider than long, gradually

narrowed from base to apex, the latter scarcely more than one-half as wide as

the base, feebly arcuate ; sides broadl3' rounded anteriorly ; base transverse,

the sinuations broad and very feeble; disk extremely densely and rather finely

punctate, the basal foveae broadly impressed and feeble. Elijtra about three

and one-half times as long as the prothorax, and, near the middle, from one-

third to one-half wider, not very acutely rounded at apex ; disk very finely,

somewhat sparsely punctate, with scarcely a trace of impressed striae except

the two inner. Abdomen minutely, not densely punctate, the metasternum

148 Coleopterological Notices, III.

coarsely and rather densely so, the prosternum dull, finely and very densely

punctured. Lr(]s slender, generally pale.

Mule. — Eyes separated by about three times their width.

Length 4.3-5.9 mm. ; width 1.8-2.3 mm.

California; Washington State.

In both male and female the third and fourth joints of the

antenniB are long, slender and equal, and the joints throughout are

but slightly shorter and thicker in the latter sex. The maxillary

pal])i are nearly as in sericea.

The large series before me is exceedingly heterogeneous, not only

in color, l)ut in general habitus, there being some specimens which

are broad, short and strongly convex, with the prothorax large and

at the base as wide as that of the elytra, and others which are

com]iaratively narrow, elongate and depressed, with the prothorax

much smaller. These differences seem to be independent of sex,

and surely indicate a mixture of closely related but distinct forms,

which the amount of material before me will not suffice to elucidate;

especially as there is marked uniformity in the antennie, sculpture

and other structural characters throughout the series.

I. lllSCitiosa n. sp. — Rather narrowly oval, generally slightly broader

behind, dull, the elytra shining, dark piceous-bi-own throughout, the anterior

portions blackish ; pubescence fine, sliort, moderately dense. Head feebly,

evenly convex, very densely, rather coarsely punctate ; eyes very small and

unusually convex ; antennae slender, filiform, three-fifths as long as the body.

Prothorax nearly three-fourths wider than long, the sides broadly rounded,

almost straight and parallel toward base ; apex about two-thirds as wide as

the base, feebly arcuate ; base transverse, the sinuations broad and very

feeble : disk extremely densely punctate, the punctui'es rather coarse ; basal

fovepe widely impressed and feeble. E/i/h-a about three times as long as the

prothorax, and, at or behind the middle, nearly one-half wider, the two bases

equal ; apex rather abruptly but acutely rounded ; disk finely but distinctly,

not extremely densely punctate, without trace of impressed stride or series

except the usual two near the suture, which are fine but deep toward apex.

Abdomen polished, very finely, rather sparsely punctate, the prosternum duller

and densely, more coarsely so. Legs slender, moderate in lengtli, the basal

joint of the hind tarsi distinctly shorter than the remainder.

Mate. — Third and fourth joints of the antennse equal, each nearly twice as

long as the second ; eyes separated by about four times their own width.

Length 4.0-4.3 mm. ; width 1.7-2.0 mm.

California (Los Angeles). National Museum.

The antennas and maxillary palpi are nearly as in se7-icea and

variabilis, from both of which this species is at once distinguishable

Coleopferological Notices, TIT. 149

by its smaller size, coarser punctuation and niiicli snuiller, but at

the same time more convex and prominent eyes.

It is represented by two specimens collected by Mr. Albert

Koebele.

I. ptllla Melsh.— Proc. Ac. Plul., Ill, p. GO.— Elliptical, convex, the

elytra generally slightly wider behind, piceous-black throughout, the tarsi

and sometimes the tibiie, prosternura and a feebly marked narrow sutural

line slightly testaceous ; surface slightly shining, the pubescence very short

and dense. Head finely, very densely punctate, the surface almost tiat ; eyes

rather small ; antenn;e slender, about one-half as long as the body, the third

and fourth joints subequal in both sexes. Prothnrax about three-fourths wider

than long, strongly narrowed from base to apex, the sides almost evenly arcu-

ate ; apex scarcely more than one-half as wide as the base, feebly arcuate;

base transverse, scarcely visibly arcuate toward the middle, the angles right,

not distinctly rounded ; disk very vaguely and broadly impressed along the

middle, sometimes only near the base, the punctures fine but deep, distinct,

and almost in mutual contact; basal fovere very feeble, short and extending

slightly along the basal margin. Elijtra but slightly more than three times

as long as the prothorax, and, behind the middle, nearly two-fifths wider, at

base equal in width to the thoracic base ; apex moderately acute ; disk punc-

tured and with subsutaral stri;e nearly as in sericea, the punctures slightly

coarser and a little sparser. Under surface rather shining, the abdomen very

minutely, feebly and somewhat sparsely punctate. Legs nearly as in sericea

but rather shorter.

Male. — Eyes separated by about three times their own width.

Length 4.9-5.3 mm. ; width 2.1-2.3 mm.

Rhode Island; North Carolina.

The terminal joint of the maxillary palpus is rather short and

robust, much less than twice as long as the penultimate, with the

inner side nearly three-fourths as long as the outer. In this respect,

as well as in the much smaller eyes, the present species is inter-

mediate between sericea and quadristriata.

The antennae do not differ greatly in the sexes, and are distinctly

shorter and a little thicker than in sericea. As in nearly all the

darker species the entire body is frequently paler from immaturity.

This species makes the nearest approach to the European murina,

but has the pronotal punctuation distinctly coarser and less dense;

in fact we have no species in which the punctuation of this part is

so excessively fine and densely crowded as in murina.

I. quadristriata Coup. — The Canad. Nat., 1865, p. G2 ; vehithui Lee:

N. Spec. Col., 1866, p. 139. — Rather broadly oval, strongly convex and shin-

ing, pale rufo-testaceous throughout, the anterior portions, antennae or the

150 Coleopterological Notices, III.

entire body sometimes darker, piceous ; pubescence extremely short and rather

sparse. Head feebly, evenly convex, densely punctate, rather shining; eyes

small ; antennae filiform, about one-half as long as the body, with the third

and fourth joints elongate and equal in both sexes. Prothorax nearly twice

as wide as long, the apex rather wide, fully two-thirds as wide as the base,

feebly arcuate ; base transverse, very broadly and feebly arcuate toward the

middle ; sides rounded toward base, convergent and straighter toward apex ;

basal angles slightly obtuse and narrowly rounded ; disk finely, deeply and

more or less densely punctate, the interspaces sometimes nearly as wide as

the punctures ; basal fovere almost completely obsolete. Elytra four times as

long as the prothorax, near the middle about one-fourth wider, rather abruptly

and narrowly rounded at apex ; disk finely and deeply but quite sparsely

punctate, with only the vaguest traces of impressed strise except the two

sutural, which become very pronounced toward apex. Under surface polished

and rather sparsely, finely punctate throughout. Legs moderate in length,

slender, nearly as in sericea.

Mule. — Eyes separated by nearly three times their width, not appreciably

differing in the female.

Length 5.0-5.8 mm. ; width 2.1-2.8 mm.

Canada ; Lake Superior ; North Carolina.

A widely diffused and common northern species, distinguishable

by its rather sparse punctuation and the sides of the prothorax more

strongly rounded toward base, so that in some specimens the disk

is distinctly widest before the base. The male is notably narrower

than the female. The terminal joint of the maxillary palpi is broad,

and the outer side is scarcely longer than the apex.

The single male which I took in North Carolina is decidedly

shorter and broader than another male taken in Rhode Island, and

the sides of the prothorax near the base much less rounded, in fact

almost straight and parallel; it may possibly be a variety.

The disk of the prothorax is less convex toward the sides than

in the species allied to sericea, and there are generally two feebly

impressed discal fovea? and a feeble median impression near the base.

I* moilticola n. sp. — Elongate-oval, moderately convex, dark piceous-

brown throughout and shining, the prothorax more rufous ; pubescence very

short, comparatively sj^arse on the elytra. Head small, not one-half as wide

as the prothorax, broadly impressed near the epistoma, finely but sti'ongly

punctate, the punctures slightly separated ; eyes small, separated by fully

three times their width in the female ; antennae long, very slender, the third

joint four-fifths as long as the fourth. Prothorax about four-fifths wider than

long, broadly but distinctly arcuate at apex, the curvature nearly continuous

posteriorly along the sides, the latter becoming parallel near the base, the

basal angles not rounded ; base transverse, thesinuations distinct ; disk rather

Coleopterological Notices, III. 151

strongly and densely punctate, the punctures a little larger than those of the

head and quite distinctly separated ; basal fovese almost obsolete. Elytra

nearly four times as long as the prothorax and scarcely wider than the latter,

acutely ogival in apical third ; sides subparallel ; disk finely but strongly,

quite sparsely punctate, without impressed lines or series, the two sutural

however becoming very strong near the apex. Abdomen finely, rather sparsely

punctate. Legs slender, the basal joint of the hind tarsi three-fourths as long

as the remainder.

Male. — Unknown.

Length 7.0 mm. ; width 2.9 mm.

California (Lake Tahoe).

Tliis species is distinct in facies, resembling only oblongida in this

respect. It differs however from ohiongula in many characters

besides those mentioned in the table, as may be inferred from the

description. The single s})ecimen appears to be a female, although

it is impossible to state this definitely without dissection. From

quadristriata it differs in its more elongate form, larger prothorax,

which is much more nearly equal in width to the elytra, and in the

shorter third joint of the antennae.

I. oblongula n. sp. — Oblong, rather elongate and subparallel, convex,

blackish piceous throughout, the legs and antennae concolorous ; tarsi slightly

paler ; suture feebly, narrowly rufescent; pubescence very short, dense, pale

and conspicuous. Head feebly convex, finely, densely punctate, the punctures

distinctly separated ; eyes large ; antennae very slender, filiform, rather more

than one-half as long as the body. Prothorax fully three-fourths wider than

long, the apex subtruncate, scarcely two-thirds as wide as the base, the latter

transverse, the lateral sinuations broad and almost obsolete ; basal angles

very slightly obtuse, not rounded ; sides broadly arcuate throughout, more

strongly so and convergent anteriorly ; disk slightly wider at basal third than

at base ; convex, finely, extremely densely punctate, very feebly impressed in

the middle near the base, the basal fovese widely, feebly impressed and incon-

spicuous. Elytra fully four times as long as the prothorax, and, at tlie middle,

about one-third wider, ogival at apex ; humeri slightly and arcuately oblique

externally, not at all exposed at base ; sides very feebly arcuate ; disk with

rather distinct but very feebly impressed lines throughout the width, finely,

densely punctate, without punctured series. Abdomen minutely, somewhat

densely punctate, polished ; propleurse very sparsely so externally. Legs long

and slender, normal.

Male. — Unknown .

Length 6.8 mm. ; width 2.7 mm.

New York (Buffalo).

The single specimen is a female, and has the third joint of the

antennae twice as Ion": as the second and three-fourths as long as

152 Coleopterolocjical Notices, III.

the fourth. The eyes are separated l)y scarcely one-third more

tl)an their own width. The fourth joint of the maxillary palpi is

rather robust, the inner and outer sides making an ang-le at the base

of nearly ninety degrees, the former about one-half as long as the

latter, the outer side but slightly longer than the apex which is

feebly arcuate.

