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longer than the fourth, the hitter slightly more than one-half longer 

 than the second (male) ; in the female the second is slightly longer. 



The metasternal process is about one-fifth narrower (male) to equal 

 in width (female) to the abdominal salient. 



The metasternum laterally between the coxa' is as long as the width 

 of a mesotibia at middle. 



The profemora are moderately robust, slightly tumid, in outline 

 elongately oblong-oval, narrowing a little at base; the tibial grooves 

 are well maTked, concave, glabrous, and shining, margins subcarinate, 

 arcuately converging to l)ecome contiguous at basal third. 



The meso- and metafemora are subparallel in their surface lines, 

 respectively, scarcely at all tumid ; the grooves are less strongly 

 defined, the margins becoming contiguous and evanescent at near the 

 middle. 



The tibia^ are without tarsal grooves and muricate throughout; 

 the protibial articular cavities are more or less open and slightly 

 advanced upon the outer face of the tibia; the meso- and metatibial 

 articular cavities are closed. 



The tarsi are comparatively long and moderately slender. 



In the female of fonna typira the protarsi are about one-half of 



their length shorter than a mesotarsus. Joints one to four gradually 



,and slightly diminish in size and length; the fifth is about equal in 



length to the second, third, and fourth taken together; the first is 



about equal in length to the second and third taken together. 



The mesotarsi are one-fourth of their length shorter than a meta- 

 tarsus. Joints two, three, and four gradually diminish in length 

 and size; the first and fourth are subequal in length, and about equal 

 to the lengih of the second and third taken together. Metatarsi 

 about one-half of their length shorter than a metatibia. Joints one 

 to three gradually diminish in width; first joint about as long as the 

 second and third taken together ; the fourth is distinctly longer than 

 the second. 



ELEODES PEDINOIDES LeConte. 



Eleodes pedinoides LeContk, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. rhila., 1858, p. 183. 

 Elcodes aspcrata LeConte, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila., 1858, p. 183. 



Oblong to somewhat broadly oval, black, elytra frequently more 

 or less reddened along the suture, integuments more or less shining. 



Head about twice as wide as long, more or less convex, frequently 

 wnth small, irregular impressions, moderately coarsely but not very 

 densely punctate, punctures rather evenly placed on the frons and 

 epistoma, vertex with irregular impunctate areas; frontal suture 

 usually distinct and more or less impressed. Antennm moderate in 

 length and stoutness, outer three or four joints feebly compressed, 

 scarcely or very feebly dilated, third joint about equal to the fourth 



