inS Goleopterological Notices, VI. 



nnd mueli (Itillcr tli:in tlic other segments, while in monitor' this 

 segment is more nurrowly rounded and does not differ in sculp- 

 ture or lustre. 



4. T. con fin is Lee. — Ann. Lye, X. V., V., ]>. 1,')3. ; Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci., 

 Phila., 1852, p. 98 (Anthicus). 



Narrow, highly polished, black throughout, the under surface 

 and legs frequently i)aler. Head suhquadrate, rather longer than 

 wide, very minutely' punctate, the punctures very sparse an- 

 teriorly and extremely remote toward base, the latter broadly 

 arcuato-truncate and not impressed ; eyes somewhat large, fully 

 as long as the tempora and more prominent ; antenna' rather 

 slender, noticeabl}' incrassate, scarcely as long as the head and 

 prothorax, the penultimate joints not quite as long as wide. 

 Prothorax quite distinctly longer than wide, the sides strongly 

 rounded anteriorly, oblique and straight thence to the basal 

 margin, which is distinctly SAVollen ; surface convex, tinely, very 

 remotely i)unctate, the punctui'es becoming a little more distinct, 

 but scarcely more numerous, toward base; vestiture not distinct. 

 Elytra less than twice as long as wide, twice as wide as the pro- 

 thorax, just visibly dilated behind the middle and thence gradu- 

 ally narrowed to the apex, which is not very broadly rounded ; 

 disk slightly impressed on the suture behind the scutellum, 

 coarseh', deeply and rather closely punctate, the })unctures im- 

 pressed, becoming fine toward apex ; pubescence extremely minute 

 and decumbent. Abdomen finely reticulate, shining, minutely, 

 sparsely punctate and rather sparsely jiubescent. Length 2.3-2.(> 

 mm.; width 0.0-0.75 mm. 



Texas to southern California. A very abundant species, readil3' 

 distinguishable from Icjetus b^- its narrower form, narrower and 

 less globular prothorax and denser punctuation ; the vestiture is 

 even shorter and more minute than in that si)ecies. The upper 

 surface is invariably black throughout, but I have before me a 

 small specimen from Texas, which is entirely pale tlavate and 

 translucent, ap})arently very immature, except that the integu- 

 ments are not distorted in drying. 



5. T. nigi-itulns Lee— Ann. Lye. X. V., V, p. 154; Proc. Ac. Nat. 

 Sci., Phila., 1852, p. 101 (Anthicus). 



Black, highly polished ; anteJinsv toward base and legs through- 

 out dark brown ; pubescence sparse but long, coarse and distinct, 



