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very evidently less arcuate than in the preceding ; antennae inserted 

 at apical two-fifths, funicular joints short, the second very little longer 

 than wide but nearly as long as the two following ; seventh about two- 

 thirds as wide as the club. Prothorax a little narrower and less closely 

 punctate than in rutilus and derivatus ; elytral striae rather finer, the 

 intervals a little wider. Ventral surface sparsely very finely punc- 

 tate, the last three segments of nearly equal length ; terminal segment 

 broadly feebly impressed at middle apically, the two preceding seg- 

 ments each with a narrower basal impression. Length, 2.4 mm. ; 

 width barely 1 mm. 



Type. — 9 ; from Cloudcroft, New Mexico (Knaus). 



E. sejuiictus n. sp. — Rufotestaceous ; head, beak, elytral suture 

 and side margin (narrowly) brownish-piceous, body beneath nearly 

 black. Above rather thinly ochreo-cinereous pubescent, surface quite 

 strongly shining. Beak {6^) just perceptibly longer than the pro- 

 thorax, moderately and evenly arcuate, densely strigose punctate and 

 dull. Antennae inserted at apical two-fifths of beak, first funicular 

 joint about twice as long as wide and longer than the next two, 

 second similarly proportioned but much smaller, as long as the next 

 two united ; following joints evidently transverse, the seventh not 

 much more than half as wide as the club, the latter scarcely as long 

 as the four preceding joints. Prothorax a little longer than wide, sides 

 broadly arcuate, surface moderately strongly and closely punctate, the 

 punctures well separated, however, the intervals shining. Elytra three- 

 fifths longer than wide and about four-fifths wider than the prothorax, 

 sides feebly arcuate and a little divergent from base to middle ; striae 

 fine, intervals wide and very finely remotely punctulate. Body beneath 

 more strongly but not very closely punctate ; last ventral as long as 

 the two preceding segments and with a very small and shallow apical 

 emargination. Legs entirely pale and rather slender. Length, 2.1 

 mm. ; width, .8 mm. 



Type. — From Colorado. A single d^ given me by Mr. 

 Blanchard. 



The position of this species in the table is somewhat tenta- 

 tive, the 9 being unknown ; it is, however, readily separated 

 from rutilus and derivatus by its less robust form and less 

 closely punctured and more shining surface. It is more like 

 equisectus in these respects, but differs in the longer basal 

 funicular joints, and somewhat in form as well as color. 



E. femigineus Lee. 



The description of this species, which is fairly character- 

 istic, is based on a unique female from Florida. It is smaller 



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