EEVISTON OF ELEODITNT BLAISDELL. 133 



The length of the process is about equal to that of the post-coxal 

 part of the first segment ; the second' is twice as long as the fourth 

 (male) or a little longer (female), and about one-third (male) to 

 one-half (female) longer than the third. 



The profemora are moderately clavate, and in the tuberculate form 

 from Siskiyou County, distinctly dentate, the tooth is short and 

 broad and almost subacute; in ohtusa obtuse and less developed. 



The tibia^ are without tarsal grooves. The mesotibise are at times 

 rather strongly grooved and the metatibise are simply flattened 

 externally. 



The tarsi are variable in stoutness and moderate in length. 



In obtusa the tarsal formula is: 



Pro. Meso. Meta. Metatibi.-B. 



Male.— 2 3 3 5^ 



Female.— 2 3 3 5* 



ELEODES LETCHERI, new species. 



Elongate ovate, subopaque, elytra moderately convex and sparsely 

 clothed with flying hairs. 



Head feebly convex, vaguely impressed laterally, somewhat finely, 

 quite densely and rather evenly punctate. Antennw moderately long, 

 outer four joints very feebly compressed and scarcely widened, third 

 joint equal in length to the next two taken together, fourth slightly 

 longer than the fifth, the latter, sixth and seventh subequal, eighth 

 triangular and about as wide as long, ninth and tenth transversely 

 oval, eleventh oval to ovate. 



Pronotvtn widest at the middle and a little wider than long; disc 

 moderately and evenly convex, finely, rather densely, and more or less 

 irregularly punctate, the punctures at the sides frequently coalescing 

 to form minute rugula?; apex feebly emarginate or truncate and very 

 finely beaded; sides evenly and not strongly arcuate in anterior two- 

 thirds, thence nearly straight or scarcely sinuate to the base and finely 

 beaded; hase feebly arcuate or truncate, finely margined, and a little 

 wider than the apex; apical and basal angles obtuse, not prominent 

 nor rounded. 



Propleura' finely and not densely muricato-granulate, finely rug- 

 nlose. 



Elytra oval, not twice as long as wide; hase truncate or very feebly 

 emarginate, and slightly wider than the contiguous prothoracic base; 

 humeri subacute and not prominent ; sides evenly arcmite, apex 

 obtuse and not j)roduced ; disc with the dorsum more or less evenly 

 convex, more strongly so laterally, and more or less suddenly, 

 obliquely or arcuately declivous posteriorly; very irregularly and 

 rather densely punctate, minutely scabrous, the anterior lip of each 



