Coleojderological Notices, VI. 6S1 



collar narrow biit distinct, sinuate immediately behind the lateral prominence, 

 and thence oblique and straight to the narrow and very slightly tumid basal 

 margin; surface convex, shining, finely and sparsely punctiite throughout. 

 Elytra scarcely more than one-half longer than wide, distinctly less than twice 

 as wide as the prothorax, a little w ider at apical third than at base, broadly, 

 obtiisely rounded behind, the humeri broadly exposed and nmnded at base; 

 disk sciircely visibly impressed at the scutellum, feebly ruguloso, not very 

 coarsely but closely and strongly punctate, strongly shining. Ahdomrn not 

 densely pubescent, rather shining, remotely and extrejaely minutely punctu- 

 late. Legs somewhat short and slender. Length 2.0 mm; width ()..');"> mm. 



Arizona (Peach Springs). Mr. Wickham. 



The description is taken from the single specimen in my cabi- 

 net, which is a male. This species resembles desertoruvim type, 

 bnt has the elytra relatively mnch shorter and slightlj- dilated 

 behind, the color paler, the pronotal punctnres sparser, and the 

 eyes appreciabh' larger. 



• 9. V. form icetoi'II 111 Wasm. — Krit. Verz. ^Nlyr. Term. Avth., 1894, p. 

 221 (Anthicus). 



Narrow, feebly shining, pale brownish-testaceous throughout, 

 the vestiture rather coarse and close, finer and short anteriorly, 

 longer, coarser and much more conspicuous on the elytra. Head 

 quadrate but strongly' trapezoidal before the eyes as usual, con- 

 vex, closely and distinctly- i)unctate, the punctures intermingled 

 with short feeble scratch-like rugulosities especially anteriorly ; 

 eyes moderate, nearly as long as the tenipora, the latter parallel for 

 only a very short distance, then broadly rounded to the truncate 

 base ; antenna? short, not quite as long as the head and i)rothorax, 

 slender and filiform except the last five joints, which are rather 

 abruptly enlarged, the penultimate joints not quite as long as 

 wide. Prothorax scarcely longer than wide, fully as wide as the 

 head, prominent and angulate at the sides anteriorly, obli(iue and 

 feebly sinuate thence to the fine basal margin, circularly rounded 

 anteriorly; surface convex, finel}', densely punctate, the pubes- 

 cence posteriorly inclined above but lying transversely on the 

 flanks, more broadly behind, thus producing two feebly marked 

 oblique lines of demarcation meeting at the middle of the base. 

 Kl3tra three-fourths longer than wide, scarcely one-half wider 

 than the prothorax, just visibly wider behind the middle than at 

 base, broadly, ol)tusely rounded behind ; humeri moderately ex- 

 posed at base ; disk scarcely at all impressed at the scutellum, not 



