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the round coxae, much more finely and obscurely punctate than the flanks. 

 Middle coxae a little smaller than the anterior, more widely distant, hind 

 coxae transverse, separated by a broad, rounded, intercoxal process. 

 Elytra about as wide at base as the prothorax, regularly and rather rapidly 

 arcuately narrowing to the apex, s'triae broad and deep. The nearly uni- 

 form, close, and moderately coarse punctuation which shows on the elytra 

 is probably that of the ventral surface of the abdomen since the elytra are 

 overlaid by that part of the body. Legs short, rather stout, the tibiae 

 not or but little expanded. Length, 2.90 mm. 



Described from one specimen, fomid by myself on the Wilson 

 Ranch near Florissant, Colorado. The type is in my collection. 



The form, sculptm^e and general appearance are all those of 

 Ulus. In size, it is below that of the recent species known to me. 

 The genus now lives in sandy soil at the roots of plants and the 

 Florissant species may well have had similar habits. 



PROTELEATES gen. nov. 



Generally similar to Elcates in outline and characters of the 

 underside but differing m the round front coxae and presumably 

 in the third and fourth ventral segments of the abdomen which 

 are short, together not longer than the second. 



Type. — P. centralis sp, nov. 



Proteleates centralis sp. nov. (Plate VII, fig. 18.) 



Form oblong, sides subparallel. Head not well displayed and, as seen 

 from beneath, not exhibiting any characters of interest. Prothorax much 

 wider than the head, broader at base than at apex, sides moderately arcu- 

 ate and apparently not crenate or toothed. Flanks beneath moderately 

 deeply, very coarsely and closely punctate, presternum in front of the coxae 

 transversely rugulose. Sides of the elytra strongly embracing the abdo- 

 men, their sculpture showing only on the edges where they are deeply and 

 coarsely punctato-striate. Metasternum inconspicuously punctured at the 

 middle, side pieces more strongly. Abdomen deeply, coarsely, and closely 

 punctured, more finely apically, intercoxal process subtriangular, rounded 

 at tip. Legs wanting. Length, 4.10 mm. 



Described from one specimen found by myself on the Wilson 

 Ranch, near Florissant, Colorado. The type is in my collection. 



This insect is about the size of Eleates occidentalis, now living in 

 California, and on the whole seems to approach Eleates pretty 

 closely. It differs from all of the Boletophagini known to me 

 by the shortness of the third and fourth ventrals. From the 

 recent Bolctotheriis and Boletophagus it departs also in the appar- 

 ently simple prothoracic side margin. 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC, XL. 



