304 GEO. H. HORN. 



ous with (lai-ker club; maxillary palpi testaceous. Head moderately, coarsely 

 and closely punctate. Thorax convex, arcuately narrowed from base to apex, 

 the punctuation similar to that of the head, base without marginal line or larger 

 punctures, color piceous, sometimes with the side indistinctly paler. Elytral 

 striie rather deeply impressed and entire, the inner five scarcely visibly punc- 

 tate, the outer five gradually more coarsely and deeply punctate to the tenth ; 

 intervals slightly convex, especially laterally and at apex, the punctuation 

 scarcely visible; the apical yellowish white spot is sharply defined, but the ante- 

 rior edge is irregular, it extends along the side margin external to the tenth 

 stria from the middle to the humeri. Body beneath piceous opaque, metasterual 

 area limited, shining, sparsely punctate. Prosteruum distinctly carinate; nie- 

 sosternal elevation narrowly oval, coarsely punctate. Legs rufo-testaceous. 

 Length .08 inch, ; 2 mm. 



This species falls very naturally into the granarius series by its 

 form and convexity. Its entirely shining surface relates it to grana- 

 rius, from which it is readily known by the much deeper stride and 

 the well defiued apical pale space. In the last peculiarity it resem- 

 bles //r'ceiercfotus and its allies, but differs from them in the compara- 

 tively smooth elytral intervals, the punctuation being even less dis- 

 tinct than in granarius, so that the contrast between the punctate 

 thorax is probably better marked than in any species of the granarius 

 series. 



Occurs in Florida. 



C. granarius Erichs. — Oval, narrower behind, convex, piceous black, 

 shining. Antennae and palpi testaceous. Head very distinctly and moderately 

 closely punctate. Thorax entirely piceous, sides arcuately narrowed from base 

 to apex, basal marginal line and ante-basal impressions wanting, surface finely 

 and indistinctly punctate at middle, more coarsely at the sides. Elytra striate, 

 less deeply on the disc, much more deeply at sides and apex, tenth stria wanting, 

 strife punctate, rather coarsely crenately at sides and apex, intervals flatter on 

 the disc, convex at sides and apex, scarcely perceptibly punctulate. Body be- 

 neath opaque black; metasterual area not prolonged. Prosteruum distinctly 

 carinate, mesosternal lamina narrowly oval, the lower edge longitudinally con- 

 cave and distinctly punctate. Legs rufo-piceous. Length .06 inch.; 1..5 mm. 



This small species presents nothing special, except a certain re- 

 semblance to Cryptopleurum minuhim, on account of the deeper ely- 

 tral strife than the species with which it is associated. It is the 

 minusculwn Mels. and until now has not been recorded in our fauna 

 vmder the European name. 



Occurs in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and District of Columbia. 

 In Europe it occurs in France, Germany, Sweden, and probably in 

 other regions whose references have escaped me. 



