Goleopterological Notices. 399 



JE. tarsalis n. sp. — Body inflated in tlie female, more slender in the male, 

 nearly smooth, strongly shining. Head rather strongly transverse, coarsely 

 and strongly punctured at least toward the edges ; antennse rather short and 

 robust. Prothorax distinctly wider than long, the base and apex nearly equal, 

 subtruncate ; basal angles very obtuse, sometimes very slightly prominent when 

 viewed vertically ; sides rather strongly arcuate anteriorly, straighter and 

 rather strongly convergent in basal half; disk moderately convex, sparsely, 

 finely but very distinctly punctate. Elytra about two and three-fourths times 

 as long as the prothorax, at base slightly but distinctly wider than the base 

 of the latter, the humeri very narrowly rounded but quite prominent; disk 

 strongly, deeply punctate, the punctures generally simple but becoming mi;ri- 

 cate, although not denser, toward the sides, rather sparse throughout and dis- 

 tributed without trace of order. Length 19.5-21.0 mm. ; width 7.3-9.3 mm. 



California (Mount Diablo). 



The single pair which I took at the indicated locality, near San 

 Francisco, displays considerable sexual divergence, the male being 

 moderately robust, with the elytra about two-fifths wider than the 

 prothorax and the posterior tarsi very nearly three-fourths as long 

 as the tibiae. In the female the prothorax is more transverse and 

 but slightly more than one-half as wide as the elytra, the posterior 

 tarsi being much shorter. 



The present species belongs near quadricoUis but may be distin- 

 guished by the nature of the punctuation, which is not arranged in 

 series on the elytra, and by the prominent humeri and broader base 

 of the elytra, also by the very much longer and thicker posterior 

 tarsi of the male. The anterior spur of the anterior tibite is longer 

 and much more robust in the female, but is feebly arcuate and 

 acutely pointed. 



E. tenuipes n. sp. — Moderately slender, convex, rather smooth and 

 shining throughout. Head finely, sparsely punctate ; antennje long and 

 slender ; third joint about five times as long as wide and nearly as long as the 

 next three together. Prothorax rather more than twice as wide as the head, 

 about as long as wide ; apex very nearly as wide as the base, broadly, feebly 

 emarginate in circular arc, the apical angles very acute and in the form of 

 small everted teeth ; base broadly, very feebly arcuate ; basal angles extremely 

 obtuse ; sides almost evenly and distinctly arcuate ; disk widest just visibly 

 before the middle, rather strongly, evenly convex throughout ; sides minutely 

 beaded ; surface feebly alutaceous, minutely and very sparsely punctate. 

 Elytra elongate-oval, exclusive of the caudal prolongation four-fifths longer 

 than wide, a very little more than three times longer, and, in the middle, two- 

 thirds wider than the prothorax ; sides evenly arcuate ; humeri not prominent, 

 the two bases equal in width ; disk with distant unimpressed rows of fine 

 simple moderately approximate punctures, the intervals each with a single 



