7 a. R. CROTCIT, M. A. 



Abundant in the unopened flower heads of Yucca in the ^lojave 

 desert. 



Colastiis agavcn»!iis, n. sp.— Subdcpressed, shining, with a faint golden 

 pubescence, color varying from brown to fulvous, head punctulate. with a 

 transverse line between the antennfe; thorax transverse, not emarginate in 

 front, angles deflexed, rounded, sides and base margined, the former rounded 

 as are also the hind angles, disc dark brown clearly punctulate ; scutellum 

 large, punctate; elytra hardly margined, dark fulvous, rather closely and 

 even subrugulosely punctulate; pygidium closely punctulate; prosternum 

 smooth, ventral segments thickly punctate. % with an additional dorsal seg- 

 ment. L. 4 mm. 



Found at Fort Tejon in the flowers of the Agave. 



EPUR.\EA Er. 



E. Hornii, n. sp.— Broadly ovate, subdepressed, entirely fulvous, hardly 

 shining, pubescence yellow; antennfB with the cl ib yellow, last joint narrower 

 than 10th; thorax broader than long, narrowed.in front, greatest breadth be- 

 hind the middle, sides rounded, posterior angles slightly produced, acute, sides 

 explauate, margin reflexed, not thickly punctulate; scutellum punctate; 

 elytra broader than thorax, sides rounded, explanate, punctuation subrugulose, 

 apex obliquely punctate. % intermediate tibiae simple. L. 4 — 4.5 mm. 



Canada; (Horn.) This is the largest and broadest Eparaea known 

 to me. 



E. (Dadopora) toxaiia, n. sp.— Suboblong, not convex, entirely of a 

 rich fulvous ami clothed with golden hairs; antennie with the 11th joint 

 smaller than the 10th; thorax slightly transverse, very little emarginate in 

 front, sides only slightly rounded, margins reflexed, but not explanate, hind 

 angles right angles, sparsely punctate; elytra rather sparsely punctate, trun- 

 cate behind, angles rounded ; beneath 6nely punctate. 9 intermediate tibiae 

 simple, posterior dilated, constricted at the base. L. 2.5 mm. 



Texas; (Leconte.) This belongs to the same section as the E. 10- 

 guttata, of Europe. E. helvola Er., is very distinct by the distant 

 posterior coxae and should form a new subgenus, which may be called 

 Epurpcanella. 



E. ? inoiio«;Hina. n. sp. — Deep brown, margin and legs rufous, somewhat 

 shining, parallel, subconvex; upper surface closely and visibly punctate, 

 punctures subrugulose in some lights, or possibly very faintly pubescent; 

 thorax deeply etnarginate in front, sides broadly margined, hind angles largely 

 explanate, prominent, subacute, base not margined, sinuate behind the angles ; 

 scutellum triangular, punctate; elytra with the sides broadly flattened, ai)ex 

 subtruncate; beneath closely punctate, thoracic epipleurse rugose. % with an 

 additional dorsal segment. L. 5 mm. 



Found in Vaucouver and throughout the Sierra Nevada in the 

 small white globular fungus which occurs on dead pines. This will 

 be found to have a hole underneath, and if carefully detached a pair 



