KEVTSION OF ELEODITNT BLAISDELL, 251 



The metatarsi are equal in length to half the lenoth of a metatibia. 

 Joints two and three are snbequal and distinctly longer than wide, 

 and together equal to the fourth ; the first is slightly shorter. 



ELEODES DENTIPES Eschscholtz. 



Eleodes dcntipes Eschscholtz, Zool. Atlas, III, 1833, p. 10, pi. xiv, fig. 4. — 

 Mannerheim, Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscow, XVI, 1848, p. 267; Mag. Zool., 

 1834, p. 31, pi. cxvH. — LeConte, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Tliila., 18.58, 

 p. 181.— Horn, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, XIV, 1870, p. 314. 



Eleodes prominens Casey, Annals N. Y. Acad. Sci., V, Nov., 1890, p. 401. 



Eleodes elegans Casey, Annals N. Y. Acad. Sci., V, Nov., 1800, p. 401. 



Eleodes confinis Blaisdell, Ent. News, VI, no. 7, Sept., 3895, p. 237. 



Elongate oval or ovate, smooth, and convex. 



ne(/d twice as wide as long, feebly convex, ver}^ feebly and vaguely 

 impressed laterally, rather coarsely, irregularly and densely punctate. 

 Antemioi usually moderate, but variable in length, outer four joints 

 compressed, slightly and gradually dilated, third joint quite equal 

 to the next two combined, fourth slightly longer than the fifth, the 

 latter, sixth, and seventh subequal, eighth subtriangular in outline 

 and very slightly shorter than the seventh, ninth, and tenth trans- 

 versely oval or suborbicular, eleventh trapezoido-ovate. 



Pronotum widest at middle, about one-third wider than long, less 

 than twice as wide as the head ; disc more or less bright and shining, 

 moderately convex, rather finely, sparsely, and irregularly punctate, 

 usually obsoletely impressed, narrowly opaque, and granulo-punctate 

 laterally along the margin in middle four-sixths, rather declivous at 

 apical and basal angles ; apex moderately arid rather arcuately emar- 

 ginate, obsoletely margined; sides broadly and evenly arcuate, dis- 

 tinctly sinuate in basal fifth, and briefly subparallel before the angles, 

 more or less finely margined, margin reflexed ; hase feebly arcuate 

 and ver}^ finely margined, slightly wider than the apex ; apical angles 

 moderately acuminately produced and more or less everted; basal 

 angles subrectangular or slightly prominent. 



Propleurce more or less finely and irregularly granulato-muricate 

 with a large smooth area posteriorly. 



Elytra oval, smooth and shining, slightly more than twice as long 

 as Avide, widest at the middle; hase feebly emarginate, scarcely wider 

 than the contiguous prothoracic base; humeri obtuse, not prominent 

 nor rounded ; sides evenly arcuate, apex obtuse and not rounded ; disc 

 evenly and rather strongly convex from side to side, more or less 

 gradually arcuately declivous posteriorly ; surface rather finely punc- 

 tate, punctures arranged in moderately distant unimpressed series 

 and quite closely spaced, intervals Avith a series of finer punctules, 

 Avhich are more distantly spaced, and become more irregular and 

 denser along the suture; the punctures become more confused and 



