130 H. C. FALL. 



and stout, femora not clavate ; tibiae and tarsi equal in length, the 

 former straight, gradually widened to apex, with two small spurs; 

 the latter broad and densely pubescent beneath, first joint equal to 

 the two following united ; third and fourth short, the latter dis- 

 tinctly transverse and feebly emarginate; last joint triangular, as 

 wide as long; claws strongly divaricate. 



1. H. grauosa Lee— Oblong, moderately elongate, piceous, or piceotesta- 

 ceous, elytra with three somewhat diffuse and irregular transverse dark fasciae; 

 clothed throughout with short recumbent cinereous hair which is not very dense, 

 and becomes darker in color on the elytral fascise. Antennas ( % ) nearly as long 

 as the body, the tenth joint twice as long as wide; evidently shorter in the 9, 

 the tenth joint one-half longer than wide. Head rather coarsely granulose, with 

 smooth median line, which is somewhat variable in width ; front twice as wide 

 as the vertical diameter of the eye. Prothorax nearly as wide as long, a little 

 constricted behind the apex, slightly wider posteriorly, where it equals the width 

 of the head across the eyes; disk elevated at middle and compresso-cariuate pos- 

 teriorly ; surface moderately closely granulose. Elytra about two-thirds wider 

 than the prothorax, parallel, confusedly granulate-punctate, with numerous 

 evenly distributed, smooth, flattened tubercles; margin finely serrulate poste- 

 riorly. Beneath polished and rather closely punctate, sparsely pubescent ; fifth 

 ventral truncate at apex, and in the female with a transverse, deep, polished, 

 apical fovea. Tibia granulate along the exterior margin, the outer apical angle 

 slightly prominent. Length 3-4^ mm. 



This species inhabits the California coast region from San Fran- 

 cisco to Los Angeles but is much more common in the northern part 

 of its range. According to Rivers it has been found breeding in 

 dead branches of the California laurel (Umbelluluria calijomica) 

 near San Francisco. In Southern California it occurs on live oak 

 in the dead branches of which it probably breeds, as does its con- 

 gener H. angulata. 



2. H. angulala u. sp. — Similar to granosa, except as follows : The form is a 

 trifle more slender; the elytra are better described as piceous, with two sharply 

 contrasting, irregularly angulate, pale fascias ; smooth tubercles entirely want- 

 ing; head without median smooth space. 



Southern California. Not rare at Pomona and Pasadena, where 

 I have beaten it from the foliage and from dead limbs of live oak, 

 in which it doubtless breeds. It will probably be found mixed with 

 tjranosa in many collections. 



EVCRAD4 LeConte. 

 This genus possesses in the main the same characters as Hedobia, 

 but differs conspicuously in the antennae, which are pectinate in the 

 male and quite strongly serrate in the female, and are inserted 



