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convex and broadly arcuately rounded laterally, arcuately declivous 

 posteriorly; surface rather coarsely and not densely sculptured, cen- 

 trally the punctures are coarse, shallow and somewhat eroded, tend- 

 ing to coalesce transversely, laterally and apically muricato-granulate, 

 the rather large granules coalescing transversely so as to appear 

 rugose. 



Epiplcurae opaque, finely, sparsely and subasperately punctulate, 

 gradually narrowing from base to apex; superior margin scarcely sin- 

 uate beneath the humeri. 



Sterna and paraplcurae finely and not densely punctate nor asperate. 



Abdomen rather finely and sparsely punctate, more coarsely and 

 rugosely so on the first segment, fourth segment with comparatively 

 few punctures. 



Leys rather stout, moderate in length. Profemora mutic. Tarsi 

 dissimilar in the sexes. 



$ . Somewhat narrow. Elytra oblong ; abdomen less convex, some- 

 what flattened on the first two segments, and feebly oblique to the 

 sterna. 



Protarsi with a blunt tuft of golden pubescence on the first joint 

 at apex beneath ; mesotarsi without tufts of pubescence. 



9 . Somewhat stout. Elytra less oblong and more oval. Abdomen 

 moderately convex and horizontal, i. e., on the same plane with the 

 sterna. First joint of the protarsi thickened beneath. 



Measurements. Male. Length, 12.0 mm.; width 5.0 mm. Female. 

 Length, 11.5 mm.; width, 6.O mm. 



Habitat. Washington (Wenatchee, May 8th: Ellensburg, 

 March I3th) collected by Wm. Mann. Number of specimens 

 studied, 3 (2 $ $ , i 9 ). 



Types ( $ and 9 ) in my own collection. Paratype ( $ ) in 

 Mr. Mann's collection. 



Eleodes adulterina n. var. (A race of cordata Esch.) 

 Syn. forma intermedia. See Bull. 63, U. S. Nat. Mus., p. 381.) 



The name intermedia is preoccupied. This race of cordata 

 Esch. was briefly defined as E. cordata forma intermedia in the 

 above monograph of the Eleodiini as follows : ''Sculpturing 

 more strongly muricato-tuberculate, with the intervals between 

 the punctures less convex and consequently less reguose, ap- 

 proaching pimclioldes Mann." On the central area of the elytral 

 disk along the suture the punctures become less muricate and 

 simpler. 



A series of 209 specimens collected by Mr. F. W. Nunen- 



