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consohrina. The specimen is distinctly coiLsobi'liui-WkQ. in general, 

 and not at all like hiculta. 



If this specimen is to be considered as an exponent of seabripen?iis, 

 I would have no hesitation in pronouncing it as a synonym of co7i- 

 sohriiui. 



One fact is evident, that no student besides LeConte ever had 

 any true conception of this species. Doctor Horn did not, for he 

 referred the Santa Barbara specimens {hiculta ?) to this species. I 

 know of onl}^ one authentic specimen, and that is the type. 



A specimen in Doctor Van Dyke's collection was doubtfully re- 

 ferred to scahripennis; it was collected at Indio, California. It is 

 very opaque and sordid in appearance ; the sculpturing is rather 

 coarse and dense, but upon examination I found the gena? produced, 

 and it is therefore hlanchardil^ although rather strongl}^ sculptured 

 and larger (1G.5 mm.-S nnn.) than any example of the series studied. 

 It makes a good companion for Casey's specimen referred to under 

 hlanchardiL 



Until more collecting has been done about Fort Tejon and Santa 

 Barbara, I recommend that scabripciuus be retained on our lists. 



LeConte writes that the prosternum is a little more prominent 

 behind than in reseyi. 



ELEODES BLANCHARDII, new species. 



Oblong-ovate, someAvhat robust at times, scarcely twice as long as 

 wide, elytra coarsely punctate and subtuberculate lateralh' ; genae dis- 

 tinctly produced ; surface somewhat dull. 



Head scarcely twice as wide as long, feebly convex, more or less 

 feebly and broadly impressed laterally, sometimes feebly so along 

 the frontal suture, the latter more or less evident as a smooth line; 

 rather thickly punctate, punctures rather coarse and somewhat 

 granulate, denser lateral!}' and on the epistoma. Antenna' moderate 

 in length and stoutness, feebly compressed and slighth- dilated in the 

 outer four joints, third joint about equal in length to the next two 

 combined, fourth just the least longer than the fifth, the latter to the 

 eighth inclusive subequal in length and slightly longer than Avide, 

 the eighth sometimes sul)triangular, ninth and tenth orbicular to 

 slightly transverse in outline, eleventh truncate-ovate and about as 

 long as wide. 



Pronotum somewhat transversely suboval, about a half wider than 

 long, widest at the middle; disc moderately evenly convex, rather 

 densely and more or less evenly punctate, punctures moderate in size, 

 becoming granulate at the sides; ape.e subtruncate in circular arc 

 obsoletely beaded; sides evenly and rather strongl}' rounded, more or 

 less constricted or sinuate at basal ninth, thence straight or oblique 



