Dec, igoi.] SCHAEFFER ; NeW CoLEOPTERA. 235 



genus is best placed in the Tropiderini, differing from all our genera 

 of this tribe in the position of the antennal cavities. 



Phanosolena nigrotuberculata, new species. 



Black beneath, ochraceous above, variegated with black patches on thorax and 

 elytra. Head as long as wide, beak as long as the head, emarginate at apex with the 

 angles rounded ; antennal cavities open, not covered by the sides of the beak extend- 

 ing slightly on the disk and situated close to the eyes. Eyes lateral, small, rounded. 

 Antenna; longer than the body in the male, shorter in the female. Thorax nearly as 

 long as broad gradually narrowing to ajiex, sides slightly arcuate, transverse carina 

 ante-basal, obtusely flexed at sides, disk at middle pale, with a small tubercle, densely 

 punctate, at sides black, surface clothed with ochreous and. white hairs. Elytra 

 twice as long as thorax, slightly wider than the thorax at base, apex conjointly broadly, 

 but feebly emarginate, disk with rows of coarse, closely placed punctures, at base on 

 each side of scutellum one large tubercle, the third costa behind middle for a short 

 distance slighly elevated, color ochraceous, the two basal tubercles, the two costiform 

 elevations, a large spot at sides and at apex black, pubescence yellowish white be- 

 tween the basal tubercle and the costiform elevation a line of white hairs. Femora 

 in great part and tibia; at middle black. Length, 2.5 mm. 



Three specimens, Brownsville, Texas (Esperanza Ranch and San 

 Tomas), in the Museum of the Brooklyn Institute. 



Male antennal joints three to seven long, slender, equal among 

 themselves, eight to eleven forming a club, the three last ones very 

 small, the eighth slightly shorter than seventh, but widening to apex. 

 Joints three to seven in the female slightly decreasing in length, the 

 four last joints forming a club which is broader than that of the male. 



Anthribus bipunctatus, new species. 



Cylindrical, clothed with whitish, ochreous and black scale-like hairs, yellowish- 

 white hairs more dense at base of elytra forming a band and extending along sides to 

 middle, apex also paler and with a black sutural spot, thorax and elytra with erect 

 brush-like tufts. Head and beak with white ochreous scales. Thorax as long as 

 wide at base, slightly narrower and arcuate in front, nearly parallel behind, side 

 margin extending to the middle, base slightly arcuate, disk finely and densely punc- 

 tured, surface with white, ochreous and brown scale-like hairs ; on each side near 

 hind angles, a rounded black spot, three tufts of brown scale-like hairs transversely 

 placed at middle, a line of denser yellowish-white hairs starting on each side of me- 

 dian tuft and divergent towards apex, a smaller oblique one near the outer tuft and 

 meeting the median line at middle. Elytra with rows of coarse punctures, inter- 

 vals finely punctate, vestiture whitish and ochreous, a row of three erect tufts of 

 pale brown scale-like hairs and one nearer the apex but outside of this row, the dis- 

 tance between the first and second, and second and third equal, apex paler with 

 a black sutural spot. Beneath moderately densely clothed with pale ochreous hairs. 

 Tibia; slightly annulated with ochreous and darker hairs and some longer pale hairs 

 intermixed. Length, 4-4.25 mm. 



