Coleopterological Notices^ VI. 681 



collar narrow but distinct, sinuate immediately behind the lateral i)n)mincuce, 

 and thence oblique and straight to tlie narrow and very slightly tumid basal 

 margin; surface convex, shining, finely and sparsely punctate throughout. 

 Elytra scarcely more than one-half longer than wide, distinctly less than twice 

 as wide as the prothorax, a little wider at apical third than at base, broadly, 

 obtusely rounded behind, the humeri broadly exjjosed and rounded at base; 

 disk scarcely visiblj^ impressed at the scutellum, feebly rugulose, not very 

 coarsely but closely and strongly punctate, strongly shining. AMomvn not 

 densely pubescent, rather shining, remotely and extreaaely minutely punctu- 

 late. Jaqsi somewhat short and slender. Length '2.0 mm; width 0.55 mm. 



Arizona (Peach Springs). Mr. Wickham. 



The description is taken from the single specimen in my cabi- 

 net, which is a male. This species resembles desertorum in type, 

 but has the elyti'a relatively much shorter and slightly dilated 

 behind, the color paler, the pronotal punctures sparser, and the 

 eyes appreciably larger. 



9. V. forniicetoruui Wasm. — Krit. Verz. Myr. Term. Arth., 1894, p. 

 221 (Anthicus). 



Narrow, feebl}^ shining, pale brownish-testaceous throughout, 

 the vestiture rather coarse and close, finer and short anteriorly, 

 longer, coarser and much more conspicuous on the elytra. Head 

 quadrate but strongl}^ trapezoidal before the e3'es as usual, con- 

 vex, closely and distinctly punctate, the punctures intermingled 

 with short feeble scratch-like rugulosities especially anteriorly ; 

 eyes moderate, nearly as long as the tempora, the latter parallel for 

 only a very short distance, then broadh' rounded to the truncate 

 base ; antennae short, not quite as long as the head and prothorax, 

 slender and filiform except the last five joints, which are rather 

 abruptly enlarged, the penultimate joints not quite as long as 

 wide. Prothorax scared}" longer than wide, fully as wide as the 

 head, prominent and angulate at the sides anteriorly, oblique and 

 feebly sinuate thence to the fine basal margin, circularly rounded 

 anteriorly ; surfixce convex, finel}', denseh' punctate, the pubes- 

 cence posteriori}' inclined above but lying transversely on the 

 flanks, more broadly behind, thus producing two feebly marked 

 oblique lines of demarcation meeting at the middle of the base. 

 El^'tra three-fourths longer than wide, scarcely one-half wider 

 than the prothorax, just visibly wider behind the middle than at 

 base, broadly, obtusely rounded behind ; humeri moderately ex- 

 posed at base ; disk scarcely at all impressed at the scutellum. not 



