Coleopterological Notices, III. 213 



snbconstricted near the apex in the female ; disk more or less broadly impressed 

 throughout the length, deeply so toward base, finely, strongly punctulate, 

 sparsely so toward apex, very densely toward base, the small punctures in- 

 termixed with moderately coarse ones which are also dense toward base. 

 Elytra but slightly more than twice as long as wide, three times as long as 

 the prothorax, and, at apical third, one-third wider than the latter, at base 

 subequal in width to the thoracic base; sides feebly divergent and nearly 

 straight from the base to apical third, then abruptly strongly convergent 

 and nearly straight to the apex which is acutely angulate but with a large 

 angulate sutural notch, the individual apices narrowly rounded ; disk with 

 rows of coarse approximate punctures, the series not impressed but becoming 

 distinctly so and finer toward apex. Abdomen rather sparsely and evenly 

 clothed with longer but rather short pubescence. Legs bright rufous, short, 

 not very stout, sparsely punctulate and pubescent. Length 7.4-8.5 mm. ; 

 width 2.3-2.8 mm. 



Texas (Austin). 



This species is related to terminalis, especially in color, pubes- 

 cence and general form of the elytral apices, but differs greatly in 

 its smaller size, much more dilated elytra at apical third, in the 

 rounded elytral apices, coarse approximate elytral and dense pro- 

 uotal punctures, and in the extremely pronounced sexual differ- 

 ences in the beak. 



