("UKCl'MOXID-i: — ('rKCUHONIN.E — IIYLOlillNI. 93 



ami i-atlici- liiirK jmiictatc. l-llyfra witli delicatoly impressed sleiuler stria?, 

 (listiiicth ami deeply |)imctate, with circular m- sli^ditly Idiiji-itiidinal fine 

 puncta, i\'mMvc(l tVoiii oacli orlici- 1)\' about twice their length. I^efifs (»f 

 iipulciatc IcULith, the I'euKira uioihM'atelv stout aud cla\ate, the tihijx; coarse 

 liiit clouLiated. the apcx eularj^cd and hooked. 



Leu<>tli, excludiuf,'' rostrum, 7-25"""; rostruiu, 2"""; elytra, 4-r>"""; hei<,dit 

 of body, 3o'"'". 



I'his l^eetle lias all the asj)ect of an llxlohius, and a;^-i"ees with it in 

 most points of structure, but there ajjpear to be no postocular lobes, and the 

 tarsal joints of the fore lefjs are not at all expanded. It would, therefore, 

 appear probal^le that it can not strictly belong- h(;re. 



Florissant, Colorado. One specimen, No. 3013, ^Ir. \l. 1). Lacoc. 



The species is named for Mr. K. 1). Lacoe, of Pittston, Pennsylvania, 

 who has laid the |)aleontoloyi.sts of this country under heavy obligations 

 by his substantial and generous aid. 



LACCOPYGUS (XaHH67rvyo<), o-en. nov. 



We have here a very striking genus of llylobiini, remarkable ])articu 

 larly for the structure of the funicle of the antenn;e, by whiidi it seems 

 nearest allied to, though still somewhat distant from, the Mexican Laccojjroc- 

 tus. The head rapidly narrows in front, and the rostrum, large at base, also 

 narrows a little, ])ut i.s still rather stout and considerably shorter than the 

 th(H'ax. The antennal scrobes extend almost to tJie lip, and the .-^lender, 

 apicallv clavate scape reaches the posterior' border of the eye; the funicle 

 is composed of seven similar elongate joints, subequal, excepting the second, 

 which is twice or more than twice as long as any of the others, and, with 

 those on either side of it, fullv equals the scape in length; the chd) is stout 

 oval, and the seventh joint of the funicle in no wav invohed in it. Kves 

 lather small and round. Thorax exce])tioually short, being full\ half as 

 l)roail again as long, with gently convex sides and truncate extremities. 

 Elytra moderately elongated, considerabK bida<ler at base than the ])ro- 

 tiiorax, not al)ru|)tl\ declivent behind. Fore femora exceedinglv >tont; all 

 the tiliia- slender; lirsi joint ot' tarsi elongated, more than twice as long fis 

 broad, slender at base ; second a little inore than half as long, oval; third 



