COLEOPTERA. 149 



Unrecognized Species. 



The following species I have been unable to identify, although 

 several of them may, perhaps, have been unwittingly described under 

 other names in the preceding pages : — 



The original descriptions of these species, four in number, are here 

 reproduced in full, together with the appended remarks. 



127. Steims adspector Maklin: niger, creberrime punctatus, parce 

 pubescens, palpis fuscis, basi testaceis ; fronte leviter excavata, bisulcata, 

 interstitio subcarinato ; tborace latitudine vix longiore, obsoletissiine canali- 

 culato, lateribus raodice rotundato ; elytris thorace dimidio fere longioribus, 

 inaequalibus, anterius prope suturam subtorulosis ; abdomine nitido, subti- 

 lius punctato ; femoribus ultra medium rufo-piceis. 



Longit. 2 lin. Latit. parum ultra ^ lin. 



Ex insula Sitkha a D. Frankenhaeuser transmissus ; cum praece- 

 dente \maritimus\ rarissime occurrit. 



Steno scrutatori Erichson certe proximus, sed magnitudine paulo 

 minore elytrisque adhuc longioribus diversum esse videtur ("Mak- 

 lin"). 



128. S. pai'allelopipedllS Motscbulsky : plumbeo-rriger, creberrime 

 punctatus, palpis articulo primo testaeeo, pedibus piceis, femoribus dilutio- 

 ribus, piceo-rufis ; fronte obsolete bisulcata, interstitio perparum convexo : 

 tborace latitudine parum longiore, posterius angustato, sub-inaequali ; elytris 

 tborace longioribus, inter puncturam rugulosis. 



Longit. 1^ lin. Latit. ^ lin. 



Habitat in insula Sitkha sub cortice arborum i-arissime ; D. Pip- 

 pi ngskold. 



In vicinitate Steni humilis Erichs. ponendus (" Mliklin"). 



129. S. cariniceps Maklin : cylindrieus, robustus, niger, nitidus, 

 palpis fuscis, basi testaceis, parce fortiter punctatus; capite per totam 

 longitudinem carinato, utrinque late Sulcata ; tborace latitudine tertia parte 

 longiore, basin versus subt'iliter canaliculato ; elytris tborace sub-brevioribus, 

 abdomine immarginato, apicem versus vix angustato, parcissime subtiliter 

 punctato ; tarsis articulo quarto simplici. 



Longit. 1| lin. Latit. fere \ lin. 



Habitat in insula Sitkha rarissime; D. Frankenhaeuser ("Mak- 

 lin"). 



130. S. illimargiliatus Maklin : cylindrieus, niger, nitidus, palpis 

 fuscis, basi testaceis, parce profunde punctatus ; capite in medio carinato, 

 utrinque latins sed minus profunde impresso; thorace basin versus subti- 

 liter obsoletiusque canaliculato ; elytris thoracis longitudine; abdomine im- 

 marginato, parcius subtiliusqm' punctato; tarsis articulo quarto simplici. 



Longit. 1-1 j lin. Latit. ^ lin. 



