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former. The pupa is wide, flattened, tapering rather shortly behind, 

 and is sHghtly hairy anteriorly, with a pair of short anal styles posteriorly. 

 It was bred to the imago state. 



Bister U/kei, Horn. — Zuni, N. M., July 29th, 1892. A black 

 and red histerid. 



Paromalus estriatiis, Lee. — Las Cruces, N. M., Nov. 14th, 1892. 

 Found under bark of cottoijwood, in the wet black inner layers. 



Saprinus discoidalis, Lee. — Winslow, Arizona, June 29th, 1892. 

 A greenish-black histerid. 



CarpopJiilus Juviipterus, Linn. — Las Cruces, N. M., April, 1892. 

 Found m ensilage by Samuel Steel, in company with some staphylinids. 

 The ensilage was stored the previous summer, and kept tight all 

 winter, so that the beetles had no access except from the adjoining 

 earth. It was covered several feet deep with earth. 



Carpophilus paiiipennis, Say. — Las Cruces, N. M., May 18th, 1892. 

 Numerous specimens found in yellow flowers of an Opu?iiia, sp., on 

 Tortuga Mt. A dark, reddish-brown species, with elytra yellowish, 

 except at inner basis. 



■" Hesperobceniis, n. sp. — Soledad Canon, Organ Mts., N. M. Eating 

 newly-forming flowers of Ddsylirion Wheeleri. (See Insect Life, V., 

 38, where it was referred to RJiizophagus.) 



Sandaius porosus, Lee. — Zuni, N. M., July 31st, 1892; one. 



Adelocera rorulenta, Lee. — Hart Little Spring, Arizona, July 

 4th, 1892 ; one. A most beautiful brown, bronze-yellow-dusted species.* 



Chalcolepidiiis Webbii, Lee. — Grant County, N. M. (W. J. H.); two. 



Alaus lusciosus, Hope. — Las Cruces, N. M., May 26th, 1892 ; 

 one. Greatly resembles oculatus. 



Meianotus, sp. — Grant County, N. M. (W. J. H.); one. 



Gyascutus platiicosta, Lee. — Grand Canon, Arizona. Hance trail. 

 3,000-4,000 feet below rim. July loth, 1892; one. Also common at 

 Las Cruces, N. M., on larrea and mesquite. (See Insect Life, V., 38.)* 



Gyascutus carolinensis, Horn. — Grand Canon, Arizona. Hance 

 trail. 3,000-4,000 feet below rim. July nth, 1892. A bronzed species, 

 but smaller than pla?ucosta.* 



