496 (Joleopterological N'otices. VI. 



very narrow and thin pale apical margin; labrum senii-eircular; eyes rather 

 large but scarcely at all prominent; antennte somewhat stout, distinctly longer 

 than the i)rothorax, the tenth joint transverse, lifth dilated. Prot/iorax nearly 

 one-half A\ider than long, the sides broadly rounded and subjjarallel, becom- 

 ing distinctly convergent toward ajiex, the basiil angles broadly rounded, api- 

 c»il obtusely rounded and dellexed; apex arcuato-truncate, not narrower than 

 the base, the marginal cilia very short; disk finely, sparsely punctate, only 

 very feebly subrugulose near the sides. Elytra oblong, one-half longer than 

 wide, two-fifths wider than the prothorax, parallel and straight at the sides, 

 gradually dehiscent toward apex, the latter broadly obtuse; humeri but slightly 

 tumid, somewhat exposed at base; disk finely and somewhat feebly, sparsely 

 jtunctate. AMomen finely i)unctulate, rather thinly Imt coarsely pubescent, 

 the legs long and slender. Length 1.9 mm. ; width 0.75 mm. 



California (Sta. Barbara.) 



The male serving as the type has the fifth ventral broadly sin- 

 uato-truncate at apex and very broadly, obsoletely impressed 

 toward the middle, and the third and fourth segments have a few 

 diverging spinnles at the middle. Two specimens. 



This is one of the smallest species of the genus, and can be 

 readily separated from nuhilatus by the characters given in the 

 table. 



33. T. pi>oi>iiiquU!4 n. sp. — Narrow, elongate and rather strongly con- 

 vex, polished, black, the prothorax with a pronounced ajneous lustre; elytra 

 pale fulvous; abdomen pale, gradually blackish toward base; legs pale luteo- 

 testaceous throughout; antennaj rufo-testaceous, ob.scure toward tip; i)ubes- 

 cence short and si)arse, rather fine, fulvous in color. Head two-thirds as wide 

 as the prothorax, feebly rugulose and finely, sparsely punctate, the upper sur- 

 face flat, the impressions small, apical, distinct, but widely separated; epi- 

 stoma very short and broad, the truncate apex not distinctly thinned or modi- 

 fied; labrum small, nmnded; mandiVdes and i)alpi pale, dusky at til); antennae 

 slender throughout, ne;irly one-third longer than the prothorax, sparsely setose, 

 the tenth joint moderate!}' trausveree, the fifth scarcelj' dilated; eyes well de- 

 veloped, only slightly prominent. Prothorax one-half wider than long, the 

 sides parallel and broadly arcuate: all flu- angles obtuse, but somewhat obvi- 

 ous; apex arcuato-truncate and equal to the base; marginal fimbri;e short and 

 rather sparse; disk obsoletely reticulate, only very feebly rugulose near the 

 .sides, finely and sparsely punctate. Scutellum black. Elytra three-fifths 

 longer than wide and about three-fifths wider than the prothorax, parallel and 

 slightly arcuate at the sides except near the ba.se, obtusely parabolic at ai)ex, 

 the sutural angles rounded; humeri well exposed at base; disk somewhat 

 coarselj' and strongly punctate, the i)unctures impressed and well seivirated. 

 Abdomen finely and somewhat thinly cinereo-pubescent, the legs slender. 

 Length 2.1 mm.; width 0.8 mm. 



California (Los Angeles Co.). Mr. H. C. Fall. 



