33o MEMOIRS ON THE COLEOPTERA 



The three following species are allied more or less closely to vali- 

 dus Dej.; they all have' the ocellate puncture near the scutellum 

 similarly distinct: 



Hypherpes kansanus n. sp. Subparallel and very moderately convex, 

 shining, piceous, the legs and epipleura pale rufous, head three-fifths as 

 wide as the prothorax, with moderate prominent eyes and deep arcuate 

 converging anterior sulci; antennae longer than the head and prothorax, 

 rather thick, ferruginous; prothorax just visibly wider than long, the 

 sides broadly, subevenly rounded, gradually very feebly sinuate broadly 

 toward base, the latter feebly sinuate medially, strongly margined later- 

 ally and distinctly wider than the apex, which is feebly sinuate, with 

 broadly rounded angles, the basal angles right, slightly blunt at tip; im- 

 pressions obsolete; inner fovea long, the outer wanting, the intervening 

 surface convex, the carina wanting; elytra three-fourths longer than wide, 

 a sixth wider than the prothorax, parallel, with feebly arcuate sides and 

 gradually rounding apex, the humeral denticle feeble and vestigial, the 

 subapical sinus broad and shallow; striae not coarse, deeply impressed 

 and without trace of punctulation, the scutellar short and deep; intervals 

 distinctly convex; prosternum distinctly sulcate; anterior male tarsi 

 strongly dilated and paler, ferruginous. Length (cf ) 12.5 mm.; width 

 4.7 mm. Kansas (probably western), Snow. 



Differs from validus in its more parallel form and relatively nar- 

 rower hind body, still more broadly rounded apical thoracic angles, 

 paler legs and antennje, more sharply sulcate prosternum and other 

 characters. The type was considered under validus in my previous 

 revision. 



Hypherpes responsor n. sp. Rather more convex, not so parallel, 

 shining, black, the elytra alutaceous in the female; under surface and legs 

 piceo-rufous, the anterior tarsi still paler; head two-thirds as wide as the 

 prothorax, the eyes moderate in size and prominence, with the deep sulci 

 arcuately converging; mandibles rufescent; antennae pale ferruginous, 

 the first joint blackish; prothorax barely visibly wider than long, the 

 sides broadly, subevenly arcuate, slightly oblique and feebly though evi- 

 dently sinuate basally to the right, rather sharp and subprominent 

 angles; base subequal in width to the apex, feebly sinuate medially and 

 margined laterally; apex feebly sinuate, with obtusely blunt angles; im- 

 pressions obsolete; inner fovea long, obtusely impressed, the outer want- 

 ing, the intervening surface feebly, evenly convex, without trace of im- 

 pression or carina; elytra two-thirds longer than wide, two-sevenths wider 

 than the prothorax, parallel and distinctly arcuate at the sides, evenly 

 rounded at apex, the humeral denticles nearly obsolete; subapical sinus 

 broad and very feeble; striae rather fine but deeply impressed, not at all 

 punctulate, the scutellar very short; intervals broadly convex, more dis- 

 tinctly laterad; prosternum feebly impressed, strongly margined, but 

 only at the extreme apex. Length ( 9 ) 13.0 mm.; width 4.75 mm. Van- 

 couver Island (Victoria), Wickham. 



