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is a still larger fovea midway between the eye and constriction; at 

 base there are two smaller approximate punctures; prothorax nearly 

 as in the preceding but shorter and broader, not quite as long as wide; 

 elytra parallel, not quite as long as wide and everywhere narrower 

 than the prothorax, the punctures strong and moderately close-set; 

 abdomen with very minute punctules, separated as widely as the 

 punctures of the elytra; sixth ventral (cf ) with a large subangular 

 shallow sinus, about five times as wide as deep, the adjoining surface 

 feebly impressed and smooth for a short distance. Length (cf) 

 8.0 mm.; width 1.6 mm. Arizona (locality unrecorded). On the 

 right side of the head in the type, the large fovea near the eye pos- 

 teriorly, is replaced by two or three small punctures in a line parallel 

 to the limb of the eye rubidulus n. sp. 



Head at the sides with many small diffused punctures, the entire upper 

 surface with minute but evident punctulation, the entire under 

 surface with fine sparse punctures 14 



14 Body rather stout, much larger than in either of the preceding, obscure 

 rufous in color, the abdomen blackish, the head black; surface 

 moderately shining; head somewhat opalescent, not quite as long as 

 wide, the tempora feebly, then more strongly, converging to the 

 constriction; fovea one next the eye anteriorly, two midway between 

 the eye and contriction subdorsally, three very small and midway 

 between the eye and constriction on the flanks; near the constriction 

 there are two small approximate foveae arranged transversely; there 

 is no trace of the large fovea near the eye postero-dorsally visible in 

 the preceding species; antennae fuscous, testaceous basally ; prothorax 

 in both sexes relatively much smaller than in rubidulus, fully a fifth 

 wider than long, the sides basally and the base much rounded; 

 tripunctate series distinct; scutellum with but few very fine punc- 

 tures; elytra large, about as long as wide, rather longer than the 

 prothorax and fully as wide; elytra strongly and rather closely 

 punctate; abdomen with minute punctules, about as close-set as the 

 elytral punctures; sixth ventral (cf) with a moderate and very 

 shallow, broadly rounded sinus, the adjoining surface with a large 

 triangular smooth flattened surface. Length (cf 9 ) 9.2-10.3 mm.; 

 width 2.0-2.1 mm. Arizona (Final Mts.), YVickham. 



pinalicus n. sp. 



Body still stouter, similar in coloration to pinalicus but more shining; 

 head more shining, with the minute punctulation more distinct, the 

 foveae similarly arranged, except that near the constriction there are 

 about three foveae arranged more obliquely than in pinalicus; sides 

 behind the eyes less parallel, similarly oblique basally; antennae 

 rather long, all the joints fully as long as wide; prothorax relatively 

 larger than in pinalicus, the slopes postero-externally subexplanate, 

 only very little wider than long, the sides and base similarly rounded; 

 fine scutellar punctures stronger and more numerous; elytra slightly 

 shorter than wide, scarcely as long as the prothorax, at base much 

 narrower, at apex scarcely as wide, as the latter, rather strongly 

 and closely punctate; abdomen with the minute punctules as close- 

 set as the punctures of the elytra, rather stronger than in any of the 



