216 H. C. FALL. 



This species occurs from Massachusetts to Florida and Texas. 

 The following specific localities are represented in the material at 

 hand: Wakefield, Tyngsboro, Dracut and Marion. Massachusetts; 

 Staten Island, New York ; Pennsylvania ;' New Jersey ; Washing- 

 ton, D. C. ; Penington Gap and Ft. Monroe, Virginia; Cincinnati, 

 Ohio; Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama ; St. Lucia, Florida ; Cov- 

 ington, Louisiana; Columbus, San Diego, Victoria and Brownsville, 

 Texas. 



4. P. californicuui n. sp. 



Very similar in color and sculpture to seriatum. The form is, 

 however, sensibly narrower, averaging very nearly two and one half 

 times as long as wide, while in seriatum the length is about two and 

 three-tenths times the width. The sculpture of the head is appar- 

 ently a little shallower and more reticulate in calif or nicum, the eyes 

 scarcely different. The elytral stride are scarcely visibly impressed 

 on the disk, the punctures never as large as they sometimes are in 

 seriatum. The stem of the metasternal lobe is usually narrower in 

 calif or nicum, and though somewhat variable in both species it aver- 

 ages about half the width of the lateral portion in this species, 

 while in seriatum it is frequently subequal in width to the lateral 

 portion, and in all specimens examined it is distinctly more than 

 half as wide. Length 1.8-2.25 mm. 



California (" Los Angeles Co.," Pomona, San Bernardino Mts., 

 Kaweah). A specimen from Castle Crag, California, in Dr. Fen- 

 yes' collection is a little smaller and more feebly striate. It is for 

 the present doubtfully referred here. 



5. P. BmnI ri;H ii in Say. — Moderately elongate, black, legs and antenna} ru- 

 fous or ru fotestaceous ; upper surface feebly shining; pubescence flue and sparse, 

 but evident. Head coarsely densely reticulate-punctate. Front slightly wider 

 than the vertical diameter of the eye in the male ; eyes smaller than usual in the 

 female, the front nearly or quite one and one-half times the diameter of the eye. 

 Disk of prothorax slightly elevated at middle, the oblique impressions well de- 

 fined ; front margin thickened and evidently reflexed, punctuation densely 

 crowded throughout. Elytral strise unimpressed, except the two marginal ones, 

 which are quite deeply so and contrast strongly with the others. Strial punc- 

 tures fine, diminishing in size posteriorly and becoming nearly or quite obsolete, 

 toward the apex. Interspaces usually very finely sparsely confusedly punctu- 

 late, but occasionally the interstrial punctures resolve themselves into a nearly 

 regular line. Beneath finely punctulate, except the sides of the metasternum 

 and the propleune. Length 1.6-2.1 mm. 



Occurs nearly everywhere in our fauna from northern New Eng- 

 land to Florida and Texas. 



