Coleopterological Notices, VI. 543 



Elytra with the vestitnre confused and very indefinitely mottled; prouo- 

 tiim densely punctato-riigose. 



The elytral vestiture coarse and extrenieh' dense 20. tritiis 



Tlie elytral vestiture sparse; prothorax much shorter and more trans- 

 verse 21 . con f listis 



9 — Legs black or Idackish : 10 



Legs red 11 



lO — Elytra with the pubescence confusedly maculate toward liase. 



Prothorax sparsely punctate 22. Tariegatiis 



Prothorax shorter and densely punctate 23. iiicertus 



Elytra with three almost even transverse fascite of pale hairs. 



24. anniilatiis 



11 — Elytra with three fascije of pale hairs 25. I'llbripes 



Elytra with unevenly distributed pubescence toward base. 



Pronotum longer, rather sparsely and distinctly punctate 26. lllteipes 



Pronotum shorter, transverse, densely punctato-rugose. 

 White hairs of the elytra slender as usual. 



Prothorax much narrower than the elytra, with subangulate sides. 



27. concurrent 

 Prothorax about as wide as the elytra, with rounded sides. 



28. Ibalteellus 

 "White hairs elongate-lanceolate and somewhat squamiform, very dense 



in a narrow transverse fascia at apical third 29. fainelicus 



12 — Body rather broad, dilated behind in the female 30. ornatullis 



The original descriptions of the two unidentified species of 

 Motschulsk}' are appended : — 



"Alatus, elongato-subovatus, subconvexus, nitidus, fortiter punctatus, bre- 

 vissime sparsim subargeuteo requaliter setulosi, supra nigro-itneus, subtus 

 niger, antennarum articulis 2-4, labi'O, tibiarum apice tarsisque plus minusve 

 testaceo-piceis; capite punctato, f route inter antennas tuberculo nitido notato, 

 oculis subprominulis; thorace subconvexo, fere transverso, punctato, antice 

 attenuato, angulis omnes rotundatis, lateribus postice distincte crenulatis; ely- 

 tris fortiter puactatis, thorace paulo latioribus, subovatis, postice arcuato-at- 

 teuuatis; femoribussubincrassatis. Long. If 1. — lat. J 1. Ross. [Sonoma Co.]" 



31. punctatus 



"Alatus, elongato-subovatus, subconvexus, nitidus, punctatus, sj)arsim cinereo 

 setosus, supra nigi-o-jcneus, subtus niger, tibiis rufo-testaceis, labro tarsisque 

 infuscatus, antennis femoribus((ue nigemmis; fronte inter antennas transversim 

 carinulato, carinula valde nitida; thorace ti'ansverso, antice angustato, an- 

 gulis anticis distinctis, posticis rotundatis, lateribus subcrenulatis, longis- 

 sime setosis; elytris punctatis, cinereo setosis, subovatis, postice arcuato- 

 attenuatis. Long. IJ 1. — lat. ^ 1. Ross" 32. tibialis 



The subjoined remarks add little or nothing to the descriptions 

 and need not be repeated. No species of Listrus having the pu- 



