144 MEMOIRS ON THE COLEOPTERA 



Stenotarsus Perty 



This is one of the largest genera of the family, but is not at all 

 well represented in the colder parts of the world. Until now we 

 have only recorded a single species within our faunal limits, hispidus 

 Hbst., and I now add another as follows: 



Stenotarsus solidus n. sp. Similar to hispidus in sculpture and pubes- 

 cence but more broadly oval, the coloration as in hispidus, except that 

 the elytra are solidly black, excepting a narrow ambient tawny border 

 throughout, the suture without trace of the pallid vitta of hispidus; head 

 and prothorax nearly similar, the latter slightly less transverse; ninth 

 antennal joint distinctly longer than the tenth and not subequal in length 

 as it is in hispidus; elytra less elongate-oval, barely more than a third 

 longer than wide; last joint of the hind tarsi still longer. Length 4.2 mm. ; 

 width 2.7 mm. North Carolina (Southern Pines), Manee. 



The under surface of the body and the legs throughout are very 

 uniform pale testaceous in color. I have hispidus from District of 

 Columbia, New Jersey and Indiana. 



Aphorista Gorh. 



The following species belongs near vittata Fabr., and has the same 

 color pattern, but differs in many ways, particularly in antennal 

 structure: 



Aphorista ovipennis n. sp. Small in size, ventricose, polished and tes- 

 taceous in color throughout, the two feeble median convexities of the 

 pronotum picescent, the elytra colored exactly as in vittata; head but 

 slightly more than half as wide as the prothorax, minutely, sparsely 

 punctulate, the eyes large and coarsely faceted as usual; antennae black, 

 the basal joint feebly rufescent, a little more than half as long as the body, 

 the third joint as long as the next two, five to eight short, just visibly 

 longer than wide, each a little shorter than the fourth; club gradually 

 slightly broadening from the base, the ninth joint slightly elongate, tenth 

 wider than long, the eleventh rufescent, obtuse, oval and obliquely pointed; 

 prothorax three-fifths wider than the median length, formed as in vittata, 

 impunctate; scutellum transversely oval; elytra feebly micro-reticulate 

 and with fine sparse punctures, only about a third longer than wide and 

 about one-half wider than the prothorax, the apex of each rather broadly 

 rounded; under surface clear rufous throughout, minutely and sparsely 

 punctulate and polished. Male with the sixth ventral small, narrow and 

 rounded, the tibiae all simple and straight; tarsi very short as usual. 

 Length (cf) 4.0 mm.; width 2.3 mm. Lake Superior (Bayfield). 



Differs from vittata in its smaller size, distinctly shorter outer 

 antennal joints, relatively smaller head and prothorax, more ab- 



