232 AMERICAN COLEOPTERA. 



half joints; second joint one-half as long as the third, which is barely visibly 

 longer than the fourth ; fourth joint a little less than twice as long as wide. Head 

 deeply impressed in front, punctures simple and separated by their own diame- 

 ters. Prothorax distinctly longer than wide, very little narrowed in front, sides 

 very broadly subangulate at middle, nearly straight and a little convergent ante- 

 riorly, broadly feebly sinuate posteriorly, the hind angles short and very feebly 

 divergent; surface finely simply punctate, the punctures distant on the average 

 by about their own diameters; hind angles not distinctly carinate, there is, how- 

 ever, a fine feeble ridge close to and parallel with the outer margin. Elytra 

 finely striate, strise finely punctured, interspaces sparsely finely punctate, not at 

 all rugose. Beneath finely punctured and pubescent, prosternum moie coarsely 

 closely punctured ; legs concolorous, first joint of hind tarsi equal to the next 

 two. Length 9.5 mm.; width 2.6 mm. 



Cloudcroft (Knau-s). 



Described from a single male specimen. With this I associate a 

 female from the same locality, which differs from the male type in 

 its broader more convex form, the antennse not passing the hind 

 angles of the thorax. Jejuniis is evidently allied to the preceding 

 species and to simplex, and also somewhat resembles affinis. In 

 rufotestaceus the punctuation of the head and prothorax is vei"y 

 obviously coarser and sparser; in simplex the third antenna! joint 

 is much shorter than the fourth, and in affinis slightly shorter than 

 the fourth ; the latter species is also of evidently stouter build if the 

 examples so labeled in the LeConte cabinet are authentic. 



Apliricus liiteipennis n. sp. — Very slender, black or blackish, elytra 

 pale yellowish brown, moderately shining ; pubescence pale, fine, short, recum- 

 bent. Antennae about half the length of the body, slender, second joint small, 

 third triangular, fully twice as long and nearly twice as wide as the second ; 

 fourth and following joints gradually slightly increasing in length. Head closely 

 shallowly punctate; front broadly concave, margined, the margin strongly 

 rounded. Eyes rather large and prominent. Prothorax elongate, base a little 

 wider than the apex, sides nearly straight, a little rounded in front; no lateral 

 margin; hind angles small, divergent ; surface very finely sparsely punctulate. 

 Elytra finely striate, strise not coarsely punctate, fifth interspace not at all cari- 

 nate apically ; beneath finely punctate and pubescent. Length 5j-7 mm. ; width 

 14-1 4-5 mm. 



Deming. Taken in numbers by Mr. Wickham. 



This species differs from californicvs, the only other known repre 

 sentative of the genus, in color, more slender form, more appressed 

 pubescence, less coarsely punctured head, much less strongly rounded 

 sides of the prothorax, relatively smaller second joint of the an- 

 tennae, and less distant middle coxae. In californictis the hind 

 angles of the prothorax are said to have a very fine short carina; 



