86 Journal New York: Entomological Society. [Voi. xv. 



open behind and angulate externally. Middle coxa a little more distant than the 

 front ones, mesosternum acutely triangular, metasternum very long; ventral segments 

 subequal, the fifth elongate, narrowly rounded and feebly emarginate posteriorly. 

 Thighs clavate, tibiee linear, not grooved within ; tarsi very slender, subequal in 

 length to the tibiie, first joint almost as long as the remainder, last joint nearly equal 

 to the two preceding ; claws divaricate, dilated a little at base. 



This genus is founded on a peculiar little species from Lower 

 California. It must evidently be classed with the Methiini but is re- 

 markably distinct from all our previously established genera in its 

 very long tarsi and rather widely separated front and middle coxae. 

 It may be placed before Idoimea. 



The type species requires but a short description in addition to 

 the above diagnosis. 



Lianema tenuicornis, new species. 



Linear, uniformly dark brownish testaceous,' very finely and sparsely pubescent, 

 dull. Prothorax alutaceous and finely not closely punctulate, disk before the middle 

 with a minute dentiform tubercle each side the median line. Elytra closely, finely, 

 indistinctly punctulate. Prosternum feebly transversely wrinkled, smooth and shining 

 in front, alutaceous behind, with scattered rather course punctures throughout. 

 Abdomen moderately shining and sparsely punctured. Length 5 mm. 



Lower California (El Taste). 



A single example, probably a male, collected by Mr. Beyer. 



Methia aestiva, new species. 



Piceo-testaceous, the elytra with more or less defined alternating pale and dark 

 vittse in fully colored examples; surface dull, finely punctate and moderately pubes- 

 cent ; legs and antennae hairy. Antennae much longer than the body in both sexes, 

 second joint very small, button-like, but quite distinct; joints 3-1 1 slightly decreas- 

 ing in length. Eyes very large, subcontiguous on the vertex, almost divided. Pro- 

 thorax as wide as long, scarcely or but very feebly constricted at base and apex, sides 

 moderately arcuate ; disk in front with a faint callosity each side the median line. 

 Elytra a little shorter than the abdomen, nearly parallel in the female, a little shorter 

 and evidently narrowed behind in the male, tips a little dehiscent and separately 

 rounded ; beneath more shining and with the abdomen less finely and more sparsely 

 punctate than above ; thighs not clavate, front tibia; evidently obliquely grooved 

 within, first tarsal joint subequal to the last, each about as long as the second and 

 third united. Length 5-8^ mm. 



Pasadena, California. Attracted to electric lights in August and 

 September. 



This species, like the ino7-mona of Linell, differs from Methia as 

 defined by LeConte in its visible second antennal joint, but seems 

 best referred here for the present. It differs from monnona in its 



