272 NaTuRAL History BULLETIN. 
Elytra and prothorax very indistinctly punctuate, pubescence 
very fine; color, dark piceous, elytra, legs and palpi red, 
antenne darker, not straight. In the male the second joint 
is very large, third and seventh lenticular, transverse, third 
and fourth smaller, the fifth wider than the first; eighth joint 
smallest, ninth, tenth and eleventh forming a connate club. 
Length 1.2mm, California. - - - deformata. 300 
Piceous-black, elytra red, pubescence fine, plentiful, antenne 
dark brown, legs lighter. Prothorax very convex, the lateral 
fovee not in full view from above, punctate near the base; 
abdominal carinz separated by one-third of the segmental 
width. 4 with the frontal fovea wanting, the first antennal 
joint transverse, truncated, pyramidal. The fifth, sixth and 
seventh are larger and thicker than the four preceding them. 
Length, 1.2mm. California, Washington. - Sundata. 30} 
Black, elytra dark red, antenne and legs dark brown, pubescence 
fine, conspicuous; head distinctly, elytra sparsely, prothorax 
densely punctulate, abdominal carine distant, one-fourth of 
the segmental width. Antenne of ¢ with the fifth joint 
larger than the second, sixth smaller, fourth and seventh 
equal, still smaller, all irregularly rounded. Length, 1.3 mm. 
California. - = i 2 - = -  franciscana, 30% 
Clear yellowish brown, pubescence fine, prothorax impunctate, 
elytra and abdomen sparsely punctulate, lateral fovez of pro- 
thorax in full view from above, abdominal carine enclosing 
one-third of the segmental width. Antenne of ¢ long, fifth 
and sixth joints larger, longer than wide, one-half wider than 
the first, fourth and seventh smallest, equal, seventh to tenth 
gradually wider, eleventh as wide as the fifth and one-third 
longer. 2 with the frontal fovea conspicuous, fifth and sixth 
joints not quite so large. Resembles B. complectens and may 
be identical with it. Length,1.2 mm. Texas. - fumida. 303 
Section I. (Rysaxis, Saucy. Bryaxis, Thoms.) 
In addition to the characters given in the synopsis, the 
males have a strong tooth on the anterior tibia. Descriptions 
are appended of our three species and also of a European 
specimen of saug'uznea which has been listed as a member of 
our fauna, probably through an error in determination. 
B. sANGUINEA, Leach. ( LONGICORNIS, Audé, var. LAMINATA, 
Mots.) Frontal margin straight, inter-antennal space slightly 
concave, surface of vertex quadrate. Antenne of ¢ more 
