254 MEMOIRS ON THE COLEOPTERA 



TENEBRIONID.E. 



A short time ago I received from Mr. L. E. Ricksecker, a specimen of 

 the very rare Auchmobius sublcevis, of LeConte, taken at a point about 

 90 miles inland from San Diego, near Julian, and therefore in the vicinity 

 of the type locality. A casual inspection shows that the description of 

 the antennae given by Dr. Horn is wholly erroneous, and that the Owen's 

 Valley representative cited by that author is not only distinct, but 

 represents a very different genus or more probably tribe. The antennae 

 in sublcevis are rather slender and cylindric, enlarged very slightly in 

 the last four joints as in the Eurymetoponini generally, and of virtually 

 typical structure; the third joint is much elongated, being about as 

 long as the next two combined. The anterior tibiee are truncate at tip 

 and not or barely at all everted externally. The epistoma is of a purely 

 Eurymetoponid type but slightly exaggerated, being somewhat produced 

 medially, with its tip rather deeply sinuate, but without the faintest 

 suggestion of the lobate form occurring in Trimytis. In fact the only 

 decisive peculiarity of Auchmobius, when compared for example with 

 Cryptadius, resides in the absence of supra-orbital carinae, and I am 

 almost of opinion that it is none other than the true Eitrymetopon, the 

 elytral sulci mentioned as pertaining to the latter being sometimes faintly 

 observable in the similarly non-striate elytra of Cryptadius. At any 

 rate, Auchmobius belongs to the Eurymetoponini and there is no tribe 

 Auchmobiini. the remarkable antennal characters published by Horn, 

 which impelled the suggestion of such a tribe, being non-existent. The 

 Owen's valley species, whatever it may be, mistaken by Dr. Horn for 

 Auchmobius sublcevis, does however probably represent a distinct tribe 

 as above intimated; but of this I can say no more without an inspection 

 of that interesting nondescript. 



I have recently received a large female example of Zopherodes elegans 

 Horn, taken at some point between Fort Wingate and Sta. Fe, New 

 Mexico. It has nothing in common with Zopherinus as I formerly 

 thought possible, but is a typical Zopherodes like all the others found 

 in our western Sonoran regions. In Zopherinus the white incrustation 

 generally covers the entire upper surface, excepting the elevations and a 

 pronotal blotch, as for instance in venosus Chmp.; it may be confined, 

 however, to the lateral margins only, as in limbatus Csy., or may be 

 wanting altogether, as in Icevicollis. In Zopherodes, however, it is wanting 

 except very rarely and then appearing at the margins only, as in elegans 

 Horn. 



Zopherodes lugubris Csy., does not come from the Grand Canon as 

 supposed, but occurs in the more southern part of the state, recently 

 having been collected near Tucson. 



Z. verrucipennis Csy., may be regarded as a synonym of otiosus and 

 not a subspecies. 



Anepsius catenulatus Csy., may be united with atratus Csy., as a syn- 

 onym. Atratus resembles delicatulus Lee., very much, but is black and 

 not piceous in color. The prothorax is less transverse and the elytra 

 are shorter; the sculpture is rather stronger and closer throughout. 



