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the fourth a little smaller than the preceding in the female; the fifth 

 is quite equal to the combined lengths of the preceding three; the 

 first about a half longer than wide. 



The mesotarsi are about two-sevenths (male) or a little less (fe- 

 male) of their length shorter than a metatarsus. Joints two to four 

 are just a little progressively shorter or subequal, and together a 

 little longer than the fifth, which is quite equal to the first. 



A metatarsus is about five-ninths of its length shorter than a meta- 

 tibia. Joint three is just noticeably shorter than the second, both 

 together equal to the length of the first, the fourth a little shorter. 



ELEODES QUADRICOLLIS var. ANTHRACINA, new. 



Oblong-ovate to ovate, surface subopaque, elytra usually obsoletely 

 subsulcate ; antenna? reaching beyond the base of the prothorax in the 

 male. 



Head somewhat coarsely punctate, the coarser punctures on the 

 epistoma not confluent nor crowded. Antennae rather long, slightly 

 stout, feebly clavate, outer four joints slightly compressed and 

 feebly dilated, third joint as long as the next two combined, fourth 

 a little longer than the fifth, the latter, sixth, and seventh subequal, 

 the eighth shorter and subtriangular, ninth and tenth suborbicular, 

 eleventh ovate to oval. 



Pvonotum subquadrate, usually widest at about the middle, near a 

 sixth wider than long; disc evenly and moderately convex, arcuately 

 declivous laterally, finely and rather sparsely punctulate, scarcely 

 coarser or denser laterally, where it is frequently slightly rugulose; 

 afex subtruncate in circular arc, and finely or obsoletely margined ; 

 Hides evenly and moderately arcuate in the anterior three-fourths, 

 thence converging to base, frequently rather evenly arcuate from apex 

 to base (viewed vertically from above), margin finely beaded; hase 

 slightly rounded, often feebly sinuate at the middle, finely and more 

 or less obsoletely beaded, about one-fourth wider than the apex and 

 equal to the length ; apical angles distinct and very narrowly rounded ; 

 basal angles obtuse. 



Elytra oval, widest at the middle, less than twice as long as wide; 

 Itase more or less emarginate, frequently slightly sinuate laterally, 

 usually a little wider than the contiguous prothoracic base; humeri 

 obtuse, narrowly rounded and scarcely at all prominent anteriorly; 

 disc moderately convex on the dorsum, more strongly and almost 

 evenly rounded laterally, arcuately declivous posteriorly, surface 

 usually striato-punctate, intervals apparently very feebly convex, 

 giving an obsoletely and faintly subsulcate appearance, strial punc- 

 tures somewhat small, series moderately distant, rarely imjoressed, 

 interstitial i)unctures more or less irregular on the dorsum, quite 

 equal in size to the strial; frequently the punctures of both series are 



