60 Coleopterological Notices, III. 



The last of these was placed in a separate genus by LeConte, and 

 possibly Epantius should be regarded as valid, or at least a good 

 subgenus. 



E. laticornis n. sp. — Sloderately robust, subparallel, somewhat de- 

 pressed, glabrous, black to piceous-black ; legs paler, rufo-i^iceous ; antennie 

 black ; integuments dull. Head coarsely, densely punctate, the punctures 

 finer, less crowded and more asperate anteriorly ; epistoma transversely trun- 

 cate ; eyes short and transverse but only one-half divided ; antennae unusually 

 long, almost attaining the base of the prothorax, extremely stout, the outer 

 joints strongly transverse and compressed, Prothorax one-fifth to one-fourth 

 wider than long, the apex transversely truncate, rather distinctly wider than 

 the base, the latter extremely feebly arcuate ; apical angles very obtuse, dis- 

 tinctly rounded, basal widely obtuse but not rounded and generally minutely 

 prominent ; sides broadly, evenly arcuate, more convergent and straighter 

 toward base ; disk widest before the middle, evenly, very feebly convex, 

 coarsely, deeply, extremely densely punctate, the punctures having much less 

 tendency to longitudinal coalescence than in crassicornis. Elytra one-half 

 longer than wide, oblong-oval, about twice as long as the prothorax, and, in 

 the middle, about one- fourth wider than the latter, abruptly, obtusely rounded 

 at apex ; sides broadly arcuate ; humeri narrowly rounded, somewhat tuber- 

 culiform and prominent and distinctly exposed ; base broadly, feebly emargi- 

 nate, the basal margin unevenly tumid ; disk broadly flat above, the costse 

 strongly marked ; intervals each with a single row of coarse deep circular 

 punctures. Abdomen densely, coarsely and deeply punctate, each puncture 

 bearing a distinct recumbent hair ; median portions broadly impressed or 

 flattened. Legs very stout and moderately long, the hind femora much longer 

 than the intermediate ; anterior tibiae slightly arcuate, stout. Length 9.2-10.0 

 mm. ; width 3.8-4.2 mm. 



California (San Diego). 



One of the two specimens before me formed part of the Levette 

 cabinet, the other was kindly communicated by my friend Dr. F. 

 E. Blaisdell, and was collected at Poway. 



This species is quite distinct from any other thus far known ; it 

 is nearly as large as grossa, but has less inflated elytra. It may 

 be readily distinguished from crassicornis by its more robust and 

 especially much longer antennte, much larger size, more depressed 

 form, coarser punctuation and scarcely at all longitudinally rugulose 

 sculpture of the pronotum. 



CIBDELIS Mann. 



C. laevigata n. sp. — Moderately robust and convex, intense black 

 throughout, glabrous. Head rather coarsely, densely punctate behind, much 



