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This species is closely related to the next, which is, however, still 

 more coarsely punctured, and occupies a different faunal region. 



51. V. cicatricosum n. sp. — Dark brown, moderately pubescent. Rather 

 robust, oblong-elliptical, three-fifths as wide as long, a little gibbous in profile. 

 Coarser punctuation very strong and conspicuous, though relatively less so on 

 the head. Metasternum sparsely punctate at middle, smooth at sides. Eighth 

 antenna] joint quadrate-triangular, scarcely one-third longer than wide. Front 

 tibiae bisulcate, the posterior groove well separated from the margin ; middle 

 tibiae not sulcate. Length 2.3-2.45 mm. 



Hab. — Florida. National Museum collection, 



52. C liiteotectum Fall.— Eufocastaneous, densely clothed with short re- 

 cumbent luteous hairs, which almost completely conceal the surface sculpture. 

 This when visible is seen to he very fine, with the coarser punctures sparser and 

 finer than usual. Form elongate-elliptical, four-fifths longer than wide, slightly 

 gibbous in profile. Metasternum very sparsely punctate throughout. Eighth 

 antennal joint twice as long as wide, triangular, the sides subparallel outwardly 

 Front tibiae bisulcate, the grooves marginal and widely separated. Middle tibiae 

 not distinctly sulcate. Length 3.8-4.3 mm. 



Hab. — California (Palm Springs). 



In my original description Riverside and Yuma are also cited as 

 localities. These, however, belong to specimens of vestitum, which 

 were then confused with the present species. With the exception 

 of palliatum no other species is so densely pubescent as this, and 

 except uniforme none approach it in extreme length of the eighth 

 antennal joint. 



53. C geminatum n. sp. — Castaneous, strongly shining when denuded, 

 pubescence moderate, form faintly gibbous in profile. Surface finely punctulate 

 throughout as usual, the coarser punctures virtually wanting on the head, small 

 and not very numerous at the sides of the prothorax, but more obvious near the 

 front angles; rather strong on the elytra, where they are arranged in well de- 

 fined double rows which do not reach the base. Lateral striae continued to base 

 by shallow punctured grooves. Metasternum nearly devoid of larger punctures 

 at sides; front tibiae bisulcate, the grooves not widely distant ; middle tibiae with- 

 out margiual groove. Length 3 mm. 



A single example from "California" in the Horn collection. The 

 specimen is almost completely denuded, but from remnants of the 

 pubescence I should judge it was not sufficiently dense to conceal 

 the sculpture. This species is of nearly the same size as luteotedum, 

 but is slightly less robust and a little less symmetrically arched in 

 profile ; the pubescence is also sparser and the grooves of the front 

 tibiae less widely separated. 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXXI. JULY, 1905. 



