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than long, eleventh couoidal, nearly as long as the two preceding together. 

 Prothorax very slightly shorter and na' rower than the head, widest at one- 

 third the length from the apex where it is distinctly narrower than long; 

 sides arcuate anteriorly, convergent and nearly straight toward the base; the 

 latter broadly sinuate in the middle, slightly narrower than the apex, and 

 two-thirds as wide as the disk; basal angles narrowly rounded; disk depressed, 

 with a very feebly impressed median line, broadly impressed in the middle 

 near the base; punctures scarcely visible. Elytra at base as wide as the pro- 

 notum; sides moderately divergent, very feebly arcuate; together truncate 

 behind, feebly sinuate at the suture; disk much wider than long, three- 

 fourths as long as the prouotum, depressed, much mor6 coarsely alutaceous 

 than the pronotum and with traces of rugulosity. Abdomen as wide as the 

 elytra; sides slightly divergent; border strong but not very deep; surface 

 coarsely alutaceous. Legs slender; first joint of the posterior tarsi nearly as 

 long as the next two together. Length 2.3 mtu. (very uniform). 



California (San Diego). 



This species is extremely abundant under the densely 

 packed seaweed thrown up on the shores of the inner 

 harbor in the Spring of the year ; occurring with it and 

 also in great abundance, were Cqfius (Remus) decipiens Lee, 

 MotschulsMum sinualocolle Matth., and Phycoccetes testaceus 

 Lee, and, in less number, Cafius (Remus) opacus Lee. 



P. maritiuluS u. sp. — Very slender; abdomen black; head very sl ; ghtly 

 paler, piceous-black; prothorax and elytra much paler, dark piceous-brown, 

 the latter shaded slightly darker toward the apices; legs and antenna) reddish- 

 testaceous, the latter ir.fuscate; surface strongly alutaceous; pubescence 

 short, very coarse, rather dense, erect and rather conspicuous, pale fulvo- 

 cinereous. Head sub-triangular, truncate at base; sides arcuate; front broadly 

 convex, even throughout, finely and extremely feebly punctate; antennre 

 very short, scarcely two-thirds as long as the he id and prothorax together, 

 extremely geniculate, distinctly incrassate and feebly compressed toward tip; 

 basal joint nearly as long as the second and third together, second nearly 

 three-fourths longer than the third and as long as the third and fourth 

 together, joints five to ten very short, the former slightly wider than long, 

 the latter twice as wide as long eleventh scarcely as long as wide, broadly 

 impressed within and near the apex, impression spongy-pubescent; eyes 

 oval, rather large, coarsely granulate. Prothorax widest at less than one- 

 third its length from the apex where it is about as wide as long; sides feebly 

 arcuate anteriorly, slightly convergent and nearly straight posteriorly; base 

 broadly arcuate, distinctly narrower than the apex which is broadly and very 

 feebly arcuate; the latter very nearly as wide as the disk; basal angles slightly 

 rounded; disk feebly convex, without an impressed median line; scarcely 



