191.5] Carnochan — Tivo New Species of Hisfer 14.5 



with five deeply impressed striae, the fourth very slightly abbreviated at base; 

 the fifth arching at base and joining the sutural; oblique humeral finely impressed; 

 subhumeral subentire, not quite attaining the base, deeply impressed; the inner 

 subhumeral represented by a series of distant punctures in the apical half. Pro- 

 pygidium bordered by fine, dense punctures, inside of which are very coarse punc- 

 tures which become more widely separated towards the center and apex, which is 

 nearly smooth. Pygidium much more finely and densely punctate, the punctures 

 becoming more sparse at the apex. Prosternal lobe margined. Mesosternum 

 subtruncate, with an entire marginal stria which is deeply impressed. Anterior 

 tibiffi five-dentate; the four lower teeth large and distinct, the upper tooth reduced 

 to a small denticle; the first tooth not bifid. Length (from base of thorax to apex 

 of elytral suture) 2 mm. 



This well-marked species can not be assigned to any of Horn's 

 groups. In general appearance and elytral striation it closely 

 resembles sedecimstriatus, but the single subhumeral, the presence 

 of two entire thoracic striae, and the slightly emarginate meso- 

 sternum prevent its being placed in the americanus group; it can- 

 not be placed in the servus group to which its mesosternum would 

 lead because of the entire subhumeral, the five entire dorsal striae 

 and the five-dentate tibiae, nor can it be placed in the merdarius 

 group because of the completeness of the elytral pattern. It 

 should be placed as a connecting link between the servus and the 

 americanus groups. 



Described from two specimens collected at Southern Pines, 

 North Carolina, March 19, 1912. (A. H. Manee). The type is 

 in mv collection. 



