174 GEO. H. HORN, M. D. 



GRACII^IA Serv. 



G. obliquata n. sp. — Form slender, pale brownish testaceous, subopaque. 

 Head behind the eyes moderately coarsely punctate. Thorax oval, a little longer 

 than wide, sliglitly narrower at base than apex, sides moderately arcuate, disc 

 feebly convex, a vague median sulcus and one on each side oblique, slightly in 

 front of middle, surface moderately coarsely punctate. Elytra slightly wider than 

 the thorax, sides parallel, apices separately rounded, disc subdepressed, a vague 

 oblique depression on each side from the humeri to the suture, surface finely pu- 

 bescent, rather sparsely punctate, the intervals very finely granular, apices nearly 

 smooth. Thorax beneath coarsely not closely punctate. Abdomen moderately 

 shining, very sparsely punctate. Femora very strongly clavate. Length .20 inch : 

 5 mm. 



A species somewhat more robust than pygmsea. with more strongly 

 clavate femora and oblique impressions at the sides of thorax and base 

 of elytra. 



One specimen given me by Mr. A. S. Fuller, collected in Texas. 



JHETALiKFTUS Bates. 



M, Batesi n. sp. — Black, opaque, sparsely clothed with fine, short, gray pu- 

 bescence with longer erect hairs sparsely intermixed, more abundant on the thorax, 

 elytra at base and entire lateral margin red. Head and thorax coarsely and 

 roughly punctured, the lateral spine small but acute. Elytra coarsely and densely 

 punctured, the apices conjointly rounded. Body beneath coarsely punctured, more 

 densely pubescent. Length .40-.62 inch ; 10-13 mm. 



Male. — Antennse slender, about one and a half times the length of the body, 

 12-jointed. 



Female. — Antennse 11 -jointed, stouter, not longer than the body, the last four 

 joints subserrate, eleventh joint obliquely emarginate at tip. 



This species so reproduces the form and color of M. anguhifus that 

 the two might be placed together, except that the punctuation of the 

 upper surface is here much coarser and rougher, and the tips of the 

 elytra are sinuously truncate in arigulatus. 



The genus Metaleptus is rather briefly described by Mr. Bates (Trans. 

 Ent. Soc. Lond. 1872, p. 192), and the antennae are said to be 11-jointed, 

 the terminal joint appendiculate. In the species before me there is a 

 distinct articulation between the last two joints. 



I have dedicated this species to my friend, H. W. Bates, as an evidence 

 of my appreciation of his recent work in the Biologia Centrali-Americana. 



Occurs in Arizona. Morrison. 



M. angulatus Chev. — A specimen of this species was sent me by Dr. 

 Dohrn, said to have been collected in southern California. I do not 

 know of any other specimens having been taken even near the borders 

 of our territory. 



