668 Goleopterolocjical Notices, VI. 



nearly even, the omoplates large, moderately prominent, slightly oblique; 

 punctures fine and sparse throughout, the pubescence short but rather coarse 

 and distinct over tlie entire surface. Abdomen polished, sparsely pubescent, 

 the legs moderate in length, slender. Length 2.1 mm.; width 0.05 mm. 



New Mexico (Gallup). Mr. Wickham. 



A small delicate species of pieeous color, represented in ray 

 cabinet by two perfectly similar females. The elytra are scarcely 

 as abruptly truncate at apex as in turgidicolUs, but very much 

 more so than in animatus. 



17. L.. ailiiiiatii!^ n. sp. — Slender, rather convex, shining; hind body 

 above and beneath black throughout, the head, prothorax, legs and basal parts 

 of the antennse rufo-piceous. Head fully as long as wide, convex, finely, 

 rather sparsely, subasperately punctate, the punctures mingled with short 

 feeble reticulations, trans\ersely rounded at base, the tempora parallel and 

 much shorter than the eyes, which are moderately large and prominent; tem- 

 poral angles rather pronounced; antenna? somewhat thick and strongly in- 

 crassate, not quite one-half as long as the Ijody, the tenth joint not longer 

 than wide. Prothorax quite distinctly narrower than the head and elongate, 

 strongly convex, finely, evenly and somewhat closely punctate, the punctures 

 subasperate toward apex ; anterior lobe large, not wider than long, widest near 

 the base, the sides thence circularly rounded to the collar; posterior lobe rather 

 less than one-third of the total length and relatively somewhat wide, ex- 

 panded feebly to the base; disk with a short imi^ressed median line near 

 the base. Elytra long, twice as long as wide, not quite twice as wide as the 

 pi'othorax, scarcely visibly wider at the middle, but thence obliquely nar- 

 rowed to the apex, which is narrowly subtruncate: omoplates feeble; punc- 

 tures fine and rather close, the pubescence fine, gi-adually less visible toward 

 apex. Abdomen narrow, elongate and gradually narrowed, polished, the legs 

 rather long and slender. Length 2.3 nun. ; width 0.6 mm. 



Arizona (Benson). Mr. Dunn. 



The male has the apex of the fifth ventral broadly and feebly 

 sinuate, the disk not modified, the genital segment deeply sinu- 

 ato-truncate throughout its width, with the angles rather obtusel}' 

 prominent and the hind tibiae gradually narrowed internally 

 toward base. Two specimens. 



18. L..!iio1iTagans n. sp. — Narrow and elongate, moderately convex, rather 

 dull, black, the head, prothorax and antenuiv, except toward apex, dark rufo- 

 piceous. Head slightly wider than long, convex, rather finely and sparsely, 

 but strongly and subasperately punctate, transversely rounded at base, the 

 tempora short and convergent around the distinctly traceable l«xsal angles; 

 eyes moderately large, prominent; an tennic slender, very feebly incrassate, 

 about one-half as long as the body, the tenth joint much longer than wide. 

 Prothorax subequal in width to the head, not longer than wide, convex, 



