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obsoletely beaded, a fifth wider than tlie apex and greater than the 

 length ; apical angles somewhat distinct or obtuse and not prominent ; 

 basal angles rectangular or minutely prominent. 



Propleurw smooth, not densel}^ granulato-muricate and more or 

 less rugulose. 



Elytra oblong-ovate, arcuately attenuate from the middle pos- 

 teriorly, about a third longer than wide; base broad and truncate, 

 distinctly wider than the contiguous base of the prothorax; humeri 

 obtusely rounded and more or less prominent; sides parallel in basal 

 one-half, thence arcuate to apex, somewhat attenuate in apical third 

 or fourth, apex moderately rounded; disc distinctly flattened, more 

 or less moderately convex, and arcuately declivous posteriorly, arcu- 

 ately, but not broadly, rounded laterally; surface densely, somewhat 

 coarsely punctate, punctures very irregular, at times granaliferous or 

 simple on the dorsum, more or less muricato-granulate or distinctly 

 subrugose laterally and on apex. 



E inpJeiira' distinctly dilated beneath the humeri where the superior 

 margin is coarse and arcuately prominent, as viewed from above. 

 Otherwise as in 'parvicollis. 



Ahdomeri rather densely and somewhat coarsely punctate, usually 

 distinctly rugulose. 



Legs stout and comparatively moderate in length. Anterior tibial 

 spurs rather stout, the anterior more so than the posterior. Other- 

 wise as in 'paroicollis. 



Male. — Oblong, somewhat narrow, antenna^ just reaching beyond 

 the base of the prothorax. First two joints of the protarsi mod- 

 erately thickened at tip beneath and there clothed with small tufts 

 of piceo-flavate pubescence ; the first joint of the mesotarsi has a small 

 tuft also. Otherwise as in parvicollis. 



Female. — Oblong to ovate, somewhat broad. Antenntie scarcely 

 attaining the prothoracic base. Otherwise as in parvicollis. 



Measarements. — Males: Length, 15-17,5 mm.; width, 7-7.5 mm. 

 Females: Length, 14.5-18.5 mm.; width, 7.5-8 mm. 



Genital cliaracters., 'male. — As in parvicollis. 



Feimde. — The genital segment as in planata^ apparently more equi- 

 lateralh^ triangular. The apex of each valve is distinctly chitinous, 

 rounded at tip, with a slight tendency to become concave beneath. 

 These characters foreshadow those observed in Metahlapylis. 



Habitat. — California (Giant Forest, Tulare County, P'uchs and 

 Hopping; Yosemite, Mariposa County; Tuolumne County; Calaveras 

 County, Big Trees, elevation, 4,702 feet; Amador and Eldorado 

 counties) . 



Number of specimens studied, 300. 



Type in the Mannerheim collection? 