There is no species here described which is closely allied to this,

but the form of the maxillary palpi shows that it should be placed

in the neighborhood of quadristriata.

I. Talida Sdiz.— Pr. Am. Phil. Soc, XVII, 1878, p. 370.— Evenly ellip-

tical, convex, shining, dark rut'o-testaceous throughout; pubescence fine,

ratlier short and dense. Head small, much less than one halt' as wide as the

prothorax, feebly convex, broadly impressed at the base of the ei)istoma, finely

and not very densely punctate, the punctures separated by nearly tlieir own

widths ; eyes very large ; antennae long and slender, filiform, nearly two-thirds

as long as the body, witli tlie third and fourtli joints elongate and equal.

Prothorax strongly narrowed from base to apex, about twice as wide as long ;

sides evenly rounded ; apex three-fifths as wide as the base, feebly arcuate ;

base transverse, the sinuations extremely feeble ; l)asal angles right, not

distinctly rounded ; disk finely but deeply punctate, the punctures distinctly

separated, feebly impressed just before the scutellum ; basal fovese almost

obsolete. Elytra nearly four times as long as the prothorax, and, at the

middle, about one-fourth wider, gradually and rather acutely rounded behind,

disk rather finely, densely punctate, with series of almost similar punctui'es

which are completely unimpressed, except the two or tliree sutural toward

apex. Abdomen finely, densely punctate ; metasternum very sparsely so ;

propleurse and prosternum again more densely so. Legs slender, the first joint

of the hind tarsi very nearly as long as the remainder.

Male. — Eyes separated by scarcely two-thirds of their own widtli ; fifth

ventral segment but slightly longer than the fourth, scarcely more sparsely

punctate, broadly subtruncate at apex and not impressed.

Lengtli 7.0 mm. ; width 3.3 mm.

Florida.

The terminal joint of the maxillary palpi is moderately wide,

with the inner side but slightly more than one-half as long as the

outer, the latter distinctly longer than the apex, the apical angle

distinctly rounded.

This is one of the few tropical types which extend into our

fauna from Central America, where they constitute a characteristic

element of the genus. It is readily distinguishable by its unusually

large eN^es and completely unimpressed elytral series.

Goleoj)terological Notices, III. 153

!• texaiia n. sp. — Oblong, the sides nearly straiglit and parallel in middle

two thirds, pale ochreous-testaceous throughout, rather shining; pubescence

fine and dense. Head moderate in size, nearly one-half as wide as the pro-

thorax, feebly convex, impressed at the base of the epistoma, finely and not

very densely punctate ; eyes large ; antennae very long and slender, filiform,

two-tliirds as long as the body, third and fourth joints slender, equal. Pro-

thorax a little less than twice as wide as long, strongly narrowed from base to

apex ; sides strongly, almost evenly rounded, almost parallel in basal third ;

apex truncate, three-fifths as wide as the base, the latter transverse, the

sinuation, on eacli side of the rather narrow median lobe, feeble bat distinct;

basal angles right, narrowly rounded ; disk strongly convex, finely, densely

punctate, the punctures slightly separated ; basal fovefe almost obsolete.

Elytra about tliree and one-half times as long as the prothorax, and, at the

middle, not appreciably wider, rather abruptly, strongly rounded behind;

disk comparatively coarsely, very densely punctate, with series of nearly

similar close-set punctures, the series feebly Impressed, especially strongly

so toward apex throughout the width. Abdomen finely, rather sparsely punc-

tate, the metasternum extremely sj^arsely, rather coarsely so, the proi^leur;©

piolished, finely, sparsely punctate throughout. Legs slender, the basal joint

of the hind tarsi distinctly shorter than the remainder.

Male. — Eyes separated by their own width ; fifth ventral segment neaidy as

in valida, but rather more rounded behind.

Length 7.7 mm. , width 3.1 mm.

Texas.

This species is allied to valida, but easily distinguishable by its

more oblong- parallel form, longer prothorax, larger head, smaller

and more distant eyes, more distinctly impressed eh^tral series, and

more sparsely punctate abdomen.

The maxillary palpi are nearly as in valida, the last joint about

twice as long, but scarcely twice as wide as the penultimate, the

outer side about one-fourth longer than the apex, the inner side a

little more than one-half as long as the outer.

TEDIi\US n. gen.

Mandibles distinctly notched at apex, the lobes subequal. Antennae slen-

der, filiform, the third joint shorter than the fourth, less conspicuously so in

the female. Maxillary palpi with the fourth joint as in Isomira, rather slen-

der, the angle at the base less than right, the inner side much shorter than

the ai^ex, the latter longer and more oblique in the male than in the female.

Labial palpi with the third joint one-half longer than wide, the apex truncate,

the truncation just visibly oblique. Anterior coxse separated by a distinct

longitudinally convex prosternal process, which attains the level of the coxal

apices, very declivous behind. Tarsi not as long as the tibife, the basal joint

of the i^osterior elongate, the anterior distinctly dilated in the male ; ungues

Annals N. Y. Acad. Sci., VI, Nov. 1891.— 11

154 ColeopteroJogical Notices, III.

moderate in length, very slender, the external side feebly, evenly arcuate, the

internal pectinate in apical two-thirds, the denticles very fine, short, five or

six in number. Genital armature of the male deeply bilobed.

This genus while more closely allied to Isoniira than to any other

here noticed, possesses also many elements suggestive of Capnochroa

and Andrimus, especially the general form of the body, and the

dilated anterior tarsi of the male. The coarser sculpture of the

upper surface and slightly exposed humeri, are also characters

reminding us of Andrimus, while the form of the head and tendency

to obliteration of the elytral strife are characteristic of Isomira.

The genital armature of the male is similar to that of the latter

genus. V

I have seen only a single species which may be defined as follows :

T. aiiglistlis n. sp. — Elongate-oval, rather convex, polislied and pale

brownish-castaneous throughout ; pubescence short, coarse, subrecumbent,

with a few short erect hairs especially toward apex, not dense. Head sonie-

wliat finely but deeply, moderately densely punctate ; eyes rather small ;

antennae slender and filiform in both sexes, the joints slightly shorter and

more obconical in the female than in the male. Prothorax one-half wider than

long, the apex subtruncate, just visibly arcuate, two-thirds as wide as the

base, the latter transverse, the sinuations broad and extremely feeble ; angles

right not at all blunt ; sides broadly arcuate anteriorly, becoming nearly

parallel and straight in more than basal half; disk feebly convex, quite

coarsely, deeply and densely punctate, with an elongate-oval impression just

before the scutellum ; basal foveje broad but distinct. Elytra about four times

as long as the prothorax and one-fourth wider, feebly dehiscent very near the

apex, gradually, acutely ogival behind ; sides parallel and nearly straight in

basal two-thirds ; humeri obliquely rounded externally to the prothorax ; disk

with series of small approximate punctures, wliich are obliterated and con-

fused with those of the intervals except toward the suture, the series extremely

feebly impressed externally but deeply so throughout the length near the

suture ; intervals coarsely, confusedly and rather densely punctate, the punc-

tures as large as those of the series. Abdomen minutely, rather sparsely punc-

tate. Legs rather short and robust, the basal joint of the hind tarsi nearly as

long as the remainder.

Male. — Eyes separated by one-half more than their own width ; antennse

three-fifths as long as the body, the third joint short, less than two-thirds as

long as the fourth ; anterior tarsi distinctly dilated, the intermediate sub-

dilated ; fifth ventral segment truncate at apex, the truncation broadly, feebly

sinuate throughout ; genital armature deeply bilobed, the lobes sparsely setose.

Female. — Eyes separated by three-fourtlis more than their own width ;

antennae one-half as long as the body, the third joint fully three-fourths as

long as the fourth ; anterior tarsi simple ; genital armature not visible in the

type.

Length 5.5-6.0 mm. ; width 2.0-2.1 mm.

Coleoptei'ological Notices, III. 155

Georgia (St. Catharine Island). National Museum.

Easily known by its elongate narrow form, coarse punctuation

and pubescence, and indistinct elytral series toward the sides. Two

specimens.

AlVDRIMUS 11. gen.

Cteniopus Lee. nee Sol.

The principal characters of this genus may be stated as follows : —

Front not noticeably prolonged. Antennre differing in the sexes, much

longer, more broadly compressed, and with the joints more strongly obconieal

in the male, filiform in the female, the third joint mucli shorter than the

fourth in both sexes. Eyes moderate in size, but convex and prominent, the

inner margin very broadly rounded. Maxillary palpi with the fourth joint

rather slender, the angle at the base much less than right, the inner side

distinctly shorter than the apex, slightly more robust in the male, with the

apex longer and sometimes nearly as long as the outer side. Labial palpi

with the third joint slender, twice as long as wide, the apex truncate and but

slightly oblique. Mandibles truncate at apex, the truncation slightly oblique

and very obsoletely, broadly emarginate, the upper lobe twice as wide as the

lower, longer and more advanced. Antei-ior coxae separated by a process simi-

lar to that of Cistela but a little narrower, the posterior separated by a slender

acute abdominal process. Legs rather short, the tarsi shorter than the tibije,

the anterior feebly dilated in the male; ungues rather long and slender, with

five or six denticles in apical two-thirds only, the basal third not pectinate.

Genital armature distinct in both sexes, broadly sinuato-truncate at apex in

the male, more narrowly and deeply sinuate in the middle in the female.

In the form of the mandibular apices this genus is intermediate

between Cistela and Androchirus, but differs from both in the much

feebler emargination. In its slightly dilated anterior tarsi of the

male it is between Capnochroa and Tedinus. In the form of body

in many of the species, which is oblong-oval, subparallel and but

feebly convex in a longitudinal direction, in the aspect of the head,

and in the general nature of the sculpture and vestiture it strongly

resembles Mycetochara.

The elytra are generally abruptly wider at base than the protho-

rax, and are gradually, narrowly dehiscent toward apex from near

the middle ; the surface is striato-punctate and the pubescence is

quite peculiar, consisting of longer erect hairs, with others that are

shorter and more recumbent. In this last character Andrimus

differs radically from Cistela, but in Capnochroa it is feebly indi-

cated by viewing the el^'tra tangentially, when the surface will be

found to be sparsely strewn with short erect hairs in addition to

15G CoJeopterological Notices, III.

the ordinary snbreciimbent pubescence. In the form of the genital

armature this genus differs greatly from any of those allied to

Cistela, for in the male this part is not at all bilobed, and, what is

still more exceptional in the family, it is more strongh^ sinuate at

apex in the female than in the male; it is almost equall}" exposed

and prominent in both sexes.

This genus differs from the European Cteniopus in having the

anterior coxae more widely separated, in the short third antennal

joint, in its unextended front, and in the longer l)asal joint of the

hind tarsi.

Andrimus will probably prove to be a moderate!}' large genus in

our Gulf States, but the species are rather closely allied among

themselves, and may be difficult to discriminate from description,

especially as there is nearly always more plasticity and specific

variability in the genera with non-lobed tarsi, than in the others.

