284 NATURAL History BULLETIN. 
occipital ones near the eye. Antenne more than one-half the 
length of the body, joints first to eighth cylindrical, the first 
large, second slightly smaller, third to eighth gradually 
shorter. Ninth transverse, obconical, tenth transverse cunei- 
form, last oval, somewhat oblique. /Palpi yellow. Prothorax 
convex, widest behind the middle, highly polished, fovez very 
large, the lateral ones partially hidden from view from aboye, 
and having the appearance of a longitudinal ellipse. /ytra 
convex, shoulders low, rounded, discal lines deeply impressed, 
abbreviated behind the middle, before which they are nearly 
parallel to the sutural lines. Addomen convex, pubescent, the 
basal segment lacking visible carine. Legs slender, paler 
brown. 4 first dorsal similar to that of B. perforata, emarg- 
inate in the middle behind, the second convex in the middle 
and with a flat circular impression at base. 
Habitat. Pacific States, Southern California. 
B. BELFRAGEI, Lec. Dark red-brown, polished, pubescence 
short, elytra red, antenne and legs dark ferruginous. Length, 
5mm.) Plate IX... Fig. 57: 
flead wider than long, eyes large, prominent, foveze equal, 
large. Antenne longer than the head and prothorax, first joint 
thicker than the second, nearly quadrate, second longer than 
wide, third shorter, obconical, fourth to eighth equal, longer 
than wide. Ninth a little larger, rounded, tenth rounded, as 
long as wide, a little wider than the ninth. Last joint ovoid, 
obliquely acute, wider than the penultimate. Prothorax as 
wide as the head, much wider than long, sides very conver- 
gent behind the middle, disk convex with equal pubescent 
fovee. /ytra across the shoulders wider than the prothorax 
and near the tip twice as wide; disk rather flat, slightly longer 
than the width at the humeri, sutural lines deep, parallel. 
Discal lines also deep, slightly convergent, turned outward 
near the posterior end. Abdomen broad, flattened, the basal 
carinee short, including more than one-third of the segmental 
width, border strong. 4 with the basal segment deflexed pos- 
teriorly, unifoveate in the middle; the second more convex, 
