AMERICAN COLEOPTERA. Ill 



C castaneiiin. n. sp. — Cast.aneous varj'ing to brownish, moderately sliin- 

 ing, form rather elongate, sparsely clotlied with silken pubescence. Antennae 

 testaceous, attaining the hind angle of thorax. Head and thorax very minutely 

 punctulate. Thorax not wider than the elytra, sides moderately arcuate and 

 regularly narrowed from base to apex, base slightly sinuate, hind angles rect- 

 angular. Elytra slightly wider than long and narrower at apex, surface moder- 

 ately densely and minutely punctulate, punctures arranged in distinct trans- 

 verse strigse. Abdomen not setose at the sides except the last segment, surface 

 more densely punctulate than the elytra. Body beneath colored as above, legs 

 somewhat paler. Length .16 inch; 4 mm. 



Two specimens were collected by Mr. Gr. R. Crotch near Santa 

 Barbara, of darker color than those collected by me at Tejon. By a 

 close examination of the characters I cannot find any distinction. 

 There is also a specimen collected by Dr. Zimmerman in South Caro- 

 lina, not differing except in its smaller size. 



Not rare at Fort Tejon, California, in fungi. 



C. pubeseens, Payk.— Dark brown, basal region of elytra sometimes 

 slightly paler. Legs rufo-testaceous. Thorax truncate at base, hind angles 

 obtusely rounded, slightly broader than the elytra. Elytra slightly longer 

 than wide. Length .16 inch ; 4 mm. 



This species agrees with the preceding in all its characters except 

 those mentioned above. It has been distributed under the names 

 adeps, Zimm., and anr/ustidus, Fauvel, these representing respectively 

 the retracted and elongate forms. 



New York to Louisiana. 



C parvnliim, n. sp. — Rufo-piceous, moderately shining, subdepressed. 

 Head and thorax very sparsely and finely punctured, sparsely pubescent. 

 Thorax slightly wider than the thorax, sides regularly arcuate, base feebly 

 sinuate en each side, hind angles obtusely rectangular. Elytra distinctly wider 

 than long, surface very sparsely punctured and pubescent. Abdomen very 

 sparsely punctured, last three segments with bristles. Body beneatli paler than 

 above, legs testaceous. Length .08 inchj 2 mm. 



This species was thought to be pecUcularium, Grav., but the de- 

 scription by Erichson does not seem to apply. 



Two specimens, North Carolina, easily known by their very small 

 size and sparsely punctured elytra. 



C. basale, Erich. — Pitchy black, shining, finely pubescent, each elytron 

 with a median basal red spot. Head black, very sparsely punctulate. Thorax 

 slightly broader than the elytra, sides regularly arcuate and narrower to apex, 

 base feebly sinuate on each side, angles obtusely rectangular, surface sparsely 

 and finely punctulate, intervals smooth. Elytra slightly broader at base than 

 long, surface moderately densely and finely punctulate, a red spot on each 

 nearer the suture than the margin. Abdomen piceous black, apical margins 

 of segments paler, surface finely j)unctulate, each segment with a seta from 

 the upper surface at the sides and two at the margin. Body beneath piceous. 