The material which I have examined indicates five species, appa-

rently without much doubt; these may be distinguished b\' the

following characters : —

Basal angles of the protliorax prominent laterally Iliurrayi

Basal angles not prominent.

Humeri very narroAvly exposed at base .'bruniieilS

Humeri widely exposed at base.

Basal pronotal fovea; almost obsolete concolor

Basal fovefe small but deep and distinct.

Eyes in the male separated by their own width liigresceilS

Eyes in the male separated by distinctly less than their own width.

convergeiis

t

A. limrrayi Lee. — New Spec. Col., 1866, p. 141 (Cteniopus). — Oblong-

oval, bhiniui; and rather pale piceous-browu throughout ; pubescence rather

long, semi-erect and sparse on the elytra. Head nearly flat above, with a

transversely oval, deep impression involving the base of the epistouia and

margin of the front ; surface rather finely but deeply, somewhat densely punc-

tate, the punctures all distinct ; eyes separated by their own width, bordered

internally by a fine groove ; antenme scarcely one-half as long as the body,

slender, filiform, the third joint much more than twice as long as the second

and fully three-fourths as long r.s the fourth. Protliorax three-fifths wider

than long, rather campanulate in form, the basal angles right but distinctly

prominent laterally, the sides before them at first feebly sinuate then nearly

straight and parallel to anterior two-fifths, then strongly rounded to the apex

which is truncate and two-thirds as wide as the base, the latter transverse,

the siuuations rather narrow and feeble ; disk almost evenly convex, finely,

sparsely punctate, with a narrow impunctate median line ; basal fovea^^ small

Coleojitefological Notices, III. 157

but distinct. Eli/tra between four and five times as long as the protliorax,

and, at the middle, about one-half wider, strongly dehiscent in ai)ical third,

ogival at apex ; sides parallel, feebly arcuate, the humeri strongly rounded to

the base of the prothorax and somewhat widely exposed ; disk with series of

rather small, close-set punctures, the rows almost completely unimpressed,

except feebly near the suture ; intervals finely, sparsely, confusedly punc-

tate. Abdomen minutely, extremely sparsely punctate. Legs rather short and

moderately slender, the tarsi all much shorter than the tibi;e, the basal joint

of the posterior a little sliorter than the remainder. Length 9.8 mm. ; width

3.7 ram.

Florida. Cab. LeConte.

The description is taken from the unique female type, and I Lave

seen no other specimen which can be placed with it.

The lateral pronjinence of the basal angles of the prothorax is a

character which is probably quite variable in degree, and has been

noticed by Champion in one of the Central American species of

Lobopoda.

The type is the largest specimen of the genus which I have seen.

The genital armature is narrowly and rather deeply sinuate in the

middle at apex, the sinus and apices being about equal in curvature.

The fifth ventral segment has, near the apex, a deep transversely

oval, abruptly limited excavation.

A. IbriiniieilS n. sp. — Brown, polished througlunat, strongly convex,

sparsely pubescent. Protliorax from one-third (male) to one-half (female)

wider than long, the sides ]tarallel and straight in basal two-thirds, then

rounded to the apex ; disk evenly convex, finely but deeply, rather sjjarsely

punctate, without an impanctate median line except near the base ; basal

fovese almost completely obsolete.

Male. — Elytra four times as long as the i^rothorax, and, in the middle, about

one-third wider, tlie humeri very narrowly exposed at base ; eyes separated

by their own width ; antennje two-thirds as long as the body, the joints rather

strongly obconical, a little more than twice as long as wide, the third one-half

longer than wide and about one-half as long as the fourth ; anterior tarsi

quite distinctly dilated, subequal in length to the tibia?, the basal joint nearly

as long as the next two combined ; fifth ventral segment short and broad, not

longer than the fourth, very broadly, evenly rounded at apex, the surface not

at all impressed ; genital armature finely punctate, broadly truncate at apex,

the truncation broadly, very feebly, evenly sinuate throughout, the angles

obtuse and distinct but slightly rounded ; intromiitent organ long and very

slender.

Female. — Elytra distinctly more than four times as long as the prothorax,

and, behind the middle, nearly one-half wider, the humeri very narrowly

exposed at base ; eyes separated by slightly more than their own width ;

antennae rather more than one-half as long as the body, slender and filiform,

158 ColeojDterological Notices, III.

the third joint nearly twice as long as wide and three-fifths as long as the

fourth ; anterior tarsi slender, much shorter than the tibiae ; fifth ventral

segment short, broadly arcuate at apex, the surface broadly, indefinitely im-

pressed ; genital armature sinuate at apex, the lateral angles broadly rounded.

Length 7.3-8.5 mm. ; width 2.(J-3.2 mm.

Florida (Haulover). Mr. Schwarz. National Museum.

When compared with the female of murrayi, the corresponding

sex of this species differs in its longer antennae with shorter third

joint, in the less exposed elytral humeri, in the widely diffused im-

pression of the fifth ventral segment, in the broader, feebler median

sinuation of the genital armature, and in its smaller size. The

elytra of murrayi are more strongly dehiscent toward apex, and

have the sides parallel, so that they are widest at about the middle,

while in the present species they are subinflated behind the middle,

the sides being more convergent toward base.

A. COllCOlor n. sp. — Oblong-oval, rather strongly depressed, brown and

polished throughout ; pubescence sparse.

Female. — Head rather strongly and densely punctate, with a distinct median

longitudinal sulcation ; eyes moderate, separated by fully two-fifths more than

their own width ; antennae scarcely one-half as long as the body, slender,

filiform, the third joint but slightly longer than the second and one-half as

long as the third. Prolhorax one-half wider than long ; sides parallel and

nearly straight in basal three-fifths, then somewhat abruptly convergent and

feebly arcuate to the truncate apex ; basal sin nations very feeble, the broadly

rounded median lobe more prominent posteriorly than the lateral portions ;

basal angles right and distinctly blunt ; disk almost evenly but feebly con-

vex, with a very imperfectly defined median impunctate line, very finely,

sparsely punctate, the basal foveae almost obsolete. Elytra fully four times

as long as the prothorax and about one-half wider, rather obtusely ogival in

apical third and gradually strongly dehiscent ; sides parallel and very feebly

arcuate behind, straight toward base, the humeri rather broadly exposed ;

disk rather strongly flattened toward the suture, the first three or four strise

distinctly impressed ; strial punctures fine ; intervals finely, unevenly and

sparsely punctate. Abdomen very minutely, extremely sparsely punctate.

Legs rather short, the tarsi about as long as the tibife ; basal joint of the

posterior quite distinctly shorter than the remainder. Fifth ventral segment

short, broadly, indefinitely but strongly impressed ; genital armature sinuate

in the middle, nearly as in hrunneus.

Length 8.5 mm. ; width 2.9 mm.

Georgia.

This species is distinguishable at once from murrayi by the very

short third antennal joint of the female, and from hrunneus by its

much narrower, more depressed form and smaller eyes of the same

Coleoi^terological Notices, III. 159

sex. There is before me a male which should apparently be asso-

ciated with the female type above described, being depressed and

nearly similar in size and outline. The pronotum of this specimen

is strongly alutaceous and dull, and has two extremely large and

deep discal fovese, probably of an accidental nature ; the antennae

are but slightly more than one-half as long as the body, but stout,

compressed, with the joints much more strongly obconical, the third

joint scarcely one-half as long as the fourth.

A. nigrescens n. sp. — Olilong-oval, rather strongly convex, piceons-

b'lack throughout, the antennae black ; tarsi rufescent ; integuments shining ;

pubescence sparse.

xMale. — Head rather finely but deeply, very densely punctate ; eyes jiromi-

nent, separated by their own width ; antennse long, stout, strongly compressed,

fully two-thirds as long as the body and subequal in length to the elytra,

joints strongly obconical, scarcely more than twice as long as wide, the third a

little longer than wide and less than one-half as long as the fourth. Prothorax

rather long and subquadrate, one-third wider than long ; sides parallel and

straight in basal two-thirds, then evenly, strongly rounded to the truncate

apex ; base transverse, the sinuations narrow and feeble ; basal angles right,

blunt ; disk rather convex, finely punctate, the punctures sparse but denser

toward the middle anteriorly, with a feeble impunctate line toward base ;

basal fovese small and distinct. Elytra unusually short, twice as long as wide,

one-half wider and not quite four times longer than the prothorax, narrowly,

gradually dehiscent from the middle, the sides in basal two-thirds parallel

and feebly arcuate ; humeri broadly exposed at base ; disk with rows of rather

small punctures, deep and conspicuous except toward the sides, where they

become very fine, the striae more or less strongly impressed throughout the

width ; intervals finely, confusedly and not very sparsely punctate. Abdomen

wanting in the type. Legs rather short, the anterior tarsi dilated, the poste-

rior scarcely three-fourths as long as the tibise, with the basal joint much

shorter than the remainder. Length 8.0 mm. ; width 3.0 mm.

Florida. Mr. Jiilich.

The principal differences between this species and the male of

brunneus reside in the broader, relatively longer and more com-

pressed antennae, which are black in nigrescens and i)ale brown in

brunneus, in the broader, relativelv shorter elytra and much shorter

tarsi. In the male of brunneia< the hind tarsi are very nearly as

long as the tibiffi. From the male of concolor it differs in its convex

form and much longer antennie. With the female type of vmrrayi

it has very little in common.

A. ConvergeiiS n. sp. — Rather slender, moderately convex, piceous ; legs

and elytra dark brown ; integuments polished throughout; pubescence sparse.

ICO Coleopterological Notices, III.

Mule. — Head somewhat concave between the eyes, rather coarsely, sparsely

and unevenly punctate ; eyes somewhat large, separated by three-fourths of

their own width ; antennse moderately stout and very feebly compressed, two-

thirds as long as the body, the joints distinctly more than twice as long as

wide, the third one-half as long as the fourth. Prothorax scarcely one-half

wider than long, slightly wider at anterior third than at base, the sides from

that point feebly convergent and straight to the basal angles, the latter right

and narrowly rounded ; base transverse and straight in middle half, feebly

posteriorly oblique laterally ; apex truncate, two-thirds as wide as the base,

the sides in apical third rather strongly convergent and feebly arcuate ; disk

rather finely, sparsely, somewhat unevenly punctate, with an impunctate

median line ; basal fovea? small but deep and very conspicuous. Elytra two-

fifths wider than the prothorax and rather more than four times as long ; sides

parallel ; humeri rather broadly exposed at base ; disk punctate and striate as

in concolor. Abdomen minutely and very sparsely punctate throughout. Legs

somewhat short; all the (arsi distinctly shorter than the tibiae, the anterior

sultililated, the basal joint of the posterior two-thirds as long as the remainder.

Fifth ventral segment but slightly longer than the fourth ; broadly rounded

behind, the genital armature broadly sinuato-truncate at a]3ex. Length 7.3

mm. ; width 2.5 mm.

New York.

The specimen before me is labeled as above, but there is more

or less doul)t concerning such a northern habitat. The species is

quite distinct from the others in the decidedly larger eyes of the

male, and the sides of the prothorax convergent and straight from

before the middle to the base, also in its minute but unusually deep

Ijasal fovete of the pronotum.

