AMERICAN COLEOPTERA. S3 



ate, tibije with short spurs. Tarsi slender, not lobed nor dilated, first 

 joint a little longer than either of the next three, last joint elongate, 

 with simple claws and a bisetose onyehiuni. 



The above description is made from a mutilated specimen in the 

 cabinet of Dr. Leconte, with the assistance of his original description 

 which was made from a more perfect example. I have also had a 

 specimen of Lichna funchris Westw., before me and by a comparison of 

 the characters of Stenocolus Lee, find the two entirely congeneric. 



S. SClltellaris Lee. — Body elongate, uarrowed at each end, sides parallel 

 at the middle, ])iceous, covered with very short, depressed, dirt colored (cinere- 

 ous), pubescence. Antennae black, strongly serrate in the male, slightly serrate 

 in the female. Thorax nearly three times as wide as the head, nearly twice 

 as wide as long, strongly narrowed in front, sides at the middle almost angu- 

 lated, then slightly concave (sinuate), to the posterior angles which are acute: 

 base bisinuate; surface finely punctured, broadly concave along the margin 

 behind the middle and broadly transversely impressed at base. Scutellum 

 round, covered with dense white hair. Elytra scabrous with shallow punc- 

 tures, spaces between the punctures finely punctulate; the elevated lines 

 which may be traced in allied genera are slightly visible. Body beneath more 

 densely pruinose with short cinereous hair. Length .55 — .87 inch; 14 — 22 mm. 

 (PL I, fig. 2). 



I copy above the description given by Dr. Leconte. I would add 

 that the segments of the abdomen have on each side a smooth callus. 

 In L.funehris these callosities are replaced by small fovete. The form 

 of the present species is very nearly that of L. funehris. 



Two specimens, Sacramento, California. 



DAS€YL,L,rS Latr. 

 Mandibles prominent, rather suddenly arcuate at tip, the upper 

 edge acute, tip acute. Labruin prominent. Frontal suture distinct. 

 Eyes transversely oval, entire. Antennae longer than the head and 

 thorax, serrate. Terminal joint of both palpi flattened oval, sub- 

 truncate at tip. Head slightly deflexed, not retractile. Prosternum 

 moderately long in front of the coxae, prolonged between and moder- 

 ately separating them extending posteriorly to meet the mesosternum. 

 Anterior coxae transverse, not more prominent than the prolongation 

 of the prosternum, trochantin large. Mesosternum oblique, deeply 

 grooved its entire length. Middle coxae oval, slightly angulate ex- 

 ternally, without trochantin. Metasteruum moderately long, episterna 

 wide, narrower posteriorly, epimera very small. Posterior coxae widely 

 but gradually dilated within. Legs moderate, tibial spurs on all the 

 feet. Tarsi dilated but less so in the female, the joints more or less 

 cordiform, 2 — 3 — 4 lobed beneath, in the latter the lobe is deeply 



