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the antennae are slender, pronotal disk deeply and very closely perforato-punc- 

 tate, interstices narrow, sparsely and feebly punctulate; pubescence denuded in 

 large irregular areas on the elytra. In proi'inciaUs the antennae are moderately 

 stout, pronotal disk densely indentato-punctate, intervals mere lines between the 

 punctures and indentations, and finally the elytral dark pubescent areas are in 

 well defined small macules or macules and narrow fasciae. 



E!eodes (Litlie.eodes) extricata var.iitaliensis n. var. 



Form fusiform-ovate to ovate, moderately strongly convex. Colour black, dull 



in lustre and alutaceous ; surface smooth and the sculpturing feeble. 

 Head and pronotum finely punctulate, rather densely so on the frons. Antennae 

 rather slender. 



Pronotum slightly wider than long, evenly convex, punctures not denser laterally ; 

 apex truncato-sinuate in circular arc, angles subacute and somewhat prominent 

 anteriorly ; sides broadly and about equally arcuate from apex to base, marginal 

 bead very fine; basal angles obtusely rounded; base broadly arcuate; apex and 

 base almost equal in width. 



Elytra oval, base broadly and feebly sinuate, scarcely wider than the contiguous 

 base of the pronotum; humeri subacute, not at all prominent nor exposed; sides 

 broadly and evenly arcuate to apex, gradually oblique to the obtuse apex ; disk 

 moderately convex, rather broadly arcuate laterally into the somewhat inflexed 

 portion ; punctures fine in closely placed longitudinal series, more or less con- 

 fused laterally and on the inflexed sides and apical declivity. 

 Abdomen feebly and sparsely punctulate ; obsoletely rugulose on first two seg- 

 ments. 



Legs moderately long and rather slender. 



Male. — Narrower. Anterior femora with an obtuse salient. Abdomen moder- 

 ately conviex and horizontal. Anterior tarsi without tufts of pubescence 

 on the first joint at tip beneath, plantar grooves open on all the joints. 

 Female. — Broader, ovate. Abdomen rather strongly convex. 

 Measurements. — Length, (types), 16.5-16 mm.; width, 5.3-6.0 mm. 

 Holotype, female, and allotype, male, in the author's collection ; paratypes in 

 that of Mr. Warren Knaus. 



Type locality. — Milford, Utah. Collected by Mr. Warren Knaus at an elevation 

 of 4<;00 feet, on June 29th, 1919. 



The differential characters are, the dull alutaceous lustre, smooth surface, 

 fine inconspicuous punctuation and slender antennae. In typical extricata Say, 

 also in the race cogiiata Hald., the plantar groove on the first joint of the an- 

 terior tarsi is closed at tip by a small tuft of golden pubescence. This tuft is 

 absent in the male of utahensis. The latter race should precede the race cog- 

 nata in our lists. 



Eleodes (Litlieleodes) vaiidykei variety iiiodificata n. var. 



Similar to vandykei, except that the elytra are moderately coarsely muricato- 

 rugose throughout, with intermixed punctures. Form rather more ovate than in 

 vandykei. Recent studies have lead irresistably to the conclusion that vandykei 

 is a distinct species and not a race of letcheri Blais. 

 Measurements. — (Male and female). Length, 14-14.5 mm.; width, 6-7.3 mm. 



