CETONIIN/E 357 



Dorado, Shasta and Del Norte Cos.) and Oregon (Josephine Co.). 

 Many examples ; that from Josephine Co. is more coarsely and densely 

 sculptured than those from the Sierras and has a slightly different 

 appearance but identical tarsi montanus n. sp. 



Hind tarsi nearly as in montanus, the body a little larger in size and with 

 a less transverse, laterally less rounded prothorax, which is relatively 

 narrower when compared with the elytra, the latter nearly similar 

 but not so narrow and differing especially in having the opaque 

 areolae more separated, rather narrower and extremely shallow, not 

 at all impressed, gradually smaller and shorter but still very shallow 

 on the flanks; pygidium nearly similar but with the areolae extremely 

 shallow and smaller in size; anterior tibiae with the two teeth short, 

 obtuse and rectilinearly truncated, evenly and equally so on each of 

 the four anterior tibiae of the two examples, the apical tooth less 

 prominent than the others; hind tarsi partially broken in the types 

 but with the first three joints almost exactly as in montanus, the 

 second joint a fourth longer than wide. Length 11.5-12.2 mm.; 

 width 5.0-5.3 mm. Washington State. Two specimens. 



congener n. sp. 



I 8 Body larger and stouter than in any other of this section, excepting 

 maritimus, and differing very radically from that in its very short 

 compact tarsi; color deep black, dull above, polished beneath, the 

 erect hairs sparse, rather short and not conspicuous; elytra with 

 some small and more or less transverse spots of tomentum, princip- 

 ally along the sides and a larger, more yellowish patch at base as in 

 armatus; head not quite flat above, the punctures rather coarse, 

 opaque and very densely crowded, the anterior slope not sharply 

 denned at the summit, the clypeus very strongly reflexed; prothorax 

 not quite one-half wider than long, parallel, with moderately and 

 evenly rounded sides from apex to base, widest at about the middle, 

 the basal angles large, convex, smooth, slightly reflexed, separated 

 by a distinct oblique impression from the disk and, from the base, 

 by a moderately deep sinus; punctures coarse but shallow, opaque 

 and close-set, densely crowded and rather coarser at the sides; 

 anterior angles defined internally by the usual cavities but not quite 

 so long as in some of the allied species; scutellum with a very variable 

 number of coarse opaque areolae; elytra fully one-half longer than 

 wide, subparallel, a fifth wider than the prothorax, flat and some- 

 times with traces of the two or three broad shallow lines of knochi 

 on the disk, the opaque areolae very shallow, narrow and elongate, 

 widely separated and open behind, the flanks rather rapidly de- 

 clivous and subprominently defined, with smaller and deep punctures ; 

 pygidium with large shallow opaque areolae, shining and sparsely 

 punctulate apically as usual; hind tarsi very rapidly tapering on the 

 flat side and barely three-fifths as long as the tibiae, without sexual 

 differences so far as observable. Length 11.8-13.2 mm.; width 

 5.6-6.0 mm. California (Alameda and Contra Costa Cos.). Sa- 

 cramento LeConte. Not very common. Five examples. 



angularis Lee. 



Body smaller and more slender than in angularis but similar in coloration, 



