14 Coleopferological Notices, III. 



rounded ; disk feeblv convex, broadly, distinctly impressed along the middle, 

 rather coarsely, deeply and densely punctate, the interspaces narrow but 

 polished ; pubescence short and rather sparse. Elytra about three times as 

 long as the prothorax and but just visibly wider than the latter, about two 

 and one-third times as long as wide, parallel, the sides straight, very abruptly 

 and obtusely rounded behind, the humeri right, narrowly rounded and rather 

 broadly exposed ; disk cylindrically convex, the punctiires rather fine but 

 deep, slightly oval, iinevenly aggregated in narrow distinct series, but con- 

 fusedly arranged near the suture, more broadly so toward base, the intervals 

 between the series minutely, confusedly and sparsely punctate, the setse 

 rather short, fine and recumbent, the series apparently feebly impressed. 

 Abdomen shining, minutely, rather densely and unevenly punctate. Anterior 

 coxae separated by fully one-third their own width ; anterior tibiae strongly 

 and externally produced at apex. Length 3.8 mm. ; width l.U mm. 



South Carolina. Mr. Morrison. 



A sino;]e specimen. This species is easil}' distinguishable from 

 striatus, which it perhaps most closely resembles, by its entirely 

 different elytral punctuation and thoracic structure. 



L,. californictlS n. sp. (Crotch MS.). — Rather slender, parallel, some- 

 what strongly depressed, castaneous to piceous-black, strongly shining ; pubes- 

 cence not conspicuous. Head transverse, somewhat coarsely and densely but 

 shallowly punctured, the epistomal suture deep, transverse, the epistoma 

 short, almost impunctate, polished ; eyes rather small, convex ; antennae 

 slender, compact, almost glabrous, one-half longer than the head, the club 

 small and slender. Prothorax as long as wide, feebly narrowed from apex to 

 base, the apex broadly, strongly arcuate, the base subtruncate ; sides straight, 

 minutely denticulate throughout ; apical angles right, not rounded, basal 

 slightly obtuse, minutely denticuliform and prominent ; disk feebly convex, 

 broadly, feebly impressed in the middle and finely canaliculate near the base, 

 coarsely punctate, the punctures not very dense, shallow, becoming fine and 

 sparse anteriorly especially toward the middle ; pubescence coarse but sparse. 

 Elytra a little less than three times as long as the prothorax and but very 

 little wider, a little more than twice as long as wide, parallel, the sides 

 straight, feebly convergent and arcuate toward apex, the latter rather nar- 

 rowly subtruncate ; humeri right, scarcely at all rounded, distinctly exposed ; 

 disk moderately convex, polished, rather finely, sparsely punctate, the punc- 

 tures deep but narrow and elongate, arranged in subeven single rows except 

 toward the suture and base, where they are confused, the intervals not 

 perceptibly punctate, the coarse sparse recumbent setae entirely filling the 

 punctures and rather irregularly distributed. Abdomen polished, excessively 

 minutely and sparsely punctate. Anterior coxae widely separated, the pro- 

 sternum polished and almost completely impunctate. Anterior tibiae strongly 

 broadening toward apex, the apical angle acute and distinctly prolonged out- 

 wardly. Length 2.2-2.5 mm. ; width 0.65 mm. 



