Coleoptcrologiral Notirei^, VL 071 



iniinitely, very densely punctate and pubescent, move sparsely so in the mid- 

 dle at base. Lenjith 2.(5 mm. : width ().H5 mm. 



Arizona (Tiu/son). 



Differs from luetus in its stouter form, shorter prothorax, much 

 denser and more conspicuous punctuation and pubescence and in 

 coloration. It is represented 1)}^ a single specimen which I took 

 some years ago at the locality indicated. 



3. V. monitor n. sp — Narrow, highly jjolished, black, the ])ronotum 

 feebly pieescent toward base, the elytral suture very finely rut'eseent; antenntc 

 fuscous; under surface and femora blackish, the tibia; and tarsi paler. Head 

 sub(]uadrate, finely, remotely punctate, the punctures uneven in distribution 

 and unequal in size; eyes rather small, shorter than the tempera; base broadly 

 arcuato-truncate and unimpressed ; antennse barely as long as the head and 

 prothorax. feebly incrassate, the penultimate joints scarcely as long as wide. 

 Prolhorax e(jual in width to the head and similarly punctate, the punctures a 

 little more distinct toward base, just visibly longer than wide; sides broadly 

 arcuate anteriorly, straight and oblitjue behind to the basjil margin, which is 

 distinctly tumid; collar short; surface strongly, evenly convex. Elytra three- 

 fourths longer than wide, not (|uite twice as wide as the prothorax, ver^' feebly 

 dilated behind the middle, thence obliquely and gradually narrowed to the 

 apex, which is conjointly rather narrowly rountled; disk feebly impressed at 

 the scutellum, narrowly canaliculate at each side of the suture in apical third 

 or fourth, strongly but very sparsely punctate, the punctures becoming minute 

 behind; humeri broadly exposed, rounded, ylftr/owc/* minutely, densely punc;- 

 tulate, reticulate and ])ubesceut. A«/.s rather short, the femora distinctly in- 

 orassjite. Length 2.3 mm.; width 0. Go mm. 



Louisiana (Morgan City); Texas (Galveston). 



This species is allied rather closely to Isefus, but differs in its 

 smaller size, narrower form, black prothorax and elytra, and in 

 the male sexual characters. The vestiture of the upper surface is 

 similar to that of Isetus, the elytral hairs very short but rather 

 coarse and becoming still smaller toward apex. 



In this section of the genus the genital or sixth segment is 

 peculiarly modified, the median emargination of Anthicus becom- 

 ing a deep cleft, the two lobes thickened and l)ent strongly down- 

 ward, the tips iuHexed and individually emarginate ; the intromit- 

 tent organ is extremely slender and elongate, finely channeled be- 

 neath, the apex gradually finely acuminate and slender, and bent 

 downward. In the present s|)ecies merely the tip is abrui)tly and 

 feebly bent downward, while in biefKs the spicule is gradually 

 curved. In Iti'tus the fifth ventral of the male is broadly rounded 

 behind, with its surface minutely, densely granulato-reticulate 



