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regular series in outer half posteriorly. Body oval, slightly narrowed 

 posteriorly and elliptical around the apex; under surface black, 

 the legs and antennae barely less than black; head with small but dis- 

 tinct punctures; prothorax much more than twice as wide as long and 

 much less than half as long as the elytra, the latter distinctly longer 

 than wide, the surface even, without trace of impressed lines, the 

 stria as usual, the punctures distinct and not very widely spaced in 

 the series postero-laterad; antennae with the funicle slender and much 

 longer than the club; third joint equal in length to the next two, 

 which are each much elongated; metasternal process convex, its 

 apex not beyond the coxae, truncate and with a strongly elevated 

 bead, thick laterally but thinner medially; abdomen in great part 

 rather strongly and coarsely asperato-punctate. Length 2.1 mm.; 

 width 1.33 mm. California (Riverside, May 17) .calif ornicus n.sp. 



Punctures of the intermediate series extremely minute, very much 

 smaller than those of the regular series over most of the posterior 

 part of the elytra 10 



IO Form oblong-oval, short, very obtuse behind; under surface, legs 

 and antennae black or nearly so, the abdomen shining and scarcely 

 punctate except medially; head distinctly punctured; antennae 

 slender, the third joint as long as the next two, the funicle much* 

 longer than the club; prothorax large, rather more than half as long 

 as the elytra, the latter nearly as wide as long, with the series almost 

 attaining the base, having the punctures moderately separated in 

 the series and, throughout the width in the type, there are coarsely 

 impressed lines, which in a second specimen are represented only by 

 fine and very feebly impressed lines; metasternal process broad, 

 truncate and strongly beaded, the bead broader at the sides, the 

 prosternal process also beaded at the sides and broadly at the de- 

 scending apex. Length 1.75-2.0 mm.; width 1.2-1.33 mm. Cali- 

 fornia (Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras Co. and also at Pomona, Los 

 Angeles Co.) atrolucens n. sp. 



Form narrower, oval, the sides rather abruptly oblique near the apex; 

 under surface black, the legs, and antennae basally, obscurely ru- 

 fescent; head moderately punctulate, the antennae shorter than in 

 the preceding, the third joint rather shorter than the next two com- 

 bined, the funicle but little longer than the club; prothorax shorter, 

 much less than half as long as the elytra, which are slightly elongate, 

 narrowly parabolic at tip and having all the punctures very small 

 and feeble, those of the intermediate series extremely minute, the 

 surface not grooved; metasternal process arcuato-truncate and finely 

 beaded, the prosternal process apparently without the thick bead- 

 like margins of atrolucens. Length 1.7 mm.; width 1.05 mm. 

 California (Riverside, April 5) jejunus n. sp. 



II Head well developed, at least half as wide as the prothorax 12 



Head relatively small, less than half as wide as the prothorax; species 

 very small in size 14 



12 Metasternal process extending well beyond the coxae, its apex 

 truncate, with broadly rounded angles and moderately and subevenly 

 beaded; third antennal joint not quite as long as the next two com- 



