5)8 Coleopfrroloijieal Xofiees, VI. 



tenuit' blackish, the funicle paler toward base; pubescence rather long and 

 coarse, not very dense, subdecumbent, intermingled throughout above with 

 very numerous long erect black setne. Head two-thirds as wide as the protho- 

 rax, convex, smooth, finely and sparsely punctate, the frontal impressions 

 very feel)le; epistoma moderate in length, transverse: labrum well developed, 

 angulate at a]iex; eyes rather large and prominent; antenn:e two-fifths longer 

 than the prothorax, slightly incrassjite toward tip, the tenth joint stibtriangu- 

 lar, moderately transverse and but slightly asymmetric, fifth large and long 

 though only slightly Avider. Prothorax three-fifths wider than long, the sides 

 parallel, evenly and rather strongly arcuate throughout, a little more conver- 

 gent near the basal angles which are obtuse but not rotmded and very nar- 

 rowly reflexed; apical angles obtuse and rounded; apex broadly and feebjy 

 arcuate; disk finely, s^iarsely punctate, not rugose laterally. Elylra scarcely 

 three-fifths longer than wide, only very slightly wider than the prothorax, 

 parallel and straight at the sides, the apex moderateh- obtuse; punctures dis- 

 tinct though not coarse, rather well sejjarated. Abdotiu n moderately densely 

 clothed with short, fine and cinereous pubescence. Length 2.85 mm.; width 

 1.1 inin. 



('alifornia (San Luis Obispo Co.). 



Readily identifiable by the hispid black hairs, small size, 

 strongly arcuate sides of the prothorax and other characters as 

 detailed in the table. It is represented by a single female speci- 

 men in an excellent state of preservation. 



<>."). T.ljai'lJarae n. sp. — Elongate, parallel, rather feebly convex, polished, 

 black with scarcely a trace of metallic lustre; legs black, the tarsi ])icescent; 

 antennie black, the funicle testaceous toward the base, the first joint black; 

 pubescence rather coarse and somewhat short, moderately dense, fulvo-cinereous, 

 intermixed throughout with long erect and bristling black setae. Ifead three- 

 fourths as wide as the prothorax, smooth and polished, finely, sparsely punc- 

 tate, the impressions feeble; epistoma transverse, moderate in length; labrum 

 strongly rounded; eyes large; antenna* slightly longer than the prothorax, 

 feebly incrassate toward tip, the penultimate joints transverse, fifth only feebly 

 dilated. Prothorax three-fifths wider than long, the sides parallel, almost 

 evenly and very feebly arcuate throughout, convergent and slightly sinuate 

 very near the basal angles which are obtuse but not rounded and feebly re- 

 flexed; apical angles slightly obtuse and distinctly blunt; apex nearly similar 

 to the base, broadly and feebly arcuate; disk finely, sparsely punctate, not ru- 

 gose laterally. Elytra two-thirds longer than wide, very slightly Adder thaii 

 the prothorax, parallel and straight at the sides, the apex evenly rounded; 

 disk rather finely but strongly, (juite densely punctate. Legs and abdomen 

 densely clothed with short luteo-cinereous pubescence. Length 3.2.") mm.; 

 width L25-1.3 mm. 



California ( Sta. Barl)ara). Mr. Dunn. 



The female differs but slightly from the male described above,. 



