100 Journal New York Entomological Society. [ Vo1 - xxvii. 



Lathrobium humile new species. 



Elongate, parallel, rather slender, color dark piceous, legs and antennae 

 rufo-piceous, tarsi and terminal joint of the antennae paler. Head one fourth 

 longer than wide; eyes small, distant from the hind margin two and one half 

 times their diameter, sides of head slightly narrowed posteriorly and moder- 

 ately arcuate, base truncate, hind angles rounded, gular sutures moderately 

 separated, straight and parallel, gens somewhat convex. Head finely and 

 indistinctly punctate ; gula impunctate. Antennae about one fourth longer 

 than the head, joints two— six about one fourth longer than wide, seven— ten 

 as wide as long, terminal joint longer than wide, acutely pointed; third joint 

 of maxillary palpi strongly inflated, terminal very small slender and retractile. 

 Neck one third as wide as the head. Prothorax very slightly narrower than 

 the head, one half longer than wide, sides parallel, angles strongly rounded ; 

 more coarsely and distinctly punctate than the head, median smooth line 

 rather narrow and indefinite, but entire. Elytra as wide as head and as long 

 as the prothorax, conjointly very slightly emarginate at apex, without epi- 

 pleural plications, finely, rather sparsely and indistinctly punctate, subrugose. 

 Abdomen as wide at base as the elytra, slightly wider to the fifth segment, 

 thence more strongly narrowed to the apex, very finely, densely punctate and 

 pubescent. Legs rather slender, hind tarsi two thirds the length of the tibiae, 

 joint one very slightly longer than two, three and four shorter, subequal, five 

 as long as two, three and four together, front tarsi strongly dilated. Length 

 3.1 mm., width .4-..S mm. (One male, two females.) 



Male. — Sixth segment deeply triangularly emarginate ; emargination one 

 half the width of the segment, acute and equilateral, outer angles rounded, a 

 distinct median impression behind the emargination ; fifth segment flattened 

 at apex and transversely impressed at base ; fourth, third and second segments 

 with larger foveate impressions, first slightly flattened and foveate at apex. 



Female. — Sixth segment broadly rounded at apex. 



This species cannot be placed in any of the divisions of Lathrobium 

 as defined by Casey, but conies nearest to Tctartopcus, from which it 

 differs in its parallel form and inflated maxillary palpi. 



Scopaeus linearis new species. 



Elongate, very slender, parallel, piceous-black, legs and antennae rufo- 

 piceous, tarsi and outer antennal joints paler. Head one third longer than 

 wide, eyes small, distant three times their diameters from the base, sides 

 arcuate and narrowed to the base, hind angles nearly obliterated — male ; less 

 narrowed, angles more distinct — female ; labrum acutely notched at middle, 

 lobes very obliquely truncate with two long, slender teeth on each ; antennae 

 nearly as long as the head and prothorax, rather slender; first joint long, 

 clavate; second slightly elongate and thicker than the following; third as long 

 as the second ; four-six very slightly elongate ; seven-ten as wide as long ; 

 last joint slightly longer than wide and acute. Third joint of the maxillary 

 palpi moderately inflated, last joint very small and retracted, gular sutures 



