90 Coleopterolorjical Notices, III. 



at present. One of these, represented \)x twelve specimens, is rather 

 more slendcn* than the ty})c, with bright flavate leys and piceous 

 upper surface, tlic elytra being feebly and suffusedly rufescent toward 

 base. Another, reitresented by a single si)ecimen from Florida, has 

 the pronotum rather coarsely punctate, and the eyes larger. Still 

 anotluir, represented by a single male from Fiidiana, is larger, witli 

 the pronotum very fiiuily punctate, the eyes being large and sepa- 

 rated by less than their own width. 



At a future tinm, with more material, it will be my endeavor to 

 pro|)erly deline these allied forms. 



3 II. iiifliscatlis n. sp. — Oblong-oval, moderately convex, polished 

 tliroiij^lioiit, daiiv biownish-piceous, the under surface and legs slightly paler, 

 rufescent ; pubescence rather long and coarse, somewhat sparse but conspicu- 

 ous. Head feebly convex, rather coarsely but feebly, sjjarsely punctate ; eyes 

 small, separated by two-fifths more than their own width; antennje slender, 

 the third and fourth joints slender and equal. Proihorax transverse, about 

 four-fifths wider than long, the apex broadly, feebly arcuate, three-fifths as 

 wide as the base, the sides very strongly rounded and convergent anteriorly, 

 becoming parallel and almost straight in basal half, the basal angles right and 

 narrowly rounded ; base transverse and straight laterally, broadly, roundly 

 lobed in the middle, the lobe more prominent post(n'iorly than the lateral por- 

 tions ; disk obsoletely inii)r('ssed toward base in the middle and in the j^osition 

 of the usual foveas, rather coarsely and sparsely punctate. Elijtra four times 

 as long as the prothorax, and, behind the middle, just visibly wider than the 

 latter, acutely ogival in apical third ; sides very feebly arcuate, especially 

 behind, thence nearly straight to the base and continuous with those of the 

 prothorax ; disk with feebly impressed rows of rather small but distinct, 

 rounded punctures which become obsolete toward apex, the intervals feebly 

 convex, finely, confusedly and rather sparsely punctate. Alxhmcn minutely, 

 sparsely punctate throughout. Lega slender, the basal joint of the hind tarsi 

 eijual in length to tlie remainder. Length ft. 7 mm. ; width 2.2 mm. 



California (Los Angeles). 



The single specimen before me is a male. The s))ecies does not 

 greatly resemble any other, although perhaps most closely allied to 

 niger. The pubescence is unusually long, and the prothorax short 

 and coarsely punctate. 



4 II. picipeilllis n. sp. — Oblong-oval, rather feebly convex, piceous- 

 black above, the elytra sligtitly paler, jiiceous ; under surface piceous-black, 

 the legs concolorous ; tarsi and antennie slightly paler, dark brown ; surface 

 highly polished throughout, the pubescence moderate in length, coarse, pale, 

 decidedly sparse. Hrmf very sparsely, coarsely punctate, the eyes rather 

 large, separated by two-thirds to three-fourths their own width ; anteiuu'e 



