42 GEO. H. HOKN, M. D. 



The males have the anterior tarsi dilated and the last ventral 

 feebly emarginate. The segments 2-3-4 have the densely punctured 

 and pubescent transverse space extending nearly from side to side, 

 although interrupted at middle. 



Two specimens have been seen, both from Pennsylvania. I am 

 indebted to Mr. Ulke for the loan of his specimen. 



IVIALLODRYA u. g. 



Form elongate, not very convex, recalling Melandrya or Emmesa. 

 Maxillary palpi robust, not serrate, the last joint triangular, the 

 distal side arcuate. Mandibles entire at apex. Labrum moderately 

 prominent, entire. Eyes oval, lateral, slightly emarginate by the 

 sides of front. Head prominent, very slightly narrowed behind the 

 eyes, these distant from the thorax, the frontal suture distinct. An- 

 tennse reaching the hind angles of the thorax, not thicker externally 

 nor serrate, first joint conical, second small oval, third longest, fourth 

 slightly shorter, joints 4-10 gradually shorter, eleventh longer, oval. 

 Anterior coxae oval, moderately prominent, narrowly separated by 

 the acute prosternum, the coxal cavities with a very slight fissure 

 externally, the trochantin not visil)le. Middle coxte not prominent, 

 separated by the mesosternum, which is slightly oblique in front, the 

 coxal cavities open externally, the trochantin visible. Metasternum 

 of moderate length, the side pieces rather wide. Legs moderate, 

 tibial spurs short, tarsi slender, the penultimate joint not excavato- 

 emarginate nor lobed beneath. Tarsal claws simple, merely slightly 

 broader at base. 



This genus is instituted for a rather inconspicuous species resem- 

 bling a depressed Melandrya or an Emmesa, which cannot be made 

 to enter any of the recognized subdivisions of the family. While 

 related by many of its characters to Melandrya a'ud the closely as- 

 sociated genera, it differs from all of them by the slender tarsi, the 

 penultimate joint not being excavato-emarginate and the anterior 

 tarsi not dilated in the males. 



M. sul>a*iiea n. sp. — Obloufj, moderately convex, piceous vvitli faint seneous 

 surface lustre, moderately shining, with short, sparse brown hair. Head moder- 

 ately coarsely and closely punctate. Thorax nearly twice as wide as long, nar- 

 rower at apex, sides arcuate in front, a very slight sinuation i)Osteriorly, the hind 

 angles rectangular, margin distinct in its entire extent, disc moderately convex, 

 median line distinctly impressed, basal impressions deep and rather broad, ex- 

 tending in front of middle, surface moderately coarsely and closely punctate, 

 base bisinuate. Elytra coarsely and moderately deeply punctate, closely placed 

 in the basal and scutellar regions, then gradually finer and sparser toward the 



