Goleopterological Notices^ VI. 805 



turn, and, on the elytra, in a narrow and ver}^ uneven fascia at basal 

 fourth, two subsutural spots at the middle and in scattered small 

 spots toward apex, the scutellum pale and conspicuous. Head 

 transversely subtriangular, feebly convex behind, perfectl}^ flat 

 anteriorly, finely, strongl}- and closely punctate ; antennae scarcely 

 longer than the head and prothorax, slender, gradually but rather 

 rapidly incrassate through the last four joints, the penultimate 

 wider than long; labrum with a wide coriaceous apical border. 

 Prothorax full}' one-half wider than long and distinctl}^ wider 

 than the head, somewhat tumid at the sides before the middle, 

 rapidly, sinuatel}' oblique to the apex, the base broadl}^ arcuate 

 and quadrisinuate ; disk rather finely but deeply, A'er}' closel}' and 

 evenly punctato-cribrate, not impressed. Elytra scarcely one- 

 fourth longer than wide, twice as wide as the prothorax, oval, the 

 humeri rounded to the prothorax and well exposed at base ; sur- 

 face convex, not very coarseh^ but deepl}', evenly and closel}' 

 punctate throughout, the punctures distinctly defined and but 

 slightly smaller toward apex. Under surface and abdomen not 

 very coarsely but strongly and densely punctate throughout. 

 Length 1.6 mm.; width 1.0 mm. 



North Carolina. The oval and convex form of body, indefin- 

 able mottling of brown markings, and distinctly defined el3"tral 

 punctures, will serve to identify this species, which is more north- 

 ern in its rano;e than the others. 



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2. G. opiiniis n. sp. — Broadly oval, strougly convex, the integuments 

 rather shining and less densely pubescent than usual, piceous-black, the an- 

 tennse, extremities of the legs and some feebly and indefinitely nubilate spots 

 on the upper surface paler. Head small, subtriangular, finely and not very 

 densely punctate, the eyes separated by distinctly more than their own width ; 

 antennse short, slender and filiform, as long as the head and prothorax, the 

 last joint abruptly much thicker, obliquely and obtusely pointed, tenth quad- 

 rate. Prothorax very transverse, fully two-thirds wider than long, distinctly 

 wider than the head, obtusely and feebly swollen at the sides anteriorly, 

 obliquely sinuate at the basal angles, strongly and densely punctate. Elytra 

 one-fourth longer than wide, distinctly more than twice as wide as the prothorax, 

 oval, broadly arcuate at the sides, almost evenly rounded at apex, the humeri 

 obliquely rounded to the prothorax and somewhat widely exposed at base; 

 disk convex, not impressed except minutely and very feebly Avithin the 

 humeri at base, moderately coarsely, deeply and somewhat closely punctate, 

 the punctures distinctly separated throughout. Abdomen finely punctate, 

 sparsely so at the sides toward base, the legs rather short and stout. Length 

 1.4 mm. ; width 0.85 mm. 



