354 Coleopterological Notices. 



California (San Bernardino Co.). 



This species is quite distinct, differing from longulus in the feeble 

 emarginations at the sides of the epistoma, in the much less rugu- 

 lose sides of the pronotum, in the finer and more abbreviated elytral 

 series, in its feebly alutaceous lustre and in its shorter, broader 

 prothorax, as well as its generally shorter and more robust form. 

 The anterior tibiae are perfect^ simple and without trace of out- 

 ward extension at apex. 



E. discretllS n. sp. — Elongate-oval, very convex, highly polished, dark 

 blackish-castaneous ; under surface, legs and antennae dark rufo-testaceous. 

 Head transverse, rather finely and not very densely punctate, the punctures 

 very dense toward the apical margin ; eyes moderate, the ridges fine but 

 strong ; antennae very slender, the club feeble and elongate, all the joints 

 much longer than wide, the eleventh widely fusiform, a little narrower and 

 longer than the tenth. Prothorax scarcely two-thirds wider than the head, 

 two-thirds to three-fourths wider than long, the apex about four-fifths as wide 

 as the base, feebly emarginate in circular arc, the angles varying from right to 

 very slightly acute, not rounded ; base broadly, distinctly bisinuate, the basal 

 angles right, not at all rounded and extending posteriorly distinctly further 

 than the median lobe ; sides feebly arcuate, straighter toward base and apex ; 

 disk transversely strongly convex, extremely feebly so longitudinally, rather 

 strongly, deeply, irregularly and sparsely punctate, the punctures somewhat 

 abruptly rather coarser and longitudinally coalescent near the sides, forming 

 prominent interlacing rugae. Eli/tra evenly oval, in the middle about one- 

 fourth wider than the prothorax, not more than three times as long, the two 

 bases equal in width but not completely coaretate ; disk with distant, unim- 

 pressed series of punctures which do not quite attain the apex and which are 

 not traceable toward the suture, the punctures rather approximate, much 

 larger and closer toward the humeral regions, very fine toward the suture ; 

 intervals flat, rather sparsely, confusedly punctate, the punctures closer and 

 larger toward the sides near the base. Abdomen minutely, rather sparsely 

 punctate, abruptly coarsely scabrous and duller near the sides. Legs decidedly 

 short but very slender throughout, the posterior tarsi a little shorter than the 

 tibiae. Length 5.9-6.2 mm. ; width 2.8-3.0 mm. 



Arizona (Benson). Mr. Dunn. 



The metasternum is very coarsely and deeply but somewhat 

 sparsely punctate, the transverse groove not at all well developed, 

 defined simply by a feebly impressed line of confused punctures, 

 scarcely three-fourths as long as the first ventral segment. 



This species is quite isolated and does not resemble any other 



