NEW SPECIES OF FOSSIL BEETLES FROM FLORISSANT, 

 COLORADO. 



By H. F. WicKHAM, 



Professor of Entomology in the State University of Iowa, Iowa City. 



A recent sending of fossil Coleoptera from Florissant contains 

 several species not hitherto described, and in pursuance of the plan 

 of studying aU available forms from these beds, I am submitting 

 descriptions and figures herewith. With the exception of one speci- 

 men, Bracliyspathus curiosus, belonging to the University of Colorado, 

 all the types are the property of the United States National Museum. 

 One of them, Spondylis tertiarius, represents a family not before 

 recognized in the Florissant shales. Some of the others are of con- 

 siderable interest and importance, as will be seen by a perusal of 

 the list. 



CARABIDAE. 



Platynus insculptipennis, new species. 

 Cratacanthus florissantensis , new species. 

 Harpalus ulomaeformis , new species. 

 Earpalus redivivus, new species. 



COCCINELLIDAE. 



SPONDYLIDAE. 



Spondylis tertiariiis, new species. 



CERAMBYCIDAE. 

 Callidium grandaevum, new species. 



BRUCHIDAE. 

 Bruchus antaeus, new species. 



OTIORHYNCHIDAE. 

 Pandeleteinus nudxis, new species. 

 CURCULIONIDAE. 



Tychiusferox, new species. 

 Paris primalis, new species. 



Anatis resurgens, new species. 



BUPRESTIDAE. 

 Brachyspathus curiosus, new species. 



LAMPYRIDAE. 

 Podahrus cupesoides, new species. 



MALACHIIDAE. 

 Malachius immurus, new name. 



PTINIDAE. 

 Vrilletta monstrosa, new species. I 



Genus PLATYNUS BonelU. 



PLATYNUS INSCULPTIPENNIS, new species. 



Plate 37, fig. 1. 

 Form fairly stout for this genus. Head, as preserved, about as 

 long as the prothorax, showing no sculpture other than a minute 



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