668 Goleopterological Notices, VI. 



nearly even, the omoplates large, moderately prominent, slightly oblique; 

 punctures fine and sparse throughout, the pubescence short but rather coarse 

 and distinct over the entire surface. Abdomen polished, sparsely pubescent, 

 the legs moderate in length, slender. Length 2.1 mm.; width 0.65 mm. 



New Mexico (Gallup). Mr, Wickham. 



A small delicate species of piceous color, represented in my 

 cabinet by two perfectly similar females. The elytra are scarcely 

 as abruptly truncate at apex as in turgidicoUis, but very much 

 more so than in animatus. 



17. L.. animatus n. .sp. — Slender, rather convex, shining; hind body 

 above and beneath l)lack throughout, the head, prothorax, legs and basal parts 

 of the antennse rufo-piceous. Head fully as long as wide, convex, finely, 

 rather sparsely, subasperately punctate, the punctures mingled with short 

 feeble reticulations, transversely rounded at base, the tempora parallel and 

 much shorter than the eyes, which are moderately large and prominent; tem- 

 poral angles rather pronounced; antenna; somewhat thick and strongly in- 

 crassate, not quite one-half as long as the body, the tenth joint not longer 

 than wade. Prothorax quite distinctly nan-ower than the head and elongate, 

 strongly convex, finely, evenly and somewhat closely punctate, the punctures 

 subasperate toward apex ; anterior lobe large, not wider than long, widest near 

 the base, the sides thence circularly rounded to the collar; posterior lobe rather 

 less than one-third of the total length and relatively somewhat wade, ex- 

 panded feebly to the base; disk Avith a short impressed median line near 

 the base. Elytra long, twice as long as wide, not quite twice as wide as the 

 prothorax, scarcely visibly wider at the middle, but thence obliquely nar- 

 rowed to the apex, which is narrowlj^ subtruncate; omoplates feeble; junc- 

 tures fine and rather close, the pubescence tine, gradually less visible toward 

 apex. Abdomen narrow, elongate and gradually narrowed, polished, the legs 

 rather long and slender. Length 2.3 mm. ; width 0.6 ram. 



Arizona (Benson). Mr. Dunn, 



The male has the apex of the fifth ventral broadl}- and feebl}' 

 sinuate, the disk not modified, the genital segment deeply sinu- 

 ato-truncate throughout its width, with the angles rather obtusely 

 prominent and the hind tibia graduall}' narrowed internally 

 toward base. Two specimens, 



18. Li. soliTagaiiS n. sp. — Narrow^ and elongate, moderately convex, rather 

 dull, black, the head, prothorax and antenna;, except toward apex, dark rufo- 

 piceous. Head slightly wider than long, convex, rather finely and sparselj^, 

 but strongly and subasperately punctate, transversely rounded at base, the 

 tempora short and convergent around the distinctly' traceable basal angles; 

 eyes moderately large, prominent; antennte slender, very feebly incrassate, 

 about one-half as long as the body, the tenth joint much longer than wide. 

 Prothorax subequal in width to the head, not longer than wide, convex, 



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