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sionally disappearing completely ; the elytral striae are also more 

 deeply impressed in some instances. 



33 IE. brtllllieus n. sp. — Oblong-elongate, rather strongly, subcylindri- 



cally convex, pale reddish-brown in color throughout; integuments rather 

 shining, subalutaceous ; pubescence rather short and stiff, subrecumbent, 

 uniform, rather abundant, pale yellowish-cinereous and conspicuous. Head 

 transverse, rather broadly truncate, the truncation rather wider than the 

 distance between the eyes and broadly sinuate ; surface feebly convex, rather 

 coarsely, densely and confusedly punctate, the interspaces very narrow, 

 shining ; upper lobes of the eye large and very well developed, separated by 

 scarcely more than four times their own width ; antennae rather long, distinctly 

 clavate, second joint a little longer than wide, fully one-half as long as the 

 third, the latter distinctly shorter than the next two. Prothorax rather long, 

 scarcely more than one-half wider than long ; sides very feebly convergent 

 from base to apex, very feebly arcuate, becoming nearly parallel in basal two- 

 thirds ; apex rather strongly emarginate in circular arc ; base transverse ; 

 lateral sinuations rather feeble' but distinct ; disk somewhat coarsely, deeply 

 and very densely punctate, the punctures not coarser and, although extremely 

 dense and nearly in mutual contact laterally, having scarcely any tendency 

 to longitudinal coalescence, a very little sparser toward the middle where they 

 are slightly uneven in distribution, but generally separated by less than their 

 own diameters. Scutellum small, transverse, finely, rather densely punctate. 

 Elytra parallel, equal in width to the prothorax and about three times as long, 

 finely striate, the striae feebly impressed and rather finely but deeply and 

 approximately punctate, the punctures generally separated by their own 

 diameters or less ; intervals flat, minutely, strongly reticulate, very finely, 

 not densely punctate. Abdomen strongly shining, finely, not very densely 

 punctate ; pubescence moderate in length, fine, not dense, pale and distinct. 

 Hind wings long and well developed. 

 Length 5.7 mm. ; width 2.4 mm. 



Texas. 



This is a very distinct species in its elongate subcylindrical, 

 although but moderately convex form and pale coloration. It 

 differs from hesperius in its much shorter pubescence, longer pro- 

 thorax, much more shining and more sparsely punctate abdomen 

 and very much larger eyes. From inter mixtus, with which it may 

 also be confused, it differs in its less transverse prothorax, more 

 shining integuments, and finer and feebler elytral striae, as well as 

 in the uniform pubescence. 



Although represented by the female only, I have placed the present 

 species as well as hesperius and auripilis in the group with feebly 

 dilated anterior male tarsi, because of their analogy to intermixtus 

 in general habitus. 



