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  14 
  THE 
  BEETLE 
  FAMILY 
  PSEUDOM0RPH1DAE 
  NOTMAN 
  9 
  

  

  ADELOTOPUS 
  PUNCTICOLLIS, 
  new 
  species 
  

  

  Form 
  elongate, 
  cylindrical, 
  subparallel, 
  about 
  two 
  and 
  one-half 
  

   times 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  wide; 
  widest 
  near 
  the 
  middle; 
  sides 
  distinctly 
  and 
  

   evenly 
  arcuate. 
  Integuments 
  very 
  shining. 
  Color 
  black. 
  Elytra 
  

   with 
  posterior 
  two-thirds 
  red 
  on 
  the 
  disk; 
  the 
  black 
  extending 
  some- 
  

   what 
  broadly 
  laterally 
  to 
  apical 
  third. 
  Margins 
  of 
  thorax 
  and 
  

   elytra 
  finely 
  picescent. 
  Mouth 
  parts, 
  antennae, 
  legs, 
  and 
  abdomen 
  

   bright 
  rufo-castaneous. 
  Head 
  two-thirds 
  the 
  width 
  of 
  thorax, 
  

   moderately 
  convex, 
  distinctly 
  and 
  rather 
  irregularly 
  punctate. 
  Tho- 
  

   rax 
  one-fourth 
  wider 
  than 
  long, 
  sides 
  rather 
  feebly 
  arcuately 
  nar- 
  

   rowed 
  from 
  base 
  to 
  apex; 
  anterior 
  angles 
  projecting 
  for 
  about 
  one- 
  

   third 
  the 
  diameter 
  of 
  the 
  eye, 
  narrowly 
  rounded; 
  sides 
  narrowly 
  

   reflexed; 
  basal 
  angles 
  rounded. 
  Surface 
  distinctly 
  and 
  irregularly 
  

   punctured, 
  more 
  coarsely 
  and 
  densely 
  apico-laterally. 
  Elytra 
  

   rather 
  more 
  than 
  twice 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  thorax, 
  distinctly 
  and 
  irregu- 
  

   larly 
  punctured; 
  punctures 
  varying 
  in 
  size, 
  the 
  larger 
  forming 
  

   irregular 
  longitudinal 
  series 
  on 
  basal 
  portion. 
  Basal 
  margin 
  

   broadly 
  interrupted 
  medially. 
  Striation 
  very 
  faint. 
  Suture 
  very 
  

   finely 
  margined, 
  feebly 
  elevated 
  close 
  to 
  the 
  apex. 
  Apical 
  trun- 
  

   catures 
  feebly 
  arcuate 
  ; 
  outer 
  angles 
  broadly 
  rounded 
  ; 
  sutural 
  angles 
  

   very 
  narrowly 
  rounded. 
  Sterna 
  rather 
  coarsely, 
  sparsely, 
  and 
  

   irregular 
  punctured. 
  Abdomen 
  extremely 
  minutely 
  and 
  sparsely 
  

   punctate 
  and 
  setulose. 
  Length, 
  5 
  mm. 
  ; 
  width, 
  2 
  mm. 
  

  

  Tyj)e. 
  — 
  Victoria 
  (Hy 
  Edwards 
  Coll.). 
  Collection 
  of 
  the 
  Ameri- 
  

   can 
  Museum 
  of 
  Natural 
  History. 
  

  

  ADELOTOPUS 
  SEKIE-PUNCTATUS, 
  new 
  species 
  

  

  Form 
  elongate, 
  cylindrical, 
  slightly 
  wider 
  near 
  elytral 
  apex; 
  sides 
  

   scarcely 
  arcuate; 
  rather 
  more 
  than 
  twice 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  wide. 
  Very 
  

   shining. 
  Color 
  black; 
  elytral 
  apex 
  ratner 
  broadly 
  red. 
  Antennae, 
  

   mouth 
  parts, 
  legs, 
  and 
  abdomen 
  bright 
  rufo-castaneous. 
  Head 
  two- 
  

   thirds 
  the 
  width 
  of 
  thorax, 
  moderately 
  convex, 
  impunctate. 
  Thorax 
  

   rather 
  more 
  than 
  one-fourth 
  wider 
  than 
  long; 
  sides 
  rather 
  dis- 
  

   tinctly 
  narrowed 
  anteriorly, 
  feebly 
  arcuate. 
  Anterior 
  angles 
  closely 
  

   embracing 
  the 
  head 
  but 
  small, 
  scarcely 
  surpassing 
  the 
  posterior 
  

   margins 
  of 
  the 
  eye, 
  narrowly 
  rounded. 
  Side 
  margins 
  narrowly 
  re- 
  

   flexed. 
  Disk 
  impunctate; 
  sides 
  with 
  few 
  rather 
  coarse 
  punctures, 
  

   more 
  numerous 
  near 
  apical 
  angles. 
  Elytra 
  twice 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  

   thorax; 
  margins 
  very 
  narrowly 
  reflexed; 
  basal 
  margin 
  broadly 
  

   interrupted 
  medially; 
  disk 
  with 
  nine 
  regular 
  series 
  of 
  strong, 
  asper- 
  

   ate 
  punctures: 
  finer 
  near 
  the 
  apex. 
  Striation 
  completely 
  obsolete; 
  

   suture 
  very 
  finely 
  margined, 
  distinctly 
  elevated 
  near 
  the 
  apex: 
  

   apical 
  truncatures 
  nearly 
  straight; 
  outer 
  angles 
  very 
  broadly 
  

   rounded; 
  sutural 
  angles 
  moderately 
  narrowly 
  rounded. 
  Sterna 
  

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