CAPNOCHROA Lee.

This is also an exclusively American genus, and is represented in

our fauna as far as known by a single large and interesting species.

It is not very closely related to Cistela, although the mandibles

are notched at apex and subequally bilobed as in that genus. The

sexual characters differ greatly, and the anterior tarsi instead of

being strongly compressed and distorted — when modified at all in

the male — are here long and slender, and feebly flattened or just visi-

bly dilated, with the basal joint as long as the next two together, in

this character approaching Andrimus (Cteniopus Lee.) and Tedinus.

In the great development of the lobes of the male genital arma-

ture, it resembles Androchirus and differs completely from Andri-

mus. The unusually composite nature of Capnochroa will therefore

be recoo-nized at once.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 161

The maxillary palpi differ somewhat conspicuously in the sexes,

the fourth joint being- more elongate in the male, with the inner

side much shorter than the apex ; in the female the inner side is

subequal to the apex. Less marked sexual differences in the palpi

are observable also in some other genera, such as Isomira and the

European Cteniopus, this character apparently being- especially

developed in the genera with simple tarsi.

Some of the Central American si)ecies assigned to Cistela by Mr.

Champion, are said to have the anterior tarsi more or less dilated,

and these may possibly find a more fitting place as a separate genus

allied to the present one, but difiTering in the serrate antennae. Cis-

tela fi^agilicornis should, almost undoubtedly, be placed in Cap-

nochroa.

€. fllligiliosa Melsh.— Proc. Ac. Phil., Ill, 1S4G, p. 51).— Elongate-ellip-

tical, strongly, very gradually pointed behind, moderately convex, dark piceo-

castaneous throughout, dull, the elytra polished ; pubescence extremely short,

dense on the pronotum, sparse on the elytra. Head finely, rather densely

punctured, the eyes moderate ; antennae long, rather slender, feebly com-

pressed, filiform. Prothorax from three-fourths wider, to nearly twice as wide

as long, the apex less than one-half as wide as the base, truncate ; base trans-

verse, broadly, rather feebly bisinuate, the basal angles right ; sides parallel

and nearly straight in basal half, then very strongly convergent and broadly

arcuate to the apex ; disk very feebly convex, more or less explanate laterally,

very finely but strongly, densely punctate, the punctures distinctly but nar-

rowly separated ; basal fovese small but distinct. Elytra feebly, gradually

dehiscent toward apex, rather more than four times as long as the prothorax,

and, in the middle, quite distinctly wider, very gradually acute behind, each

elytron narrowly rounded at tiji ; sides broadly, feebly arcuate, the humeri

obliquely rounded to the base of the prothorax ; disk with fine, deeply

impressed series of moderately fine distinct punctures, the intervals con-

vex, minutely and not very closely, confusedly punctate. Abdomen polished,

minutely, rather sparsely punctate, somewhat more closely so toward the

middle in the male. Legs and tarsi long, very slender in both sexes, the basal

joint of the posterior as long as the remainder.

Mule. — Eyes separated by just visibly less than their own width ; antennae

two-thirds as long as the body, the fourth joint fully twice as long as the two

preceding together, third slightly longer than wide ; anterior tarsi longer than

the tibiae, extremely feebly dilated, densely' clothed beneath with short flavate

hairs which bristle laterally in the form of fimbriae ; fifth segment with a rather

small median sinuation which is much wider than deej), the edge bordering

it strongly inflexed ; genital armature deeply bilobed, the lobes large, long,

flattened, slightly twisted but not bent downward, excavated along their inner

face, their apices rounded.

102 Coleopterological Notices, III.

Female. — Broader than the male, less acute behind ; eyes separated by one-

third more than their own width ; antennae one-half as long as the body, the

third joint more than twice as long as the second and two-thirds as long as

the fourth ; anterior tarsi slender, not quite as long as the tibise ; fifth ventral

segment broadly impressed, the apex very feebly, narrowly sinuate, the geni-

tal armature truncate at apex, with the angles broadly rounded.

Length 10.0-12.0 mm. ; width 3.9-4.7 mm. % 9 .

New York ; Virginia.

This species is rather abundant and apparently not subject to

great variation.

CISTELA Fab.

Chromatin Lee. — Sm. Misc. Coll., Ill, p. 244.

This genus is at present quite composite, but tlie species here

referred to it agree in having the antennge more or less compressed,

always distinctly serrate internally, with the third joint very short

in both sexes, but decidedly longer in the female than in the male,

and the fourth joint of the maxillary palpi somewhat slender, with

the angle at the base less than right.

The genital armature is more or less truncate or feebly sinuate

in the female, as is usuallv the case throughout the family, and is

deeply bilobed in the male, the two lobes sublaniinate and long, but

scarcely attaining the development or densely corneous structure

seen in Capnochroa and Androchirus.

The punctuation and pubescence as a rule are extremely dense,

the latter very short and more or less inconspicuous ; the punctures

are, however, much sparser in the aberrant amoena. The latter

species forms the type of the genus Chromatia of LeConte, but the

difference in the form and prominence of the genital armature, "the

sixth ventral segment being prominent and deeply excavated in the

male," upon which it was separated, does not of itself appear to be

sufficiently decisive.' It is quite true that amoena differs greatly

from brevis in general facies and sculpture, but marginata is a

satisfactory intermediate in many of its characters in spite of its

much larger size, and it does not seem proper to admit the generic

validity oi amoena without granting that oi marginata and also the

Central American nigricornis, a specimen of which is before me,

1 Note the extraordinary diversity in the male sexual characters of this

genus as exemplified by C. brevis and the closely related C. theveneti.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 163

and which is more closely allied to amoeiia than to any species of

the hrevis group.

Our species are comparatively few in number and may be dis-

tinguished by the following table: —

Form oval or elliptical, rather strongly convex, the sides of the elytra more or

less evenly continuous with those of tlie i^rothorax.

Femora red.

Broadly oval, the punctuation excessively minute ; antenn;e in the male

distinctly shorter than the body lirevis

Narrowly oval, the punctuation not so minute and quite distinct on tlie

head and pronotum under low power ; male antennje nearly as lonjj as

the entire body tlieveiieti

Femora black.

Third antennal joint of the female three times as long as the second ;

prothorax nearly twice as wide as long pill^^llis

Third joint in the female barely twice as long as the second ; prothorax

distinctly less than twice as wide as long opaCR

Form oblong or oblong-elongate, the sides of the elytra straighter and not

evenly continuous with those of the prothorax.

Large species, the antennae long and unusually slender ; pi'othorax much

less than twice as wide as long Iliargiliata

Smaller species ; antennre very stout, shorter, strongly compressed ; pro-

thorax short, more than twice as wide as long; punctuation of the upper

surface unusually sparse ailioena

C. iJrevis Say. — Joum. Ac. Phil., Ill, 1823, p. 269; erythroptera Ziegl.:

Proc. Ac. Phil., II, 1844, p. 46 ; riifipes Melsh.: Cat. No. 518. — Elliptical, rather

strongly convex, feebly shining, alutaceous ; black throughout, the legs and

sometimes the entire elytra pale rufo-ferruginous ; entire upj^er surface ex-

cessively minutely, densely punctate. Head narrowly impressed along the

middle; eyes moderate ; autennce stout, strongly serrate internally. Prothorax

rather large, one-half to two-thirds wider than long ; apex truncate, one-half

as wide as the base, the latter transverse, broadly, strongly bisinuate ; sides

strongly convergent from base to apex, broadly, evenly arcuate; disk unim-

pressed in the middle. Elytra nearly four times as long as the prothorax,

and, in the middle, quite distinctly wider, the sides very feebly arcuate and

subcontinuous with those of the prothorax, the humeral callus not quite as

prominent laterally as in pingnis; disk finely but deeply striate, the strise finely

but rather distinctly punctate ; intervals broadly, very feebly convex. Abdo-

men shining, finely, rather densely punctate. Legs slender, the basal joint of

the hind tarsi as long as the remainder.

Male. — Eyes separated by sliglitly but distinctly more than their own width ;

antennae three-fourths as long as the body, joints nearly three times as long

as wide, tliird very short, not quite as long as wide, oblique at apex, fourth

twice as long as tlie two preceding together ; anterior tarsi compressed, com-

pact, the fifth joint thickened toward base, strongly bent ; fifth ventral segment

164 Coleopterological Notices, III.

with a large deep angulate emargiiiation, extending almost to the base of the

segment, the anterior half of the eraargination filled with a depressed concave

coriaceous plate, which is broadly sinuate posteriorly ; supplementary segment

deeply bilobed.

Female. — Eyes separated by nearly one-half more tlian their own width ;

antenupe one-half as long as the body, the joints scarcely more than twice as

long as wide, the third twice as long as the second, much longer than wide and

one-half as long as the fourth ; anterior tarsi normal, slender ; fifth ventral

segment entire, sparsely punctate, broadly feebly impressed in the middle.

Length 7.5-9.0 mm. ; width 3.3-4.4 mm.

Pennsylvania ; Virginia ; Indiana.

The longitudinal convexity of this species is rather greater than

usual, and the punctuation is much more minute than in any other

of our species. It will be noticed that the nuxle modification of the

anterior tarsi is of precisely the same nature as that of Androchirus.

Tlie occasionally pale elytra of this species is a character similar to

that observed in Agriotes furosus ; it does not depend in any way

upon the sex of the individual.

C tlieveneti Horn. — Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, Sept., 1875, p. 15G. —

Elongate-oval, rather strongly convex, piceous-black ; femora red, the tibi;e

and tarsi infuscate ; lustre dull. Head very small, flattened above, finely but

strongly, extremely densely punctate, the punctures in mutual contact ; eyes

very small, separated in the male by distinctly more than twice their width ;

antennse in the male nearly as long as the body, the fourth joint almost twice

as long as the two preceding together, much shorter in the female, with the

fourth joint just visibly longer than the two preceding combined. Prothorax

about one-half wider than long, the sides broadly, evenly arcuate, strongly

convergent from base to apex, the latter narrow and truncate ; base trans-

verse, broadly, distinctly bisinuate ; disk finely, excessively densely punctate,

the punctures closely crowded, the lustre dull. Elytra scarcely more than

three times as long as the prothorax, and, in the middle, but slightly wider ;

sides parallel, feebly arcuate, continuous in curvature with those of the pro-

thorax ; disk finely, distinctly striate, the striae not very coarsely or closely

punctate, the intervals feebly convex, minutely, extremely densely punctate.

Abdomen more shining, finely, feebly, rather densely jjunctate. Legs slender,

the basal joint of the hind tarsi four-fifths as long as the remainder. Length

6.-5-8.5 mm. ; width 2.7-3.4 mm.

California (Sierras).

Easily distinguishable by its narrow convex form and bright red

femora, as well as the unusualh" elongate male antennae. The

elytral intervals appear to be much more strongly convex in the

male than in the female; in the latter sex they are quite flat.

