38 COLEOPTERA RHYNCHOPHORA. 



The type, and only example ever taken by me, was beaten 

 fropi scrub oak in San Dimas Cafion near Pomona, April 30, 

 1892. A second example was taken at Santa Monica by Mr. 

 Max Albright, from whom I received it. I have also seen 

 an example in Dr. Blaisdell's Collection and another in that 

 of Dr. Van Dyke, both taken near San Francisco. 



T. cousperilS n. sp. — Narrow, cylindrical, black, upper surface 

 mottled with coarse fawn colored appressed hairs which are so ar- 

 ranged on the pronotum as to leave the median line and a lateral spot 

 each side subglaborus, and on the elytra are irregularly dispersed in 

 small condensed areas ; vestiture beneath of the same color as above, 

 the hairs broadly plumose except on the last three ventral segments 

 and toward the anterior margin of the flanks of the prothorax. Beak 

 about three-fourths as long as the prothorax, less densely and rugosely 

 punctured than in the preceding ; antennae inserted slightly behind 

 the middle. Last ventral shorter than the two preceding ; all else 

 nearly as in fasciatus. Length, 5 mm. ; width, 1.85 mm. 



Type. — From Sylvania, California, April 4th. A single 

 specimen received from Mr. L. E. Ricksecker. There are 

 also single specimens in Dr. Blaisdell's and Dr. Van Dyke's 

 Collections, taken near San Francisco. 



The slightly longer and smoother beak and more poste- 

 riorly inserted antennae, with the shorter fifth ventral indi- 

 cate that the type — and I think also the other two specimens 

 — are females, and it has been suspected that this may be 

 the 9 of the preceding species. There is, however, no direct 

 evidence to that effect, and if it should so prove, will consti- 

 tute an instance of sexual disparity in color and arrangement 

 of vestiture quite unparalleled among the Rhynchophora. 



T. atratllS n. sp. — Slender, parallel, black, clothed sparsely and 

 uniformly with fine whitish pubescence, the hairs plumose beneath as 

 in the two preceding species. The beak is nearly three-fourths as long 

 as the prothorax, coarsely densely punctate ; the antennae inserted a 

 little beyond the middle ; the fifth ventral nearly as long as the two 

 preceding. Length, 3.4 mm. ; width, 1.3 mm. 



Type. — From Alameda County, California. 



The unique type is doubtless a male, and differs much 

 from fasciatus and conspersiis in its sparse fine whitish uni- 

 formly distributed vestiture. In other respects it agrees 

 with its congeners. 



