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tured area finely alutaceous and dull, the impunctate area between the first 

 and fourth stria> also slightly dull owing to an extremely fine, scarcely \isible 

 ground sculpture; area between the fourth stria- highly polished. Propygidiuni 

 and pygidium evenly rather closely punctate, the punctures becoming gradually 

 a little smaller toward the p\gidial apex. Prosternal lines approximate, gradually 

 con\ergent anteriorly, becoming subconfiuent and evanescent at about the 

 anterior fourth. 



Length (to ehtral apex) 2.1 mm.; width 1.75 mm. 



Described from two examples submitted by Mr. Norman Criddle, who took 

 them at Aweme, Manitoba, V-3 1-1909 (type) and VII-1-1915. I thought on 

 first sight that these might be small specimens of the rare seminitens of LeConte, 

 to which the\- are certainly allied. On comparing them, however, with the 

 unique type of the latter I find it to be not only much larger, but also a much 

 more coarsely and densely sculptured species with brown bronze surface lustre 

 (not at all bluish) external subhumeral stria distinct from the marginal, the 

 fourth stria joining the sutural and strongly impressed all the way around. 

 Xone of the more recently described species of Blatchley, Wolcott and Casey 

 agree very closely with the present one. 



Telephorus neglectus, sp. nov. 



Very similar to carolinus with which it is likely to be found mixed in most 

 ccllections. It may easily be recognized by the following comparative charac- 

 ters. 



Neglectus. 

 Size smaller, averaging 8-9 mm. 

 Antennae a little shorter, 

 joints 4-10 each, about three 

 times as long as wide. 

 Front, before the antenna?, 

 broadly infuscate. 

 Prothorax more strongly 

 transverse. 



Claws with a rather strong 

 Init acute basal tooth. 



Carolinus. 

 Size larger, averaging 9-10 mm. 

 Antennse a little longer, 

 joints 4-10, about four 

 times as long as w'ide. 

 Front, before the antenna? 

 more narrowly infuscate at middle 

 Prothorax less strongly 

 transverse. 



Claws '"cleft"; the basal 

 tooth long and narrow\ 



The types (cf, 9), mounted on one pin. bear labels "Framingham, Mass., 

 V-23-10, C. A. Frost and "Beating oak." Other specimens before me are 

 from Sherborn, Hopkinton and Tyngsboro, Mass., and Berkely, R.I. I am 

 indebted to Mr. Frost for calling my attention to the difference in the claws, 

 which led him to separate his carolinus material into two species. The two 

 species are about equally common in Eastern Massachusetts, and it would be 

 interesting to know how widely neglectus is dispersed beyond the- type region. 

 The form with cleft claws, which is doubtless the true carolinus, is quite widely 

 diffused, the material in my own cabinet ranging from Xew England to Nebraska 

 and North Carolina. 