This species differs remarkably^ from brevia in the male sexual

Coleopterological Notices, III. 105

characters, the fifth segment in that sex being obtusely subangulate

at apex, without the slightest trace of the emargination which is

so extremely developed in brevis. There can be no doubt that the

specimen before me is a male, as the intromittent organ is well pro-

truded and the genital armature is deeply bilobed, the lobes acute

and tufted with coarse sette at apex. This abrupt and radical differ-

ence in the nature of the male sexual modification in two species

otherwise so similar, is quite unexpected. The anterior tai'sus in

the male of theveneli is normal and not at all modified, with the

basal joiut fully one-half as long as the remainder.

C pillgllis Lee. — Smith. Cont. Know)., XI, 1859, p. 16 (Xystropns). —

Rather robust, oval, convex, intense black throughout ; lustre rather dull

and strongly alutaceous. Head small, feebly convex, finely, densely punctate,

the punctures all distinctly separated; eyes small, separated by fully twice

their width ; antennje scarcely one-half as long as the body, very stout, com-

pressed, serrate, the intermediate joints one-half longer than wide, the third

three times as long as the second and three-fourths as long as the fourth.

Protliorax short, nearly twice as wide as long, the apex truncate, fully one-half

as wide as the base, the latter transverse, broadly, rather strongly bisinuate ;

sides convergent and rather strongly, evenly arcuate from base to apex, becom-

ing almost parallel near the base ; disk not impressed, minutely but deeply,

very densely punctate, the punctures distinctly separated. Elytra about tour

times as long as the protliorax, and, in the middle, about one-third wider ;

sides parallel and distinctly arcuate, especially behind, subcontinuous with

those of the prothorax, the humeral callus slightly longitudinally prominent;

disk finely but rather strongly striate, the striae finely but distinctly, rather

closely punctured, the intervals fiat, minutely, feebly, densely punctate.

Abdomen minutely, evenly, rather closely punctured. Lefjs moderate, slender,

the basal joint of the hind tarsi equal in length to the remainder. Length

8.5 nun.; width 4.U nmi.

New Mexico. Cab. LeConte.

This species which is represented only by the female is allied

rather closely to brevis, but is distinguishable by the black legs,

much shorter, more transverse prothorax and smaller eyes.

C. opaca Lee. — Proc. Ac. Phil., 1859, p. 78. — Elongate-oval, intense black

throughout, dull and alutaceous. Bead moderate, nearly flat above, finely,

densely, deeply punctate, the punctures all distinct; eyes small, separated by

twice their width ; antennje stout, compressed, strongly serrate internally,

scarcely more than one-half as long as the body, the fourth joint slightly

longer than the two preceding togetlier. Prothorax fully two-thirds wider than

long ; sides strongly convergent from base to apex and strongly, evenly arcu-

ate, the apex truncate and less than one-half as wide as the base, the latter

166 Coleopterological Notices, III.

transverse and broadly bisiiniate ; disk minutely, extremely densely punctate,

the punctures not in mutual contact. Elytra but little less than four times as

long as the prothorax, and, in the middle, about one-third wider ; sides arcuate

and continuous with those of the prothorax ; disk finely but distinctly stri-

ate, the striffi rather abruptly impressed, finely punctate, the intervals flat,

minutely, very densely punctate. Abdomen shining, finely, more sparsely

punctate. Legs moderate in length, very slender, the basal joint of the hind

tarsi three-fourths as long as the remainder. Length 8.5-10.0 mm. ; width

3.8-4.3 mm.

California (Coast mountains).

Tlie specimens before me appear to be all females. It is distin-

guishable from theveneti by its larger size, broader form, shorter

antennaj, shorter, broader prothorax and black legs.

C. niargiliata Ziegl. — Proc. Ac. Phil., II, 1844, p. 46. — Elongate-oval,

rather feebly convex, piceous-black, the entire margin of the pronotum

broadly, and of each elytron except the base, narrowly, prosternum and

abdomen pale rufo-ferruginous ; antennae black ; legs dark rufo-i)iceous ;

lustre rather dull ; pubescence unusually long and distinct, pale ochreous.

Head rather large, feebly convex, extremely minutely, rather densely punc-

tate, the punctures sej^arated ; eyes moderate, separated by three-fourths more

than their own width ; antennse long and slender, a little more than one-half

as long as the body, the joints distinctly serrate internally, more than three

times as long as wide, the third twice as long as the second and three-fifths

as long as the fourth. Prothorax one-half wider than long, the apex truncate,

one-half as wide as the base, the latter transverse, broadly, rather feebly bi-

sinuate ; sides evenly convergent and broadly arcuate from base to apex ; disk

rather strongly depressed above, feebly, narrovvly canaliculate throughout

along the middle, minutely, extremely densely punctate, the interspaces

shining. Elytra fully five times as long as the prothorax, and, in the middle,

fully one-half wider, gradually ogival in rather less than apical third ; sides

thence parallel and very nearly straight to the humeri, which are abruptly,

strongly rounded to the base of the prothorax and rather broadly exposed ;

disk very finely, feebly striate, the striie extremely finely, inconspicuously

punctate, the punctures narrow and sublinear ; intervals nearly flat, minutely,

very densely punctate. Abdomen rather more shining, minutely, rather closely

punctate. Legs slender, normal. Length 12.5 mm. ; width 4.5 mm.

Pennsylvania. Cab. LeConte.

This species, which is represented as far as I know by the unique

type, is exceedingly distinct and widely isolated from any of our

other species by its finely canaliculate prothorax and long elytra,

with rounded exposed humeri. It may have to be generically sepa-

rated, but in the condition of knowledge of the exotic forms, this

cannot now be a})propriately done. The type appears to be a female.

Coleopterological Notices, III. 167

C. anioena Say. — Journ. Ac. Phil., Ill, 1823, p. 268 (Chromatia Lee). —

Oblong-oval, rather depressed, black and polished throughout, the prothorax,

under surface and legs pale rufo-testaceous ; pubescence extremely short, line,

rather sparse and inconspicuous. Head rather strongly, longitudinally im-

pressed in the middle toward base, minutely, strongly, rather densely punc-

tate, the punctures distinctly separated ; eyes moderate, separated by at least

one-third more than their own width ; antennae very stout and compressed,

rather less than one-half as long as the body, serrate, the joints distinctly

longer than wide, third joint nearly twice as long as the second and rather

more than one-half as long as the fourth. Prothorax short, transverse, rather

more than twice as wide as long, the apex truncate in the middle, broadly

rounded thence laterally along the sides, the latter becoming more or less

feebly divergent and feebly arcuate from apical third to the basal angles, the

latter right; base transverse, the sinuations very small, narrow and feeble;

disk more or less explanate laterally, feebly impressed in the middle near the

base and in the position of the basal fovese, minutely and rather sparsely

punctate. Elijtra four times as long as the prothorax, and, at or behind the

middle, quite distinctly wider than the latter, rather obtusely ogival at apex ;

sides subparallel, very feebly arcuate, not quite continuous with those of the

prothorax, the humeri obliquely rounded externally ; disk with rather coarse,

deeply impressed striae of distinct, close-set punctures, the intervals feebly

convex, finely but strongly, densely and very distinctly punctate. Abdomen

minutely, feebly, rather sparsely punctate ; propleurae excessively finely,

sparsely so. Legs decidedly short, rather robust ; basal joint of the hind

tarsi distinctly shorter than the remainder.

Male. — Similar to the female in form and size ; antennae much stouter, a

little more than one-half as long as the body, the joints but slightly longer

than wide, the third extremely short, wider than long, similar to the second

and scarcely more than one-fourth as long as the fourth ; eyes separated by

one-fourth more than their own width ; anterior tarsi a little thickened or

subdilated toward base, with the basal joint nearly as long as the next two

combined ; fifth ventral short, broadly truncate at apex, with a broad shallow

median canaliculation which becomes wider toward apex ; genital armature

deeply bilobed, the lobes lamelliform, moderate in length.

Length 6.8-7.8 mm. ; width 2.6—3.4 mm.

New York; Kentucky; ludiana.

The above description refers to the female. In one specimen the

elytra are colored exactly as in rtiarginata, each elytron being- sur-

rounded completely, except at base, with a fine testaceous margin.

This species will assuredly be considered the I'epresentative of a sub-

genus when the entire genus can be investigated, but at present

there are no better grounds for separating it than in the ca.se of

marginata, or the Central American nigricornia, the latter being

quite closely allied to amcena in its short legs and form of the pro-

thorax.

] ()8 Coleopterological Notices, III.

A\I>ROCIIIRLS Lee.

A few large, strongly, longitudiiiiilly convex species alone consti-

tute this genus, which seems to be exclusively North American. It

is (juile closely allied to Cistela, ))ut siillicieMtly well distinguished by

the great inequality of the numdibular lobes, long filiform antennte,

and greater posterior prolongation of the acute thoracic angles, the

latter being much more marked in tiic female than in the male.

The legs and antenntxi are long and slender. The terminal joint

of the maxillary palpi is rather slender, triangular, with the very

oblique apex almost as long as the outer side, approaching the usual

type in Ilymenorus, that of the labial exceedingly robust and with

on(> of its faces deeply concave. The male sexual characters are

almost i)erfectly homologous with those of Cistela brevis.

The species are unusually closely related among themselves, and

I have only been able to satisfactorily distinguish two, with the

])()ssibility of a third. They may be recognized by the following

characters : —

Deep l)la(k ; femora rufous, the tibi;e and tarsi i>iceous feinoralis

Grayisli-blauk ; legs pale liiteo-testaceous throughout ery tlll'opus

A. feilioralis Oliv. — Eut. Ill, 179,'), 54, p. 12. — Oblong-oval, strongly

conv(^\, eutiits body and antenna? l)lack, the femora bright red, the tibi;e and

taisi brownish ; lustre dull, the pul)es(;enue excessively short and dense, dark

and not in the least conspicuous. Head and prothorax minutely but deeply,

extremely densely punctate, the punctures all narrowly separated, the head

somewhat flat above ; eyes rather small, se])arated by one-half more than their

own width ; antenna long, slender, filiform, the joints fully three times as

long as wide, third more than twice as long as tlie second and three-fifths as

long as the fourth. Protiiorax scarcely one-half wider than the median length,

the apex just visibly sinuate, rather less than one-half as wide as the base, the

latter broadly, strongly bisinuate, the basal angles strongly produced poste-

riorly and very acute ; sides evenly convergent from base to ai)ex, broadly,

evenly, rather strongly arcuate ; disk not impressed, the basal fovese almost

obsolete. Jili/tra four times as long as the prothorax and equal in width to

the latter, sometimes slightly narrower ; gradually, acutely ogival at apex ;

sides parallel and iu;arly straight ; disk finely but rather strongly striate, the

strife finely punctate, the intervals distinctly convex, extremely minutely,

densely punctate. Abdomen minutely, densely punctate. Legs very long and

slender, the anterior and intermediate tarsi longer than the tibi.e, the posterior

subequal thereto ; basal joint of the latter equal in length to the remainder.

Length 9.0-10.0 mm. ; width (of elytra) 3.3-4.0 mm. $> .

South Carolina ; Georgia; Florida.

