XORTTI AMKRIfAN rOT.EOPTKRA. 1')! 



P. obesiini Matthews n. sp.— L. c. .87 mm.— Short and hroail. exceed iii<;ly 

 convex, smooth and very shining; head short and broad; eyes large, scarcely 

 prominent; thorax moderate, transverse, rather longer and mucli wider than the 

 head, very convex, smooth and shining, with four small equidistant punctures near 

 the base, and two near the anterior margin ; sides much rounded, widest at the 

 middle, posterior angles obtuse; elytra short, ovate, very smooth and shining, 

 rather longer but scarcely wider than the head and thorax, widest before the mid- 

 dle, apex ver}' obtuse; legs moderate, yellow; antennre short, dusky vellow. 



Differs tVoin other species in its exceedingly convex and short form, 

 almost iiupiinctate surface and short antennas. 

 (iuati'Uiala (Champion). 



I*. Npeciilifer n. sp. — L. c. 1 mm.— Ovale, validissime convexum, glaberri- 

 mum nitiilissimum. piccum aut rufo-piceum elytris rufescentibus julorum expers; 

 capite sat^iagna lato; pronoto modico punctis perexiguis densis notato, foveis 

 duabus parvis antice et duabus etiam parvis posti<!e impresso, ad medium latiori 

 lateribus valde rotundatis leviter marginatis; elytris inodiois, capite atque pronoto 

 parum longioribus vis latioribus, ante media latioribus, punctis perexiguis densis, 

 notatis. lateribus leviter marginatis, apice obtuso; pedibus atque antennis sat 

 gracilibus Isete tlavis. 



Kkad ratiier large and broad, very smooth and shining, with a small fovea on each 

 side near the eye, eyes large and prominent; antennae rather slender, bright 

 yellow, palpi bright yellow. 

 Thokax moderate, rather longer and broader than the head, very convex, smooth 

 and shining, thickly covered with exceedingly minute punctures, with two 

 small fovene near the middle anteriorly and two smaller fovere posterioj-]y near 

 the base, widest at the middle; sides much rounded and slightly margined, basal 

 margin nearly straight, with the angles rather obtuse. 

 SciJTKLi.UM large and broad, triangular, smooth and shining. 



Elytra moderate, sometimes rufescent, rather larger but scarcely wider than tlie 

 head and thorax, widest before the mitldle, exceedingly convex and shining, 

 thickly covered with very minute punctures: sides slightly margined, aj)ex ob- 

 tuse, naler. 

 ABncMKN with the pygidium pale. 



Legs rather slender, briglit yellow, anterior tibi;e dilated lowaids the apex. 

 Under i-aiits piceous, with the mouth yellow. 



Differs from Pt. ubeaum in its larger size, lunuer antenn;o. and peculiar 

 arnmuemeiit of tlu; Cove;!) at the l)ase of the thorax. 



Ildli. — Itnited States, found by K. A. Schwarz near Canihridge, Ma.ss. 



I*. I'Ikei n. sp. — L. c. .75 mm. — Oblougum convexum nitidissinuim, j)unctis, 

 fiiveolatis profundis notatum, castaneum pilis validis Uavis sparse vestitum, capite 

 modico sat elongato, oculis magnis prominulis; pronoto modico, capite parum 

 latiori baud lougiori pone medium latiori, punctis remotis profundis foveolatis per 

 totum notatum, lateribus postice eontractis, margine basali fere recta angulis sat 

 obtusis ; elytris ovalibus, capite atque pronoto sat longioribus et latioribus. ante 

 media latioribus, ajtice obtuso dilutiori ; pedibus atque antennis Isete flavis. 

 Hkao moderate, rather elonsrate, very shining, marked througliout with deep, re- 

 mote punctures: oycs bu-ije, ratlier pruminout : antennre long and slender, 

 vbri<;ht vellow. 



