532 Coleo2:)terological Notices, VI. 



85. T. piliictipeiiiiis Lee— Proc. Aciul. Nat. 8ci., I'hila., 1-^60, p. 

 355 (Pristoscelis. J 



Oblong, rather narrow nnd depressed, higbly polished, deep 

 black, the legs piceous-blaek ; antennse dark piceous, the second 

 joint slighth' paler; pubescence rather fine, moderately long, de- 

 cumbent, blackish and very sparse, slightl3- cinereous on the ver- 

 tical flanks of the el^'tra toward base, the intermixed ei'ect setse 

 very sparse or wanting, the marginal cilia of the prothorax and 

 elytra rather sliort and fimbriform, dark in color. Head small, 

 barely two-thirds as wide as the prothorax, finely' and sparsely 

 punctate, the e3es well developed ; antennjii moderate, the penul- 

 timate joints transverse. Prothorax small, one-half wider than 

 long, arcuate at the sides toward base, gradually narrowed and 

 less rounded anteriorly, the apex truncate and al)out equal to the 

 base; basal angles ver}' obtuse, the apical greatl}' deflexed and 

 rounded ; disk smooth, feebly reticulate but not rugose toward 

 the sides, finely and sparsely punctate. Elytra three-fifths longer 

 than wide, nearh' one-third wider than the prothorax, parallel, 

 slightly inflated behind, with the sides arcuate becoming straight 

 near the base ; apex evenly and not broadly' rounded ; disk sub- 

 explanate and with the edge serrulate at apex, rather finely but 

 distinctly and very sparsely punctate. Abdomen polished, very 

 coarselj^ and obsoletely reticulate, sparsely pubescent. Length 

 1.8 mm.; width 0.75 mm. 



California (Sta. Catalina Island). A small and verj- distinct 

 species, which seems to be most naturally associated witha??iesce»s, 

 in spite of the apparent absence of erect and bristling hairs. The 

 above description refers to the female. The allusion to " pube 

 cinerea " in the original description is very inexact, the hairs being 

 dark and indistinct. 



Hfi. T. Stricticollis n. sp. — Elongate, strongly convex, polished, black 

 •svith an extremely feeble ivneous lustre; legs piceous-black ; antennic black, 

 the funiele piceo-testaceous toward ])ase; pubescence sparse, not very long, 

 blackish and nearly erect, cinereous and subdecnnibent on the prothorax toward 

 the sides; marginal cilia coarse, blackish, moderate in length, regular and 

 fimbriform. Ihad two-thirds as wide as the prothorax, smooth, finely and 

 sparsely punctate, the impressions rather small, widely separated but distinct; 

 epistoma moderate in length, in great part pale luteo-flavate; labrum blackish, 

 very pale toward tip, nearly as long as wide and strongly rounded; mandibles 

 strongly arcuate; eyes rather large and prominent, not attaining the liase; an- 

 teuniu slightly longer than the prothorax, feebly incrassate, the penultimate 