The specimens before me are all females, and in that sex the fifth

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segment is shining, extremely sparsely punctate, broadly very feebly

impressed and feebly, narrowly sinuate at apex. Most of the speci-

mens have the elytra exactly equal in width to the prothorax, but

in one they are distinctly narrower throughout their length.

A. erytliropilS Kirby. — Fn. Bor. Am., IV, 1837, p. 239 ; fusci/ies Melsh.:

Proc. Ac. Phil., Ill, 184(5, p. 60; luteipes, Lee: Sm. Misc. Coll., VI, p. 64.—

Elongate-elliptical, strongly convex, grayisli-black, dull, the legs throughout

pale luteo-testaceous ; antennae fuscous, paler near the base ; pubescence ex-

tremely short and dense, recumbent, cinereous in color and conspicuous.

Head and pronotum extremely minutely and densely punctate, the punctures

all narrowly separated, the head flat above, finely canaliculate along the

middle, the eyes small ; antennae long and filiform. Prothorax and elytra

nearly as in femoralis. Abdomen minutely rather densely punctate, the pubes-

cence rather more consj)icnoufi than m femoralis. Legs slender, shorter in the

female than in the male, and, in the former, much shorter than in the female

of femoralis.

Male. — Eyes separated by nearly one-half more than their own width ;

antennae two-thirds as long as the body, the third joint but slightly longer

than the second ; anterior tarsi strongly compressed, the joints compactly

joined, the two basal very small and subequal, the fifth strongly bent, slightly

twisted and deformed, with tlie claws larger ; fifth ventral segment })t)lished,

scarcely punctate, deeply, widely, angularly emarginate, the emargination par-

tially filled with a depressed membrane ; lobes of the genital armature very

long and conspicuous, arcuate, approaching each other and turned downward

toward apex, deeply excavated along their exposed surface, corneous.

Female. — Broader than the male, the prothorax more transverse, the basal

angles more prolonged posteriorly ; eyes separated by rather more than twice

their width ; antennae one-half as long as the body, the third joint more than

twice as long as the second and two-thirds as long as the fourth ; anterior tarsi

slender, longer than the tibiae, the basal joint as long as the next two together ;

fifth venti-al segment almost impunctate, imi^i-essed or broadly reflexed toward

apex, the latter feebly, narrowly sinuate.

Length 8.2-10.0 mm. ; width 3.0-3.8 mm.

Canada ; North Carolina ; Indiana.

In most of the males the third antennal joint is very slightly

longer than wide, but in the two North Carolina specimens it is a

little longer, fully one-half longer than wide. There is absolutely

no difference in the sexual characters or in the minutest details of

structure other than that mentioned, and I therefore think that the

proposed synonymy cannot but be correct. In one specimen the

legs are clouded with a slightly darker tint from the middle of the

femora to the apex.

A few females before mc from New York have the punctures

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no Coleopterological Notices, III.

throughout the upper surface decidedly sparser than in the normal

forms; with the discovery of the male they may possibly be found

to represent a closely allied species.

MELOID.E.

ZONITIS Fab.

Ntmogtiutha 111. ; Gnathium Kirby.

Z. dlinniana n. sp. — Robust, convex, subparallel, polished, glabrous,

pale llavo-testaceous throughout, the antennae except at base and the tarsi

toward apex piceous-black. Head subtriangular, somewhat coarsely, very

densely punctured anteriorly, sparsely and unevenly so behind ; labruni

large, as long as wide ; eyes moderate, the anterior emargination distinct ;

antennse very slender, filiform, one-half as long as the body in the male,

much shorter in the female. Prothorax nearly as long as wide, just visibly

and evenly decreasing in width from base to apex ; sides nearly straight in

the middle ; base slightly wider than the apex, both equally evenly and feebly

arcviate ; disk rather convex, not distinctly impressed, the punctures ratlier

small, very feeble and excessively sparse. Scutellum impunctate toward apex.

Elytra scarcely twice as long as wide, three-fourths to four-fifths wider than

the jirothorax, subparallel, abruptly and broadly rounded behind ; disk con-

vex, extremely coarsely, deeply and exceedingly sparsely punctured, each

with three fine feebly elevated conspicuous subcostiform lines. Legs rather

short and stout, the outer spur of the hind tibiae robust, compressed cylindri-

cal and very obliquely truncate, the inner spur a little less robust but similar

to the outer. Length 7.5-12.5 mm. ; width 3.2-5.8 mm.

Texas (El Paso). Mr. G. W. Dunn.

Although belonging near punctipennis Lee, this unusually in-

teresting and aberrant species is distinguishable at a glance by its

much coarser and sparser punctures, which are fully as distant as in

immaculata and rather larger; it is further distinguished by the

remarkable disparity in size of the sexes, the male being very much

larger than the female. The abdomen of the male is finely, exces-

sively densely punctuate and dull throughout every part of its sur-

face, while in the female it is uniformly and unusually sparsely

punctuate and polished; it is thus seen — in common with immacu-

lata— to be closely allied to hilineata and others of that group.

The maxillary processes are a little less than one half as long as

the head.

Z. perforata n. sp. — Moderately slender, convex, shining, pale ochreous-

flavate, the elytra a little darker, brownish-rufous ; antennje black except at

base ; legs pale, the femora at tip, tibiae along the external edge and toward

Coleopterological Notices, III. Ill

apex, and tarsi black ; pubescence fine, short, cinereous, very sparse on the

elytra, denser anteriorly. Head triangular, distinctly dilated behind the

eyes, rather coarsely, very densely punctate, a little more sparsely so l)ehind ;

eyes moderate, the emargination small but distinct ; antennse filiform, nearly

one-half as long as the body, third joint three times as long as wide. Prothorar

very nearly as long as wide, the sides straight, feebly convergent from base to

apex, the latter broadly, distinctly arcuate, base subtruncate ; disk narrowly

impressed in the middle, tlie canaliculation short, densely, not very coarsely

punctate throughout. Scutellom densely punctate. Elytra subparallel, twice

as long as wide, about one-half wider than the prothorax, obtusely ogival in

apical fourth ; disk coarsely, deeply, latlier closely punctured, the punctures

a little sparser behind the humeri. Abdomen finely, strongly and somewhat

densely punctate. Legs slender, the tarsi long. Length 11.0 mm. ; width

3.8 mm.

Texas (Austin).

The only specimen which I could obtain is a male, the g-enital

armature — in this genus very prominent and segmentiform — being-

deeply cleft. This species should be placed near vittigera, but dif-

fers in its much sparser and coarser elytral punctures and shorter

maxillary processes. The maxillary processes are black and bent

beneath the head, but are very short, not longer than the mandibles.

EPICAIJTA Redt.

E. levettei n. sp. — Slender, feebly shining, the elytra dull, black

throughout, the pubescence very short, sparse, recumbent, black. Head

large, subquadrate, broadly truncate at base, the occiput very prominent,

above the level of the pronotum and concealing a considerable portion of the

latter when thrown backward ; surface shining, finely, rather sparsely punc-

tured ; eyes normal, feebly emarginate ; antennae extremely long and slender,

in the male nearly three-fourths as long as the body, just visibly atteuuate

toward apex, the joints long and cylindrical, the second joint one-third as

long as the third. Prothorax as long as wide, much shorter and narrower than

the head ; sides parallel in basal two-thirds, then convergent to the apex, the

latter about two-thirds as wide as the base ; disk feebly convex, very broadly

and feebly impressed along the middle in basal half, rather shining, finely

feebly and densely punctate, the punctures well separated. Elytra sub-

parallel, three times as long as wide or slightly more, rather more than twice

as wide as the prothorax, the surface dull, extremely minutely, strongly

granulato-reticulate, very finely, evenly, somewhat closely punctate. Abdomen

shining, finely, sparsely punctured, the pubescence long, black and semi-erect.

Legs long and rather stout, finely, densely punctate and pubescent ; spurs of

the anterior tibise two in number in both sexes, rather short but slender, black,

those of the hind tibise very unequal in length, the inner long and rather

172 Coleopterological Notices, III.

slender, the outer short and somewhat more rohiist ; tarsi very long and

strongly compressed. Length 21.5-26.0 mm. ; width 5.7-6.5 mm.

Colorado.

A large and conspicuous species belonging near funehris, but

larger in size and more sparsely punctured, with a larger head and

much longer antennae. The antennae are notably longer and more

slender than in any other species, the third joint being 2.0 mm. in

length in the male and 1.4 mm. in the female, the entire length in

the latter sex being distinctly more than one-half that of the body.

This species, which is represented before me by four specimens, is

one of the most interesting of the novelties contained in the Levette

cabinet.

E. dtiplicata n. sp. — Moderately robust, cuneiform, black throughout

the body, legs and antennae, completely dull above, shining beneath ; pubes-

cence cinereous and black, short, recumbent, moderately dense and extremely

coarse, black on the upper portions of the disk of the head and pronotum ex-

cept along the median line, each elytron narrowly cinereous along the suture

and external and apical margins, and also with a median vitta which is com-

posed of two fine vittffi widely separated throughout but fused together at base

and apex, the black pubescence similar in structure to the cinereous. Htad

finely, rather densely punctate, with a small oblique polished space near the

base of each antenna ; eyes moderate, normal ; antenujB short and rather stout,

but filiform, feebly compressed, scarcely one-half longer than the head, the

joints subparallel and compactly joined, the second one-half as long as the

third. Prothorax distinctly narrower than the head, a little wider than long,

widest at anterior third, finely, deeply, rather densely punctate. Elytra dis-

tinctly increasing in width from base to near the apex where they are about

twice as wide as the prothorax, about twice as long as wide, completely

concealing the abdomen ; sides nearly straight ; disk finely, densely punc-

tate. Under surface sparsely clothed witli cinereous pubescence, the abdomen

polished, rather coarsely but sparsely punctate. Ze^s moderate ; spurs of the

liind tibije very unequal, the inner slightly shorter, rather slender and very

acute, the outer robust. Length 9.0 mm. ; width 3.2 mm.

Arizona (Fort Apache).

The single representative appears to be a female. This species

is very isolated in many of its characters, but for the present may

be placed near sanguinicoUis. The general characteristics of vesti-

ture and ornamentation are quite different from anything else in

our fauna.

Coleojyterological Notices, III. 173

PIROTA Lee.

The fasciate species allied to mylahrina can be very readily

divided into two groups depending upon the form of the last joint

of the maxillary palpi, some of the species having this joint but

slightly modified in the male, while in others it becomes large and

much deformed. The six species known to me may be separated

as follows: —

Terminal joint of the maxillary palj^i in the male very large, strongly trans-

verse.

Basal antennal joint unusually long, pale ; apical fascia of the elytra obso-

lete postica

Basal joint short; elytra with three fasciae.

Basal joint of the antennae pale ; femora and tibise flavate with tlie apices

black mylabrina

Basal joint black ; legs and entire under surface black ; middle elytral

fascia much more elongate, the apical one reduced to a narrow border.

engeliuaiini

Terminal joint of the maxillary palpi not greatly modified in the male, small

but obliquely pyriform, rapidly pointed and attached more or less axially

to the third joint wliicli is shorter and more transverse than in the female ;

terminal joint in the female not oblique, slender, truncate at apex.

