434 MEMOIRS ON THE (JOLEOPTERA 



In the recent catalogue of the Schenkling series, Dr. Bernhauer 

 has substituted the new name duplicattis Bernh., for basalis Horn, 

 presumably because the latter name is preoccupied, but I am unable 

 to find any older basalis in his list and therefore cannot understand 

 the necessity for the change. 



Philonthus scutellatus n. sp. Elongate-fusiform, shining and deep 

 black throughout, the legs piceous; antennae blackish, not paler at base, 

 not quite as long as the head and prothorax, rather slender, moderately 

 incrassate, the outer joints slightly longer than wide; head oval, slightly 

 elongate, the eyes large, not prominent, continuing the very even ar- 

 cuation of the sides of the head and less than their own length from the 

 base; prothorax somewhat longer than wide, much wider than the head, 

 rounded at base, the sides distinctly converging and evenly, feebly arcu- 

 ate from base to apex, the serial punctures strong; scutellum very large, 

 from its extreme base to apex very nearly as long as the entire suture 

 behind it; elytra slightly shorter than wide, equal in length to the pro- 

 thorax, at base distinctly, at apex very much, wider than the latter; 

 punctures small but asperulate and rather well separated, the general 

 surface very shining, abdomen parallel, narrowing apically, with fine and 

 very unequally distributed punctures, the hairs longer and rather darker 

 than those of the elytra. Length (9) 6.2 mm.; width 1.25 mm. Cali- 

 fornia (Paraiso Hot Springs, Monterey Co.). 



There are in the unique type, three punctures in the left and four 

 in the right series on the pronotum, but I have every reason to 

 believe that it belongs to the 3-punctate series; there is no species 

 at all resembling it in the 4-punctate section; the anterior tarsi 

 in the female type are decidedly thickened basally. 



Philonthus atrolucens n. sp. Form slender, strongly shining and deep 

 black throughout, the elytra very faintly subaeneous; legs piceous, the 

 antennae blackish, not paler basally, rather slender but not as long as the 

 head and prothorax, distinctly incrassate, the outer joints not quite as 

 long as wide; head oblong-oval, the eyes at two-thirds more than their 

 own length from the base; sides parallel and evenly arcuate, rounding at 

 base; prothorax elongate, wider than the head, rounded at base, the sides 

 just visibly converging and feebly arcuate from base to apex, the apical 

 angles rounded; three punctures moderately strong, equidistant; scutellum 

 rather small, about half as long as the suture; elytra somewhat longer 

 than wide, longer than the prothorax. the sides but faintly diverging, 

 everywhere very much wider than the prothorax, the punctures small, 

 not asperate and well separated, the surface shining; abdomen narrowing 

 posteriorly but only slightly, the punctures fine, widely separated, closer 

 basally, the hairs fine, a little longer and darker than those of the elytra. 

 Length ( 9 ) 5-4-5-5 mm. ; width I . I mm. California (Gilroy Hot Springs, 

 Sta. Clara Co.). 



Not closely related to any other species. The anterior tarsi are 



