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sides convex; hind angles prominent, acute. Elytra 

 subfusiform, slightly shining, broader than the thorax, 

 and nearly thrice its length, with regular rows of 

 minute punctures. Length of the body, 1 1 lines. 



This may be distinguished from the two preceding 

 species by the more minute punctures on the lines of 

 the elytra. 



Genus ELEODES. (Eschscholtz.) 

 Eleodes subtuberculata. N. S. 



Nigra, obscura ; capite thoraceque confertim punc- 

 tatis ; thorace lateribus subrectis, angulis anticis acutis ; 

 elytris ellipticis, tuberculato-lineatis. 



Black, dull. Head and thorax thickly punctured. 

 Head with a transverse impressed line between the 

 base of the antennas ; clypeus somewhat shining. Thorax 

 somewhat broader than the head, harder, broader behind 

 than in front ; sides almost straight ; fore angles acute. 

 Elytra elliptical, with numerous lines of minute tu- 

 bercles, almost twice broader than the thorax, and 

 about thrice its length. Length of the body, 5^ lines. 



Eleodes convexicollis. N. S. 



Nigra ; capite thoraceque sub tilissime punctatis; capite 

 incisuris tribus anticis ; thoracis lateribus anticis valde 

 convexis ; elytris longiovatis, punctato-striatis. 



Black, rather dull. Head slightly excavated on the 

 fore border and on each side in front of the base of the 

 antennaB. Head and thorax very minutely punctured. 

 Thorax very convex on each side before the middle. 



