48 Coleopterological Notices, III. 



LEIOPUS Serv. 



I., setipes n. sp. — Moderately robust, convex, piceo-testaceous, densely 

 clothed witli dark luteous pubescence, devoid of fasciculate tufts of coarser 

 hairs, and witli an anteriorly angulate white fascia behind the middle, also a 

 very feebly defined paler oblique line on each elytron near the apex. Head 

 extremely minutely, densely punctate when denuded ; eyes separated above by 

 a distance which is scarcely more than one-half as great as in wilti; antennae 

 slender, two-fifths longer than the body, nearly as in wilti. Prothorax one-half 

 wider than long, four-fifths as wide as the elytra, rather finely and closely 

 punctate, the pubescence very indefinitely variegated ; lateral spine short but 

 not at all blunt, just behind the middle, nearly as in ivilti, but slightly more 

 anterior in position. Elytra three-fourths longer than wide; sides nearly 

 parallel in basal two-thirds, then oblique to the apex, each elytron narrowly 

 and obliquely truncate ; disk coarsely, deeply punctate when denuded, each 

 elytron with a large lateral blackish semi-denuded spot, and three costiform 

 lines along which the pubescence is more prominent, the recumbent pubes- 

 cence unusually long ; erect hairs short and very sparse. Under surface dark 

 plumbeus, densely pubescent. Legs rather short and stout, throughout nearly 

 as in wilti, but with long flying hairs on the tibiae, especially pronounced on 

 the posterior. Length 7.0 mm. ; width 2.8 mm. 



Texas (El Paso). Mr. Dunn. 



This species in general appearance is intermediate between alpha 

 and loilH, but is not closely related to any other form, the long 

 flying hairs of the tibiae being a very unusual character in Leiopus. 

 In the present arrangement of the species it may be placed just 

 after jyunntatus. 



L/. niillieticiIS n. sp. — Ratlier robust and convex ; integuments rather 

 pale rufo-testaceous, the pubescence short, luteo-cinereous, scarcely at all 

 variegated on the prothorax, the elytra with very minute sparsely placed 

 black fasciculate tufts, which are usually arranged in four or five rows on 

 each, and, in addition, with an elongate blackish semi-denuded spot at the 

 side, and an oblique black fasciculate and usually interrupted line near 

 posterior third. Head extremely minutely, moderately densely punctate; 

 eyes separated above as in pitnciatus ; antennae one-half longer than the body, 

 annulate with black at the apex of each joint as usual. Prothorax rather 

 short, three-fourths wider than long and four-fifths as wide as the elytra, 

 evenly convex and pubescent, not distinctly punctate, the lateral spine very 

 short and broad but not in the least rounded, situated just before basal third. 

 Elytra four-fifths longer than wide, the sides subparallel in basal two thirds, 

 then oblique to the apex, each elytron narrowly and obliquely sinuato-trun- 

 cate ; disk coarsely, deeply punctate when denuded. Under surface very 

 finely, densely, uniformly pubescent. Legs short, maculate, the femora 

 strongly clavate ; tibise without long flying hairs ; tarsi short and robust. 

 Length 4.5-6.5 mm. ; width 1.8-2.6 mm. 



