Horn.] 



OPHRYASTIXI. 53 



oval, wider than long, slightly narrowei' at apex than hasc, sides mode- 

 rately arcuate, lobes feeble, apex at base truncate, disc moderately convex, 

 granulato-rugulose, very sparsely scaly and hair}-. Elytra elongate oval, 

 sides very feebly arcuate, base feebly emarginate, humeri entirely oblitera- 

 ted, disc moderately convex, obsoletely striate, and with moderately coarse 

 closely placed punctures, intervals slightly convex, moderately denseh' 

 covered with easily removable scales, and two rows of irregularly placed 

 erect brownish hairs. Body beneath moderately densely punctured, with 

 few elongate cupreous scales and sparsely hairy. Legs sparsely scaly and 

 hairy, hairs longer on the tibiae and denser near the tip. Length .34 inch ; 

 8.5 mm. 



Two specimen*, Sauzalito, California. 



A. elongata, n. sp. 



Form rather slender, elongate, surface densely covered with brownish 

 scales and hirsute. Head and rostrum slightly longer than the thorax, 

 densely and coarsely punctured, sparsely scaly and hairy, rostrum above 

 very feebly sub-carinate near the base. Thorax slightly broader than long, 

 apex and base truncate, sides rather strongly arcuate, disc moderately con- 

 vex, densely granulato-rugulose, sparsely scaly and hairy. Elytra scarcely 

 longer at middle than the thorax, form oblong, base feebly emarginate, 

 humeri entirely obliterated, disc moderately convex, feebly striate, striae 

 with elongate punctures, intervals nearly flat, moderately densely scaly, and 

 with two rows of erect brownish hairs. Body beneath coarsely and densely 

 cribrate punctate, surface sparsely hairy. Legs sparsely scaly and hairy. 

 Length .26-. 33 inch ; 6.5-8 mm. 



This species is easily known by its elongate form. 



Two specimens, California. 



PHYMATINUS Lee. 



Phymatinus Lee. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1869, p. 382. 



Rostrum oblique, longer and somewhat narrower than the head not sepa- 

 rated from the head by a transverse impression, cylindrical at base, dilated 

 at apex, alse moderately prominent, tip not emarginate. Scrobes deep in 

 front, nearly straight, very rapidly evanescent posteriorly and badly de- 

 fined, directed toward the lower margin of the eye. AntennsB long, scape 

 rather slender, feebly thicker to tip, passing slightly the middle of the eye. 

 funicle 7-jointed, somewhat longer than the scape, joints 1-2 longer and equal, 

 3-7 obconical, gradually shorter, club oval, pointed. Eyes broadly oval, 

 feebly prominent. Thorax cylindrical, apex and base truncate, sides more 

 arcuate in front of middle, lobes feeble. Scutellum very indistinct. Elytra 

 oval, very suddenly declivous and slightly inflexed posteriorly, base con- 

 jointly emarginate, humeri obtuse. Metasternum short, side pieces indis- 

 tinct, suture entirel)^ obliterated. Intercoxal process broad, truncate, sec- 

 ond segment longer than the two following united, first suture strongly ar- 

 cuate at middle. Tibi* mucronate at tip, the anterior feebly denticulate 



