182 THE CANADIAN KNTOMOI.OGIST 



sutural stria' strongly impressed ; almost unarmed, with thcdeclivital 

 teeth reduced to three extremely minute acute granules in the 

 usual situations, on the 2n(i and 3rd and (Uh interspaces, with a 

 \ery few additional minute granules; the tleclixity \'ery closely 

 and deeply punctured. The pubescence of the elytra is rather 

 short and abundant on the sides and behind. 



The male has the front plano-con\e\, denseU', deepU' granu- 

 late-punctate, with an indistinct median carina, and sparsely 

 hair\ ; the declivity concave from the deeply wideK' impressed 

 sutural stria', sparsely deepK' punctured, shining, the 2nd and 

 3rd teeth large, acute, within the rather distinct granulate lateral 

 margin, the 2nd cur\xxl, the hrst tooth minute. Jasper Park, 

 Alberta, Canada. The type is in the collection of the Entomological 

 Branch. Ottawa. 



Pityokteines elegans, n. sp. 



This species is closel\- allied to sparsus (halsameus) Lee, 

 but is slightK- more elongate, with the elytral striic finely, regularly 

 impressed, and the interstrial punctures very small. 



Description of the female — Length, 2.5 mm.; the head has the 

 front flattened, denseh , finely granulate, very densely clothed 

 with \ery long incurved orange-coloured hairs; the antennal club 

 wider than long, the first suture nearly straight except at the 

 sides, the distal oblique part strongly depressed. 



The pronolum is slightK' longer than wide, with the sides 

 feebly arcuate on the basal half; the front margin broadly rounded, 

 rather closely asperate in front ; rather finely and sparsely punctured 

 behind, with a wide smooth median space; the hairs sparse, long 

 and erect about the sides, thicker on the fnjntal declivity and 

 gradually longer from the summit to the apical margin, which is 

 densely fringed with \ery long orange hairs similar to those of the 

 front of the head. 



The elytra are slightly longer than in sparus, with the sides 

 parallel, the apex semicircularly rounded, the stria' finely regularly 

 impressed, the sutural striic somewhat deeper and wider than the 

 others; the strial punctures small and \ery closel\' placed, slightly 

 smaller at the ])ase; the interspaces wide, moderately convex on 

 the disc, smooth except near the declivity; the interstrial punctures 



