lOG NORTH AMERICAN 



9. E. linearis Lee. — Bost. Journ. VI. p. 104. — Form somewhat slender. 

 Pubescence coaine, rather long and abundant, evenly distributed, pale fulvo- 

 cinereous with long widely scattered setae on the abdomen ; color of entire 

 body and antennae ferruginous, legs paler and more flavate. Head large, 

 wider tlian long; eyes large, moderately prominent ; genae not prominent, 

 shorter tliantheeye; interocular surface polished and impunctate, having 

 at the middle of the base a small puncture, and above two small spongy- 

 pubescent foveae at one-third the length from the base, rather widely 

 separated ; intermediate surface strongly convex ; foveae connected by an 

 anteriorly curvate elongate parabolic channel, which is strongly impressed ; 

 supra-antennal tuberculations elongated and very strong, each crossed by a 

 narrow channel, connected by a straight transverse ridge which is prominent 

 and slightly less elevated in the middle ; antennae nearly as long as the 

 head and prothorax together, robust, second joint much smaller than the 

 first, club elongated, ninth joint more than twice as wide as long, slightly 

 narrower and scarcely more than one-half as long as the tenth, eleventh 

 scarcely wider than the tenth, as long as the three preceding joints together, 

 elongated, conoidal, rather finely acuminate. Prothorax widest slightly in 

 advance of the middle where it is distinctly wider than long and about as 

 wide as the head ; sides arcuate anteriorly, nearly straight posteriorly ; apex 

 transverse, much less than one-half as long as the pronotal width and two- 

 thirds as long as the base which is rather strongly arcuate; disk polished, 

 rather broadly convex, strongly evenly finely and rather sparsely jMinctate; 

 median canaliculation strong, long and narrow, fusiform ; at one-third the 

 length from the base there is a transverse posteriorly cusped channel ex- 

 panded at the cusp point and at the ends into round deeply impressed foveae, 

 tiie lateral ones the stronger. Elytra at base just visibly wider than the 

 pronotum ; sides very slightly divergent posteriorly, slightly arcuate, more 

 strongly so toward the tips ; together transversely truncate behind ; disk 

 slightly longer than wide, moderately convex, rather depressed at the base, 

 polished, very minutely and sparsely punctulate ; sutural striae very strong, 

 nearly straight, close, lateral well marked, one-half as long as the elytra ; 

 humeri prominent. Abdomen very slightly narrower than the elytra; sides 

 parallel and straight ; border very wide but Hat ; surface very feebly convex, 

 polished, finely and very distantly punctulate ; first three segments equal 

 in length ; first and second dorsals with two rather short slightly divergent 

 carinae at base ; under surface of alnlomen more coarsely strongly and closely 

 punctate than the upper ; last ventral segment angularly produced and 

 rounded behind, with a very fine medial carina. Under surface of the head 

 lacking the long erect sensitive setae, these being replaced by a fine close 

 pubescence; punctures large deep and close. Length 1.3-1.6 mm. 



Georgia, i) ; Florida, 7; Detroit, Micliigan, 1, 



A very common .species and apparently much more abundant at 

 the South. The description is taken from Dr. LeConte'.s type, which 

 is a male; the last ventral segment appears to be more produced at 

 tij) in the female, and is not carinate. 



