DYNASTIIvME 153 



basally extremely small; hind tarsi slightly longer than the tibiae; 

 transverse abdominal series of punctures irregular and rather 

 confused. Length (cf) 11.4 mm.; width 5.2 mm. Oregon (Cor- 



vallis), Moznette reflexa n. sp. 



Last joint of the maxillary palpi slender, with a narrow impressed fossa 



on its upper surface 3 



3 Small species, never much exceeding 10 mm. in average length. . .4 

 Larger species, much exceeding 10 mm. in average length of body. . . .8 

 4 Basal bead of the pronotum entire, though sometimes becoming very 



feeble medially 5 



Basal bead broadly obliterated medially 6 



5 Form oblong-oval, only moderately convex, smooth, the elytra 

 unusually short; color pale brownish-yellow. Head (c?) not visibly 

 more than half as wide as the prothorax, discretely and moderately 

 punctate, with a subimpunctate medial occipital area, densely and 

 coarsely rugose anteriorly behind the suture; eyes separated by two 

 and one-half times their width; clypeus two-fifths wider than long, 

 feebly trapezoidal, with almost evenly arcuate sides, arcuato- 

 truncate apex and moderately rounded angles, strongly, transversely 

 rugose, the rugae gradually lost anteriorly, feebly impressed along 

 the middle ; sides moderately, the apex more strongly, reflexed ; suture 

 coarse at the sides, fine, entire and sinuate medially; antennal club 

 strongly curved, only a little longer than the stem, rather wide; 

 prothorax relatively small, nearly twice as wide as long, the sides 

 parallel and barely arcuate to beyond the middle, there gradually 

 rounded and convergent to the short but sharp angles, the basal 

 angles moderately broadly rounded; punctures fine, sparse, strong 

 and rather close laterad, also closer along the entire basal bead 

 throughout; scutellum as long as wide, ogival, punctured except 

 apically; elytra barely a third longer than wide, more than a third 

 wider than the prothorax, oblong, with parallel arcuate sides and 

 obtusely rounded apex; punctures fine, feeble, lineate, confused and 

 mingled with minute punctules suturally; sternal pubescence rather 

 sparse and inconspicuous; transverse series of the abdomen even; 

 hind tarsi very slender, not quite as long as the tibiae. Female a 

 little larger, with slightly more elongate hind body, the slender 

 filiform hind tarsi barely three-fourths as long as the tibiae. Length 

 (cf 9 ) 9.7-12.0 mm.; width 4.7-5.8 mm. Southern California, 



Dunn. Four examples phasma n. sp. 



Form more elongate-oval, strongly convex, smooth, similar in coloration. 

 Head (cf) almost three-fifths as wide as the prothorax, blackish, 

 rufescent anteriorly, finely, sparsely punctate, becoming coarsely 

 rugose behind the suture; eyes as in phasma; clypeus one-half wider 

 than long, the sides subparallel, feebly oblique anteriorly, the angles 

 rounded, the apex truncate, broadly and strongly reflexed, the sides 

 basally not reflexed but with the fine bead elevated, the surface 

 rufous, shining, nearly smooth, becoming gradually though moder- 

 ately rugose basally; antennal club much curved, distinctly longer 

 than the stem; prothorax about twice as wide as long, the sides 

 moderately, subevenly rounded, more converging apically, the 



