EEVISION OF ELEODIINI BLATSDELL. 359 



General observations. — The mentum is variable, small, and para- 

 bolic (male) or comparatively large and trapezoidal or triangulo- 

 trapezoidal ; surface very feebly convex at middle, and broadly, very 

 feebly subfoveate laterally, finely but not distinctly punctate, not 

 noticeably setose. 



The prosternum is not strongly protuberant with the cox*, and 

 quite evenly arcuate antero-posteriorly betAveen the cox^e, sometimes 

 more or less vertical behind ; rarely submucronate. Mesosternum 

 arcuately declivous and more or less concave. 



The motasternum laterally between the coxa? is as long as the width 

 of a mesotibia at apex. 



The abdominal process is quadrate (male) or slightly transverse 

 (female) and about equal to (male) or a fourth (female) of its width 

 In-oader than the metasternal salient. 



In the male the post-coxal part of the first abdominal segment is 

 about equal in length to the second segment; the third is equal to 

 that of the process and about a third longer than the fourth. 



In the female the post-coxal part of the first segment is about equal 

 in length to the process, also to that of the third ; the second is twice 

 as long as the fourth. 



The tarsi are variable in length and stoutness; although moderate in 

 length they are noticeably longer and slender in some males and 

 females, and stouter in others, and this appears to be independent of 

 size in the specimen. 



Tarsal formula : 



ELEODES PARVICOLLIS van PLANATA Eschscholtz. 



Subfusiform-ovate to ovate, integuments feebly shining, twice as 

 long as wide. Antenna? long. Elytra depressed and granulate 

 laterally. 



Head twice as wide as long, feebly convex, rather strongly and 

 broadly impressed laterally, also more or less along the frontal suture, 

 the latter rather feebly evident, supra-antennal convexities quite 

 strong; surface rather densely, not very coarsely punctate, punctures 

 denser laterally and on the epistoma. Antennce rather long, moder- 

 ately slender, outer four joints slightly compressed and feebly dilated, 

 third joint a little shorter than the next two combined, fourth ap- 

 parently just the least longer than the fifth, the latter to the eighth 

 inclusive equal in length, the eighth subtriangular and longer than 

 wide, ninth triangular and as wide as long, tenth triangulo-oval, 

 eleventh subovate and as long as wide. 



