EEVISION OF ELEODIIJSri — -BLAISDELL. 59 



Oblong-ovate, slightly elongate, black, feebW shining to subopaque ; 

 elytra striate and slightly scabrous, frequently reddish along the 

 suture. 



Read twice as wide as long, moderately convex, frontal suture 

 usually distinct, more or less feebly impressed laterally, rather finely 

 and not very densely punctate, punctures slightlj' sparser on the ver- 

 tex. Antenna moderate and subequal in the sexes, about reaching to 

 the base of the prothorax, outer four joints feebly compressed, 

 slightW and gradually dilated, third joint equal in length to the next 

 two taken together, fourth just perceptibly longer than the fifth, 

 the latter, sixth and seventh subequal, eighth slightly triangular, 

 ninth and tenth irregularly orbicular in outline, eleventh oval and 

 very slightly longer than wide. 



PronotuuL widest at or slightl}^ in advance of the middle, sub- 

 quadrate one-fourth to one-third wider than long; disc moderately 

 and quite evenly convex, more or less declivous at the sides, finely, 

 usually irregularly but quite evenly punctate; apex feebly and evenly 

 emarginate to subtruncate, finely to obsoletely beaded; sides nearly 

 evenly arcuate from base to apex when viewed vertically from above, 

 or more strongly so in the anterior three-fourths, thence oblique and 

 more or less feebly sinuate to base, finely beaded; hase more or less 

 evenly and slightly rounded, finely margined and about a third wider 

 than the apex; apical angles distinct and subacute; basal angles 

 usually obtuse. 



PropleuT(E finely, more or less irregularly and subnniricately punc- 

 tate, rugulose. 



Elytra oval, less than twice as long as wide, usually widest at about 

 the middle; hase feebly emarginate, scarcely to slightly wider than 

 the contiguous prothoracic base; humeri subobtuse, scarcely at all 

 prominent anteriorly; sides evenly arcuate, apex obtusely rounded; 

 disc rather evenly convex, slightly flattened on the dorsum, laterally 

 more strongly and rather evenly rounded, arcuately declivous pos- 

 teriorly ; striate, rarely estriate or smooth, stria> impressed and rather 

 coarsely, uniseriately punctate near the suture to moi-e irregularly so 

 externally; intervals flat to moderately convex, sparsely and irregu- 

 larly punctate, punctures more or less feebly scabrous; striae less de- 

 fined and punctures more irn^gular and denser laterally. 



Epiple\irw moderate in width, gradualh^ narrowed from base to 

 apex, superior margin beneath the humeri very feebly and broadly 

 sinuate; surface finely and nniricately punctate. 



Sterna finely to obsoletely punctate. 



Parapleural rather densely and finely punctate. 



Abdomen more or less polished, finely, sparsely punctulate, and 

 more or less rugulose; intercoxal process more strongly sculptured. 



