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portions of the mider surface of the head rather coarsely and strongly rugu- 

 lose or obliquely strigate. Length 3.4 mm. 



AVashington Territory, 1. 



This species also belongs near axillaris because of" the unicolorous 

 abdomen, and the transverse joints of the antennae. Tiie [)ronotum 

 somewhat resembles that of cincticoUis. 



BRYOPORUS Kraatz. 



B. parvilllIS n. sp. — Form very slender, linear, convex. Head black ; 

 remainder of the body very dark blackish-red ; elytra slightly paler from 

 diaphaneity ; legs paler, testaceous ; antennae at base and oral organs same, 

 the former toward tip dark fuscous. Head moderately convex, slightly 

 longer than wide, strongly deflexed, highly polished ; antennae about as 

 long as the head and prothorax together, rather slender, basal joint longer 

 than the next two together, second and third equal in length, the latter 

 more conical and much narrower toward base, joints four to ten increasing 

 in width, nearly of equal length, the former slightly longer than wide, the 

 latter one-third wider than long, all truncate at base and apex, sides very 

 feebly convergent toward base, eleventh slightly longer than wide, as wide 

 as the tenth, oides gradually convergent toward tip which is rather acutely 

 rounded, outer joints rather strongly compressed; maxillary palpi rather 

 slender, last three joints equal in length, fourth conical, acute, as wide at 

 base as the apex of the third, sides very feebly arcuate. Prothorax widest 

 at three-fourths the length from the apex where it is very slightly wider 

 than long ; sides nearly evenly and rather feebly arcuate throughout; basal 

 angles rather narrowly rounded ; apex nearly transverse, about two-thirds 

 as long as the base which is very broadly and feebly arcuate ; disk polished. 

 Elytra at base as wide as the pronotum ; sides parallel and nearly straight ; 

 together just visibly emarginate behind; disk poHslied, depressed, scarcely 

 perceptibly longer than wide ; sutural row of six or seven distinct punctures ; 

 elsewhere the punctures are sparse, very feebly impressed, and arranged in 

 many incomplete rows ; punctures along the crest of the upper marginal line 

 of tliH epipleurae widely spaced and few in number; epipleurae narrow, not 

 attaining the apices of the elytra which are strongl}' indexed toward the 

 apical angles. Abdomen at base fully as wide as the elytra; sides feebly 

 convergent behind and nearly straight ; border strong ; surface rather feebly 

 convex, polished, finely and rather closely punctate, nearly piceous-black, 

 apices paler, rufous ; leather densely pubescent, hairs fulvous ; under surface 

 fulvous toward tip. Legs long and slender ; anterior coxae robust, globose 

 beneath ; femora with several coarse erect unequal spines along the inner 

 edge at tip ; middle and posterior tibiae having three or four long stout very 

 unequal spines at tip, and also fimbriate with very short close sub-equal 

 spinules ; posterior tarsi very long, first joint as long as the next two 

 together, basal joints fimbriate at tip with short very close sub-equal 

 spinules. Length 2.6 mm. 



Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, 1. 



