CUCUJID/E 123 



abdomen shining, rufous, the punctures small but rather close; under 

 surface of the head strongly and closely punctured throughout. Length 

 (cf) 3-5 mm.; width 1.3 mm. California (a single example from an 

 unrecorded locality). 



From fasciatus this species differs in its more elongate form and 

 very much denser and stronger punctures and, from biguttatus Say, 

 which it resembles in the latter respect, it differs in the less evenly 

 distributed and laterally denser cephalic punctures and absence 

 of the median stria of that species, in the relatively rather shorter 

 antennse and less broad and much paler body, legs and antennae, 

 the comparison being made between males of corresponding develop- 

 ments. The pale spots of the elytra are slightly less anterior than 

 in biguttatus, 



Laemophloeus shastanus n. sp. Male oblong, not parallel, rather 

 strongly depressed, shining and piceous-black, each elytron with an 

 elongate-oval pale streak before the middle; pubescence short, rather 

 sparse and inconspicuous; head distinctly narrower than the prothorax, 

 the eyes only moderate in size and three-fourths their length from the 

 base; surface finely and loosely, evenly punctulate throughout, the 

 ambient line distinct, the median stria not very deep though distinct; 

 antennse filiform but not very slender, piceous, scarcely extending to the 

 middle of the elytra, the first joint scarcely longer but much thicker than 

 the third, second and fourth subequal, eighth joint much shorter than 

 those adjoining and barely as large as the second; prothorax three-fifths 

 wider than long, the sides moderately converging and broadly arcuate 

 from apex to base, scarcely nodulate at any point, the basal angles acute 

 and rather prominent; surface finely, closely, rather strongly punctate, 

 more feebly medially, not impressed near the carinulate sublateral lines; 

 scutellum minutely, inconspicuously punctate; elytra oblong, slightly 

 wider than the prothorax and between two and three times as long, with 

 the usual three discal carinulate grooves and sublateral carina, the sub- 

 sutural stria not extending anteriorly to the middle; punctures very fine 

 and rather sparse, confused as usual in this group; abdomen very finely, 

 sparsely punctulate. Length (cf ) 2.8 mm.; width 0.95 mm. California 

 (Redwood Creek. Humboldt Co.). 



The type is probably not the most fully developed form of male, 

 judging by analogy in the case of biguttatus, to which this species is 

 allied, differing in its finer and much sparser punctures and in 

 antennal structure, the eighth joint not being so notably reduced 

 in that species. The eyes also are much smaller. 



L. biguttatus Say, is a very widely diffused species, varying re- 

 markably in size, and I have a large series taken at numerous points 

 from Pennsylvania to Arizona. 



