796 Goleopterological Notices, VI. 



5. V. Imroiiiciis n. sp. — Oblong, convex, black; tibiae, tarsi and anten- 

 na pale testact'ous; internments dull, the entire surface minutely, densely 

 punctiilate, these punctures bearing the minute hairs; vestiture very dense. 

 Ilmd transverse, convex, the distinct punctures only present toward base; 

 eyes large, globular, separated by barely their own width; antennie just visi- 

 bly incrassate, densely pilose, nearly one-half as long as the body, the tenth 

 joint but slightly wider than long. Prothorax much nanOAver than the head, 

 slightly wider than long, convex, parallel, narrowed and transversely rounded 

 at apex, minutely and extremely densely punctate and pubescent, the basal 

 impressions large, distinct and completely separated at the middle. Elytra 

 three-fifths longer than wide, twice as wide as the prothorax, parallel and very 

 feebly arcuate throughout at the sides, obtusely rounded at apex; humeri 

 rounded to the prothorax and moderately exposed at base; disk feebly im- 

 pressed behind the omoplates, also narrowly and obsoletely within the hu- 

 meri, the omoplates large and very feeble; surface rather finely but deeply and 

 closely punctate, the punctures Avell separated and becoming gradually a little 

 finer behind. Abdomen finely, sparsely punctate, minutely, very densely punc- 

 tulate, dull and minutely, densely pubescent, the basal segment fully as long 

 as the entire remainder. Legs slender throughout. Length 1.1mm.; width 

 0.6 mm. 



Michigan. 



The type is a male but has no distinct sexual characters, the 

 extremity of tlie intromittent organ being very slender and per- 

 fectly simple ; the fourth ventral is about two-thirds longer than 

 the third, and is evenly and somewhat narrowly rounded. 



6. V. sagax n. sp. — Narrowly oblong, moderately convex, black, the legs 

 testaceous, with the intermediate femora slightly, the posterior deeply, black- 

 ish; antennic pale testaceous throughout; integuments dull, extremely 

 minutely, densely punctulate, also with coarse punctures; pubescence .short, 

 minute and very dense. Head transverse, linely but strongly, densely punc- 

 tate throughout to the apex; eyes large and globular, separated by a little loss 

 than their own width; antenna" slender, nearly one-half as long as the body, 

 gradually and just visibly incrassate throughout, the tenth joint fully as long 

 as wide. Prothorax much narrower than the head, distinctly Avider than long, 

 parallel, strongly, obliquely narrowed in apical third, the apex distinctly 

 arcuate and nnich narrower than the base; disk somewhat convex, finely, very 

 densely punctiite, obsoletely biimpressed near the base. Eli/irn two-thirds 

 longer than wide, not more than three-fourths wider than the prothorax, semi- 

 circularly rounded behind, parallel and very feebly arcuate at the sides; 

 humeri rounded to the prothorax and narrowly exposed at base; disk impressed 

 within the humeri, and thence obli(juely and posteriorly toward the suture, 

 abruptly declivous and obliciuely sul)prominent laterally toward base, strongly 

 and densely punctate toward base, gradually linely so toward apex ; omoplates 

 feeble. Abdomen densely punctulate, finely, sparsely punctate, the punctures 

 greatly elongate in form, the legs slender. Length 1.3 mm.; width 0.5 mm. 



