AMERICAN rOLEOPTERA. 23 



•obtusely carinate, surface densely and njoderately coarsely punctured and 8ub- 

 opaque, with short black hairs. Scutellum black. Elytra sanguineous with 

 apical irregularly cordiform spot involving the entire apex, surface sparsely 

 clothed with short, erect pubescence agreeing in color with the surface, feebly 

 striate, stri« moderately coarsely punctured, intervals flat, sparsely punctulate. 

 Body beneath black, sparsely punctured and with short, black hair. Legs 

 black, tarsi rufous. Length .36 inch ; 9 mm. 



This species is allied to cordi/er and Behrensti, and differs from the 

 former in being less depressed and the thorax more densely and 

 coarsely punctured and opaque. la cord!/er the apical spot is exactly 

 cordiform in shape and does not attain either the lateral or apical 

 margins, and there is also an ill-defined spot on each elytron behind 

 the scutellum. Behrensii has the thorax shining and much more 

 sparsely punctured and the hind angles more strongly cariaate. 



Specimens were collected by Mr. Crotch, at Tahoe, California. 

 The species is dedicated with pleasure to Mr. E. L. Phelps, throu^'h 

 whose skilled assistance Mr. Crotch was enabled to accomplish such 

 good results. 



GL.YPHONYX, Cand. 



G. miineticiis, n. sp.— Elongate, rufo-testaceous, sparsely pubescent^ 

 Head coarsely, deeply and densely punctured. Thorax longer than wide, sides 

 parallel, anterior angles rounded, hind angles very feebly divergent, and with 

 a very long carina, extending in front of the middle, very close to the mar- 

 ginal line posteriorly; basal impression moderate; surface shining, sparsely 

 and moderately coarsely punctured. Elytra slightly wider than the thorax, 

 deeply striate, striae coarsely, deeply and closely punctured, intervals convex, 

 more elevated at apex, very sparsely puncticulate. Thorax beneath more 

 coarsely punctured than above, body and abdomen more finely and densely 

 punctured. Length .24— .26 inch; 6—6.5 mm. 



In one specimen before me, smaller in size than the other, the 

 eighth elytral interval is very strongly elevated at tip, forming a well 

 marked carina. This species may be distinguished from either of 

 those previously known by its more elongate form, more convex ely- 

 tral intervals and the sexual (?) character above indicated. At first 

 sight the species might be taken as a Horistonotus, and its resemblance 

 to H. Uhlerii or Esthesopus humilis, is very great. 



Two specimens from Texas were kindly presented by Mr. William 

 Jiilich, of New York. 



Limonitis cribricollis. Horn, should be suppressed, the specimen ou 

 which it is founded being immature and without any doubt Melanotan 

 longuluR, Lee, in which the serrations of the claws are barely vit>iblc. 

 except with high power. 



