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ing. Penultimate joint of maxillary palpi narrow, subparallel, nearly 

 three times as long as wide. Head, including the mandibles, longer 

 than wide, eyes moderate. Prothorax with two lateral discal punc- 

 tures. Elytra a little wider than long, all the angles indefinitely paler, 

 sutural stria distinct, each with a sutural, marginal, and three discal 

 series of setigerous punctures, about ten punctures in each series except 

 the outer discal one, which has only five or six, the first and second 

 discal series more or less irregular. Abdomen moderately strongly 

 punctate. Legs rufous, the thighs darker ; middle and hind tibiae 

 fringed with unequal spinules. Length 3;r-4 mm. 



Pasadena, California. 



Taken thus far only in wood rats' nests (April). In its 

 three series of discal punctures on the elytra 7ieotomcz most 

 nearly agrees with consors, but the punctures of the two inner 

 discal series are finer and more irregular than in consors, the 

 body broader and the form of the penultimate joint of the 

 maxillary palpi is longer and less triangular. 



Consors is said by Horn to have two discal series of punc- 

 tures on the elytra ; there is, however, a distinct third row 

 outside these which was mentioned by LeConte in his original 

 description. 



M. hospitalis n. sp. 



Rather slender, entirely rufotestaceous, surface polished and strongly 

 shining. Head as wide as or a little wider than long, impunctate ; 

 eyes moderate, the length of the head behind them subequal to that 

 of the eye itself. Antennas elongate, reaching the middle of the elytra 

 when the head is deflexed, joints 7-10 subquadrate, the others more 

 or less strongly elongate, terminal joint not quite as long as the two 

 preceding together. Prothorax entirely without discal punctures. 

 Elytra a little wider than long, without sutural stria, with three rows 

 of setigerous punctures as usual, about six punctures in the sutural 

 row, and eight in each of the others. Abdomen coarsely but not 

 closely punctate; epiplurae impunctate, metasternum finely punctured; 

 terminal spinules of the four posterior tibias of nearly equal length. 

 Length 3 mm. 



California. 



Four examples taken by Dr. Fenyes in nest of wood rat 

 (Neotoma) on Mt. Lowe (6000 feet) near Pasadena. With 

 these are associated two examples from the Santa Cruz Moun- 

 tains and Santa Clara County which appear to be structurally 

 identical, but differ in having the prothorax and elytra pice- 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC, XXXVI. MAY, 1910. 