Basal joint of the antennae entirely or in great part pale ; elytra rather

strongly punctate, the apical piceous area not attaining the apex but

separated tlierefrom by a narrow pale border, often completely obsolete.

punctata

Basal joint black ; elytra finely punctate, the apical piceous area much

larger, always attaining the apical margin.

Elytra densely punctate and more or less dull ; antennae (male) with the

third joint very slender, distinctly longer than the fourtli ; base of the

head more or less piceous tei'iniiiata

Elytra more sparsely punctate and polished; antennae (male) witli the

third joint much shorter than the fourth COllcinna

Mylabrina Chev. as above defined does not occur within the

limits of the United States, and the specimens heretofore so iden-

tified are resolvable into the two species defined above under the

names terminata Lee. and concinna. The definition of mi/labrina

is taken from the original description of Chevrolat, in which it is

stated that the terminal joint of the maxillary palpi is " fortement

en hache, tres-epais," which would ally it closely to engelmanni and

insulata.

P. punctata n. sp. — Pale testaceous, the elytra still paler and more

llavate ; antennae black except the basal joint ; legs testaceous, the tarsi and

174 Coleopterological Notices, III.

tips of the femora and tibife black ; under surface variegated witli black and

testaceous, the abdomen banded ; integuments i)olished. Head immaculate,

finely, sparsely punctate ; eyes moderate ; antennae slender, two-fifths as long

as the body in the male. Prothorax slightly elongate, narrowed toward apex

from the middle, the apex three-fifths as wide as the base ; sides parallel in

basal half; disk very finely, sparsely punctate, with two discal rounded spots

as in postka but without trace of lateral spots. Elytra parallel, strongly and

rather sparsely punctured, the scutellar spot small, elongate-oval, widely

separated from the humeral spot which is narrow and linear, extending nearly

to basal third ; second fascia slightly behind the middle, rather short, strongly

bilobed ; subapical spot lunate. Length 15.0-19.0 mm. ; width 4.2-6.0 mm.

Western Texas.

The three specimens before me are quite homog-eneous as reg-ards

the form and extent of the first two fasciae, but the subapical l)and

is totally wanting in one, and in another it exhibits such a form as

to indicate the probability of its being' prolonged forward exter-

nally in more fully maculate examples, so as to be united to the

external lobe of the median spot. The middle spot is so strongly

bilobed that it is possible that it may be longitudinally divided into

two spots in less fully marked specimens.

P. coiiciniia. n. sp. — Testaceous ; under surface maculate with black ;

antennje black throughout ; legs as in punctata; elytra broadly trifasciate, the

black predominating nearly as in ttmdnala ; integuments highly polished.

Head minutely, very sparsely punctate ; eyes moderate ; antennae a little less

than two-fifths as long as the body ; neck with a small evanescent black spot

in the middle of the upper surface. Prothorax distinctly elongate, narrowed

in front from a little behind apical third, the apex nearly three-fourths as

wide as the base ; sides parallel ; disk minutely, very sparsely and irregularly

punctate, feebly imjjressed in the middle near the base. Elytra parallel, three

times as long as wide, each with the four usual fine feeble subcostiform lines,

the third joining the marginal behind the humeri ; disk finely, generally

somewhat sparsely punctate, the basal spots always broadly united. Length

11.5-18.0 mm. ; width 3.0-5.0 mm.

Western Texas.

This species is closely allied to terminata but is well distinguished

by its more polished and sparsely punctate elytra, and by its

antennal structure; it is still more definitel}'^ separable from that

species b}'' the form of the maxillary palpi of the male, the latter

being more elongate and with the terminal joint much less exter-

nally developed toward base in terminata than in concinna.

Most of the specimens before me have the head and pronotum

maculate as in terminata, but two of them have these parts almost

Coleopterological Notices, III. 115

completely deprived of spots except the two discal ones of the pro-

notum, which are reduced to minute points. The basal spots of

the elytra are more elongate here than in terminata, and are always

broadly coalescent, while in the latter they are frequently sei)arated,

the outer one occasionally disappearing.

IVEGAI^IUS n. gen.

Body strongly cuneit'orm and convex, the wings apparently not qnite as

long as the elytra, the inflexed sides of the latter narrow, exposing the side-

pieces of the sterna. Head even, nearly flat anteriorly, the antennae arising

just before and within the eyes and but moderately distant at base, short,

filiform, compressed, the joints compactly joined and nearly parallel-sided ;

eyes moderate, oval, feebly emarginate at the middle anteriorly ; mandibles

small, stout, almost rectangularly bent in the middle, tlie apical portion

polished and longitudinally trisulcate, the apex broadly subtruncate and ser-

rate, the teeth being four or five in number ; maxillary palpi moderate, rather

slender, the last joint subparallel and truncate ; epistoma transverse, trun-

cate at apex, the suture very fine, not noticeably impressed ; labruui short,

transverse, subtruncate at apex, the angles rounded. Metasternum moder-

ately long, the middle coxae not extending to the posterior margin. Legs

rather long and slender : tibial spurs all very slender, those of the anterior

and intermediate very unequal, the longer nearly twice as long as the shorter,

the posterior but slightly unequal in length ; tarsi shorter than the tibiae, the

claws slender, feebly arcuate, with a small very slender acute oblique tooth

near the base.

This genus belongs near Phodaga and has the basal joint of the

anterior tarsi similarly modified in the male, but differs in its long-

tibia?, unmodified in the male, correspondingly short tarsi, man-

dibular structure and toothed claws, the latter being rather cleft

than toothed in Phodaga. The single species is altogether different

in general habitus from Fhodaga alticeps.

N. llia,I'lllora.tlls n.sp. — Rather short and convex, strongly cuneiform,

black throughout; integuments dull, the pubescence cinereous, minute and

appressed, sparse on the head and pronotum, but forming small uneven

sparsely placed spots on the elytra, these pubescent areas being feebly

depressed or eroded. Head subquadrate, feebly, evenly convex, sparsely,

extremely minutely punctate, the punctures being entirely filled by the

hairs ; occiput evenly arcuate viewed posteriorly ; antennae one-third longer

than the head, in structure nearly as in Phodaga nlticeps, but not attenuate

toward apex. Prothorax subrectangular, slightly wider than long and a little

narrower than the head, broadly tumid posteriorly ; sides parallel, broadly

rounded at apex ; disk finely canaliculate along the middle, finely, very feebly

and sparsely punctate. Scutellum triangular, polished. Elytra at base about

176 Coleopterological Notices, III.

three-fourths wider than the prothorax, at apical fourth nearly four times as

wide as the latter, about two-thirds longer than wide, each with two diseal

and one marginal fine feebly elevated lines, tlie disk very dull, minutely and

strongly granulato-reticulate but not punctate. Legs rather long and very

slender. Length 9.8-11.8 mm. ; width 4.6-(j.O mm.

Western Texas.

The sexual modification of the al)dominal apex is not at all con-

spicuous in the two males before me.

CURCULIONID^E.

Cleonini.

The subgenus Apleurus of Chevrolat is somewhat comprehensive,

but as represented by A.fossus, api)arently intended by the author

as the generic type, it may be described in general terms as having

the beak flattened, thick and broad, and more or less devoid of me-

dial carination, the tarsi with pads of dense pubescence beneath,

the elytral maculation confused or at least non-vittate, and the

prothorax angulate and constricted anteriorly at the sides. These

characters all pertain to the groups separated by LeConte under

the names Cleonopsis and Cleonaspis.

It seems to be impossible to separate the species allied to the

tjq^ical Cleonus of Europe into groups w^hich can in any way be

considered of generic value, and, as far as our own fauna is con-

cerned, there are apparently but three distinct genera which may

be defined as follows : —

Prosternum with an erect spiniform process before each coxal cavity ; tarsi

extremely coarsely and sparsely spinose beneath, witliout trace of densely

pubescent brushes Diiiocleus

Prosternum normal, without spiniform processes; tarsi with brushes or pads

of yellowish-brown pubescence beneath.

Beak thick, more or less dilated toward apex ; densely pubescent pads some-

times imperfectly developed or obsolete on the posterior tarsi... Cleonus

Beak slender, cylindrical and more arcuate, generally not appreciably

dilated at apex ; body less stout, often very slender L.ixus

DIjVOCLEUS n. n.

Centrocleonns \\ Lec.

The species of this distinct genus are more robust and oval in

outline than in Cleonus, and are readily distinguishable by their

Coleopterological Notices, III. 17*7

broad flattened beak which is occasionally feebly carinate along the

middle and always strongly dilated at apex, by the angulate or

tuberculate sides of the prothorax, prosternal spines and absence

of brushes of yellow spongy pubescence from the lower surface of

the tarsal joints, the latter being simply coarsely and sparsely

spinose. I have been obliged to change the name originally given by

Dr. LeConte, as the name Centrocleonus had been assigned by

Chevrolat three years before to a South African genus or sub-

genus. Our species may be readily identified by the following

table : —

Alternate eljtral intervals more strongly elevated, especially toward base.

Elytral setae long and bristling.

Larger species, the alternate intervals very strongly elevated ; head

coarsely, densely punctate ; genje almost glabrous ; vestiture longer

paler and extremely dense pilosus

Smaller species, the alternate intervals feebly elevated ; head more

sparsely punctate ; gense densely pubescent ; vestiture shorter, sparser

and darker in color jacolliuus

Elytral setae short and inconspicuous.

Beak finely, distinctly carinate along the middle.

Robust and suboval ; elytral vestiture whitish, denuded in large blotches

of which a large oblique area near basal third and a broad transverse

fascia at apical third are especially noticeable annularis

Narrower, more parallel and more depressed; vestiture cinereo-ferrugi-

nous, extremely dense, and denuded on the elytra only in a few small

spots denticollis

Beak not carinate, sometimes feebly, narrowly bisulcate.

Alternate intervals rather strongly elevated ; elytral vestiture finer

shorter and sparser, not denuded, although much sparser in a broad

discal region near basal third and a narrower transverse fascia at

apical third porosus

Alternate intervals more feebly elevated ; elytral vestiture coarser,

more squamiform, much denser and more recumbent but in great part

denuded in very large blotches especially in the same regions as in

porosus farctiis

Alternate intervals not more strongly elevated or only extremely feebly so ;

form more elongate-oval.

Sutural stria of the elytra not more strongly impressed.

Sutural interval not dissimilar in vestiture.

Elytral vestiture dense, persistent, denuded, in small widely distant

areas, in which the punctures of the elytral series become con-

spicuously larger.

