286 GEO. H. HORN, M. D. 



The antennal fossae are slightly enclosed in front, approaching Ontho- 

 philus, but the resemblance extends no further. It might be placed near 

 H. vermis from which, however, it differs in many points. 

 Taken by H. K. Morrison in Arizona. 



HCHINODES Zimm. 

 K. clecipiens n. sp. — Broadly oval, piceous, brown, moderately shining. 

 Head smooth, obtusely carinate at middle, deeply impressed on each side. Thorax 

 shining, surface with sparsely placed, slightly murieate punctures, each bearing a 

 short erect hair. Elytra with a marginal and three vaguely impressed entire 

 striae at the side, each with a single row of coarse and closely placed punctures 

 bearing a short erect hair; between these striae and the suture are four series of 

 punctures rather irregularly placed, bearing setae, the sutural row the most distinct. 

 Propygidium and pygidium shining, sparsely punctate. Body beneath shining, 

 smooth. Presternum bicarinate, the carinae divergent posteriorly. Length .OS 

 inch; 1.5 millim. 



This species resembles E. setiger Lee, and is but little longer. It 

 differs in the elytral sculpture. The present species has the outer striae 

 more impressed, the inner rows of punctures single, while in setiger the 

 outer striae are less impressed and the inner rows composed of two or 

 more series of punctures. 



Collected by H. K. Morrison in Arizona. 



Teretriosomsi facet tun Lewis, Ent. Mo. Mag. 1879, p. 61. 

 This species was described with the locality " Canada." I had always 

 doubted the occurrence of this form so far north in our fauna, and a 

 reference to the donation book of the British Museum gave the locality 

 as Ceylon, although the specimen was otherwise labelled. Mr. Lewis 

 informed me that he had other evidence that the insect was Ceylonese, 

 and the species must, therefore, be removed from our lists. 



PEL.TASTICA Mann. 

 A species of this genus has been discovered in Japan and specimens 

 were kindly given me by Mr. George Lewis. The species strikingly 

 resembles our own, but is broader, less convex and the margin of the 

 elytra more explanate. It is also paler in color. The crescentic pale 

 fascia, so evident near the basal third of the elytra in our species, does 

 not appear in the Japanese form. 



CHRYSOBOTIIRIS Eseh. 

 C. contigun Lee. — This species seems to have been misunderstood at 

 home and abroad. It is of moderate size, resembling somewhat in 

 form femorata, and may be at once distinguished from any other 

 species in our fauna by the clypeus being bidentate at middle, the two 

 teeth being separated by a narrow acute notch. 



