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Distinguishable from any of the preceding species by its entirely 

 deep black color; the outline is rather stout and fusiform, the lustre 

 dullish, the elytra well developed and the antennae notably stout 

 distally. 



Strigota impiger n. sp. Smaller than perplexa and more shining, the 

 minute punctures not so dense, the color however nearly similar, deep black, 

 with the elytra not or scarcely paler, the legs darker than in any of the pre- 

 ceding species and piceous; head wider than long, only very feebly inflated 

 at base, the eyes rather convex and at but little more than their own length 

 from the base; antennae piceous-black, moderate in length and only feebly 

 incrassate, of the usual structure; prothorax rather short and transverse, 

 parallel and rounded at the sides, as wide as the elytral base ; elytra well devel- 

 oped, with feebly diverging sides, the suture about a third longer than the 

 prothorax; abdomen slightly narrower than the elytra, parallel basally, 

 feebly tapering in about apical half, the margins moderately thick. Length 

 i. 9 mm.; width 0.4 mm. Washington State (Spokane). 



The median line of the pronotum seems to be feebly impressed 

 before, but not behind, the middle. The few examples before me 

 offer several inconsistencies; for example, in the type specimen the 

 antennae are smaller and much more slender, being barely at all 

 incrassate, and the abdominal tergites differ in their proportional 

 lengths from those of a second specimen. It is likely that two 

 species are involved, but the general facies is so similar that I cannot 

 venture to define more than one. I also add a larger example, 

 2.3 mm. in length, from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, which agrees very 

 well in general organization though having the elytra a little paler; 

 it also will probably prove to be specifically different. 



Strigota intrudens n. sp. Rather convex, piceous-black, the elytra dark 

 brown, the legs piceous, feebly shining, minutely, closely punctate through- 

 out; head suborbicular, but little wider than long, not dilated basally, the eyes 

 not prominent and at much more than their own length from the base, the 

 carinae fine but complete and entire; antennae rather long, blackish, gradually 

 and moderately incrassate, the basal joint short, not quite as long as either of 

 the next two though a little thicker, the second and third subequal, the fourth 

 very slightly longer than wide, the outer joints slightly wider than long, 

 the last gradually pointed and as long as the two preceding; prothorax 

 very moderately transverse, parallel and evenly rounded at the sides, 

 scarcely a third wider than the head, as wide as the elytral base, convex, 

 unimpressed; elytra moderately transverse, with feebly diverging sides, 

 the suture nearly a third longer than the prothorax; abdomen evidently 

 narrower than the elytra, parallel basally, feebly tapering apically, the 

 margins thick. Length 1.7 mm.; width 0.4 mm. California (Sta. Cruz 

 and Sta. Clara Cos.). 