Large species, very robust, the sides of the prothorax feebly diver-

gent and arcuate from the tubercles to the base sagiliatllS

178 Coleopterological Notices, III.

Smaller species, much less stout, the sides of the prothorax sub-

parallel behind the tubercles albOTestitllS

Elytral vestiture rather less dense, not denuded in definable spots but

slightly denser along the alternate intervals, extremely easily re-

movable ; punctures of tlie elytral series uniform in size throughout.

luolitor

Sutural interval evenly clothed with shorter sparser and darker vestiture,

forming an even sutural vitta wickliailli

Sutural stria broadly and strongly impressed almost throughout the length

but especially so between basal and apical third densus

In distribution the genus Dinocleus seems to be confined to the

desert regions of Southern and Lower California, thence extending

through the southern parts of Arizona and along the western slope

of Mexico at least as far as Acapulco.^

D. pilOSUS Lee. — Ceil trod eoniis pil.: Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, XV, p. 14.5. —

Robust, oval, black, moderately shining, the nearly Hat bottoms of the large

punctiform fovefe highly polished. Head coarsely, rather densely punctate,

nearly denuded of pubescence ; beak broadly bisulcate, nearly twice as long

as wide, densely clothed above but abruptly glabrous on the flanks, a little

shorter than the prothorax. Prothorax a little wider than long, strongly

tuberculate laterally at apical fourth, the sides thence parallel to the base

and feebly sinuate immediately behind the tubercle ; apex transverse, three-

fourths as wide as the base, the latter broadly triangular ; disk extremely

coarsely, deeply, unevenly pnnctato-foveate, the interspaces densely, finely but

strongly punctate, with a very fine imperfect median pubescent line, a broader

sinuate line laterally which is bifurcate toward base, the lateral tubercle also

more densely pubescent. Scutellum small but distinct. E/i/tra two-fifths

longer than wide, a little more than twice as long as the prothorax, and, in

the middle, nearly two-fifths wider than the latter; sides arcuate, the liumeri

not distinctly exposed ; apex broadly conjointly rounded ; disk with rows of

large deep punctures, the alternate intervals very strongly costiform ; pubes-

cence very dense, denuded in a small spot between the third and seventh inter-

val at basal third which does not at all interrupt the elevated fifth interval,

also in a small discal spot just behind the middle of each elytron. Ahdomen

densely squamulo-pubescent, densely speckled with small subdenuded points.

Legs robust, densely pubescent, the femora annulate with denser, paler vesti-

ture at apical third. Length 11.7 mm. ; width 5.3 mm.

California. Cab. LeConte.

Described from the unique type which is in an excellent state of

preservation. The species may be known at once by the strongly

costiform alternate elytral intervals and long erect bristling setae,

in addition to the dense vestiture.

I The measurements of length, which follow, are exclusive of the beak,

i. e,, from the anterior margin of the eye to the apex of the elytra.

Coleopterological Notices, HI. 1*19

D. jacotoillUS n. sp. — Moderately robitst and convex, suboval, black,

dull in lustre, densely clothed with short dark plumbeous squauiiform hairs

and with sparse erect setae. Head sparsely punctate, subdenuded ; beak

densely pubescent, feebly bisulcate, cue-half to two-thirds longer than wide,

much shorter than the prothorax, denuded at the sides toward base, the genre

densely pubescent. Prothorax distinctly wider than long, very strongly angu-

lato-tuberculate at the sides anteriorly, the width at this point slightly greater

than at base, the sides sinuate behind the tubercle ; apex truncate, three-

fourths as wide as the base, the latter broadly angulate and bisinuate ; disk

extremely coarsely unevenly and densely foveate, the interspaces dull finely,

densely punctate, densely pubescent laterally. Eli/tra one-half longer than

wide, distinctly more than twice as long as the prothorax and from one-fourth

to one-third wider than the latter ; sides nearly parallel and straight in basal

two-thirds, then rounded to the apex ; humeri almost rectangular and quite

broadly exposed ; disk with the alternate intervals slightly costiform, a deeply

eroded and denuded oblique spot from the fourth interval toward the humeri

which interrupts the costiform elevations, also a small discal spot on each

elytron nearer the suture and behind the middle. Abdomen densely pubes-

cent, speckled with black points. Legs short, moderately stout, densely,

coarsely pubescent, the vestiture slightly denser on the femora at aj)ical third

above but not beneath. Length 0.5-9.0 mm. ; width 2.7-4.0 mm.

California (San Diego).

This species, represented before me by a good series of eight

specimens, is allied to pilosus but differs in its much smaller size,

coarser shorter darker and more sparsely placed vestiture, in its

more parallel elytra with exposed humeri, in its less costiform ely-

tral intervals and many other characters.

D. annularis Lee. — (Cleonus) Col. Kansas, etc., p. 18 ; Centrodeoims ang.:

Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, XV, p. 146. — Rather robust and convex, suboval, black,

somewhat dull in lustre, the vestiture squamiform, recumbent, very dense

except in the denuded spots. Head coarsely, sparsely punctate, the inter-

spaces finely, densely so ; beak a little shorter than the prothorax, two-thirds

longer than wide, densely clothed above, rather finely but very strongly cari-

nate, the carina feebly arcuate when viewed laterally. Prothorax about one-

fourth wider than long, the lateral tubercle very prominent, the disk thence

parallel-sided and distinctly narrower to the base, the latter broadly triangu-

lar, wider than the truncate apex ; disk very coarsely, unevenly foveate,

obliquely pubescent laterally and sometimes narrowly along the middle.

Elytra about two-thirds longer than wide ; sides distinctly arcuate, obliquely

rounded to the apex, the latter somewhat parabolically rounded ; humeri not

noticeably exjiosed or prominent ; disk with rather impressed series of very

coarse deep punctures, the alternate intervals but feebly costiform, the vesti-

ture denuded in large irregular blotches of which an oblique fascia near basal

third and a broad transverse band at apical third are chiefly prominent, the

sutural interval pubescent throughout. Abdomen densely squamulo-pubescent ;

180 Coleopferological Notices, II T.

segments three to five more sparsely so toward base, the fine semi-denuded

points not very evident. Legs short and robust, densely clothed, the femora

feebly annulate with paler and denser pubescence at apical third. Length

9.8-10.5 mm. ; width 4.2-4.8 mm.

New Mexico.

The two typical representatives of this species which I have be-

fore me are both from New Mexico, and I also refer to it a speci-

men from Arizona which is more elongated and parallel with a

rather less developed rostral carina and more broadly pubescent

median area of the pronotum.

D. denticollis n. sp. — Moderately robust, somewhat depressed above,

elongate-suboval, black and somewhat dull throughout, extremely densely

clothed with short recumbent squamiform pubescence, cinereous to ferruginous

in color, the erect hairs very short, sparse. Head sparsely punctate ; beak

about one-half longer than wide, a little shorter than the prothorax, flattened,

broadly bisulcate, very densely pubescent above, the medial carina rather

narrow but not acute, moderately elevated. Prothorax fully one-fourth wider

than long, widest at the anterior lateral tubercles which are very pronounced ;

sides behind them parallel to the base, the latter broadly cusped in the middle,

much wider than the apex ; disk very coarsely, unevenly foveolate, broadly,

obliquely pubescent laterally and more or less broadly but rather less densely

so in the middle. Scutellum very small. Elytra two-thirds longer than wide,

much more than twice as long as the prothorax and about one-third wider ;

sides feebly arcuate especially behind, obliquely convergent to the apex, the

latter narrowly subtruncate ; humeri not much exposed or prominent ; disk

with series of moderate sized, rather distinct punctures, the alternate intervals

rather strongly elevated, the extremely dense pubescence imperfectly denuded

in an oblique spot on each elytron at basal third and posteriorly in a large

elongate spot parallel to the side margin from tlie middle nearly to the apex,

also behind the middle near the suture along the second interval. Abdomen

extremely densely pubescent, the small denuded points sparse. Legs moder-

ately stout, the femora feebly annulate at apical third. Length 9.5-10.0 mm. ;

width 4.0-4.4 mm.

Arizona (Peach Springs). Mr. H. F. Wickham.

The typical series of five specimens represents a species some-

what allied to angularis but differing completely in the general

arrangement of the denuded elytral spots, also in its smaller size,

narrower and more depressed form and smaller punctures of the

elytral series. The general direction of the elytral denudation is

longitudinal in this species but is more transverse in angularis.

1>. porosiIS Lee. — Centrocleonus por.: Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, XV, p. 146. —

Robust and convex, saboval, black, the integuments strongly shining and

Coleopterological Notices, III. 181

polished ; pubescence very short, dense, pale cinereous in color. Head

coarsely, somewhat closely punctured, the beak much shorter than the pro-

thorax, about two-thirds longer than wide, densely pubescent and narrowly,

feebly bisulcate above, abruptly nearly glabrous at the sides. Protiiorax one-

fourth wider than long, widest at the anterior tubercles which are small but

very pronounced ; sides thence to the base parallel and straight ; base broadly

angulate, the scutellar lobe slightly produced and rounded ; apex subtruncate,

but slightly naore than two-thirds as wide as the base ; disk very coarsely,

deeply foveate, the bottoms of the fovese highly polished, the interspaces

densely and rather strongly punctate ; pubescence dense laterally, the inner

margin of the pubescent area sinuous. Scutellum very small. Elytra scarcely

two-thirds longer than wide, two and one-half times longer, and, in the mid-

dle, two-fifths wider than the protiiorax ; sides arcuate, obliquely convergent

behind to the apex which is rather acutely ogival ; humeri not prominent ;

disk with series of extremely large deep and somewhat distant punctures, the

alternate intervals distinctly elevated and costiform, the vestiture imperfectly

denuded in a large transverse discal area before the middle and a narrower

transverse band three-fifths from the base, the sutural interval evenly pubes-

cent throughout. Abdomen very densely pubescent but sparsely so on seg-

ments three to five except at the sides and along the apices, the small denuded

points nearly obsolete. Legs moderately stout, densely clothed, the femora

annulate at apical third. Length 11.5 mm. ; width 5.0 mm.

Lower California (Cape San Lucas). Cab. LeConte.

The unique type is in an almost perfect state of preservation,

and the species may be easily identified by its very coarse punc-

tures of the elytral series, feebly bisulcate beak and peculiarities of

the vestiture which will be more fully described under the next

species.

D. farctllS n. sp. — Robust and convex, oval, black and rather shining

throughout, the vestiture cinereous. Head coarsely, sparsely punctate, the

punctures deep and variolate ; beak three-fourths longer than wide, slightly

shorter than the protiiorax, densely pubescent above, glabrous at the sides,

the pubescent region much narrower than the beak and scarcely perceptibly

bisulcate, the lateral edges broadly convex. Protiiorax more than one-fourth

wider than long, subconical in form, slightly wider at base than at the ante-

rior tubercles, the latter small and but moderately prominent, the sides behind

them slightly divergent to the base and nearly straight ; base broadly angu-

late, the slightly produced scutellar lobe angulate, the apex broadly arcuate,

scarcely two-thirds as wide as the base ; disk coarsely, extremely unevenly

foveate, a median discal area before the middle more or less impunctate and

finely canaliculate ; vestiture obliquely dense laterally. Elytra nearly three-

fourths longer than wide, two and one-half times as long as the protiiorax ;

sides broadly arcuate ; humeri not prominent ; disk broadly rounded in

apical third, having series of very large deep somewhat distant punctures,

the alternate intervals but feebly elevated, the vestiture in great part denuded

182 Coleopterological Notices, III.

ill large blotches, especially in a large discal area before the rairldle and a

broad transverse band behind the middle, the suture narrowly pubescent