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punctures very minute in two series between every two of the fine 

 impressed lines; antennae and sterna moderate. Length 1.7-2.35 

 mm.; width 1.2-1.4 mm - Rhode Island, Middle States and Onta- 

 rio. [0. striatulus Lee.] semistriatus Lee. 



Elytra without striiform lines, except sometimes more or less evidently 

 internally behind the middle 6 



6 Head less developed, not one-half as wide as the prothorax. Body 

 rather stout, oval, obtusely parabolic behind, strongly convex and 

 polished above; under surface and legs pale ochreo-testaceous; head 

 very minutely, rather sparsely punctate, the antennae moderate, the 

 first joint of the club obtriangular and slightly longer than the 

 second; prothorax transverse, the sides rather more arcuate ante- 

 riorly than posteriorly, the basal bead obsolescent at the middle; 

 scutellum broadly ogival; elytra polished throughout, not distinctly 

 reticulate even at apex, only slightly longer than wide, two and one- 

 half times as long as the prothorax, very obtuse at apex, the fine 

 punctures disposed in single series, the intermediate series barely 

 traceable. Length 1.8-2.6 mm.; width 1.1-1.6 mm. Texas (Dallas 

 and Columbus), New Mexico (Las Vegas) and Dakota (Bismarck). 

 Fourteen examples lubricus n. sp. 



Head small, much less than half as wide as the prothorax. Body small 

 in size, broadly suboblong-oval, very obtuse behind; under surface 

 in considerable part darker than the legs; head with punctures larger 

 than usual but excessively shallow, the front more abruptly produced 

 medially than usual; antennae well developed, the third joint fully as 

 long as the next two combined; prothorax more than twice as wide 

 as long, the sides evenly and moderately arcuate and not very converg- 

 ent from base to apex, the basal bead distinct medially; scutellum 

 evenly ogival, one-half wider than long; elytra slightly longer than 

 wide, the arcuate sides gradually more rounded posteriorly, polished, 

 micro-reticulate on the flanks behind; metasternum very wide, the 

 bead everywhere very narrow, the apex broadly subtruncate. Length 

 1.7 mm.; width i.o mm. New York (Catskill Mts.), H. H. Smith. 



fniotratus n. sp. 



Head fully half as wide as the prothorax or more 7 



7 Form broadly and very evenly elliptic, convex, polished, the under 

 surface and legs pale as usual; head fully half as wide as the prothorax, 

 minutely and sparsely punctulate, the eyes only moderate in de- 

 velopment; antennae as usual, the club broad distally, the joints 

 increasing in width; prothorax more than twice as wide as long, 

 distinctly less than half as long as the elytra, the sides evenly and 

 strongly converging and very moderately arcuate from base to apex, 

 the basal bead rather narrow but strong throughout medially; 

 elytra barely at all longer than wide, the outline broadly parabolic; 

 punctures of the series very fine; surface reticulate apically; pro- 

 sternal process having a distinct lateral, and broader flat apical, 

 beading. Length 1.75 mm.; width 1.15 mm. Illinois (Highland 

 Park) bullatus n. ?p. 



Form broadly oval, very convex, broadly obtuse behind, polished, re- 

 ticulate only at the extreme tip of the elytra and not strongly; under 



