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  Rev. 
  A. 
  Matthews 
  on 
  neio 
  

  

  tuberculis 
  parvis 
  remotis 
  ornato, 
  angulis 
  posterioribus 
  vix 
  pro- 
  

   duces 
  ; 
  elytris 
  perbrevibus, 
  omnino 
  quadratis, 
  depressis, 
  capite 
  

   atque 
  pronoto 
  nee 
  latioribus, 
  neque 
  longioribus, 
  modice 
  asperatia, 
  

   apicibus 
  vix 
  rotundatis 
  ; 
  abdomine 
  modico, 
  rufo-piceo 
  ; 
  pedibus 
  

   atque 
  antennis 
  sat 
  gracilibus, 
  lsete 
  flavis. 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  was 
  found 
  in 
  California 
  by 
  Lieut. 
  T. 
  L. 
  Casey, 
  

   U. 
  S. 
  E., 
  and 
  is 
  distinguished 
  from 
  others 
  by 
  its 
  small 
  size 
  

   and 
  quadrate 
  form. 
  

  

  Ptenidium 
  Caseiianum, 
  sp. 
  nov. 
  

  

  L. 
  c. 
  0*75 
  mm. 
  Angustum, 
  elongatum, 
  modice 
  convexum, 
  sat 
  pro- 
  

   funde 
  punctatum, 
  riitidissimum, 
  pilis 
  griseis 
  indutum, 
  nigrum 
  

   elytrorum 
  apice 
  rufo-piceo 
  ; 
  capite 
  magno, 
  punctis 
  sat 
  niagnis 
  

   impresso, 
  nigro, 
  labro 
  rufo-piceo, 
  oculis 
  modicis 
  ; 
  pronoto 
  sat 
  

   parvo, 
  capite 
  latiore, 
  ante 
  basim 
  latissimo, 
  punctis 
  sat 
  magnis 
  

   remote 
  impresso, 
  foveis 
  basalibus 
  minutis, 
  inconspicuis, 
  margine 
  

   basali 
  fere 
  recta 
  angulis 
  rotundatis 
  ; 
  elytris 
  longis, 
  angustis, 
  

   capite 
  atque 
  pronoto 
  parum 
  angustioribus 
  atque 
  profundius 
  punc- 
  

   tatis, 
  ante 
  media 
  latissimis, 
  apice 
  angusto, 
  rufo-piceo 
  ; 
  pedibus 
  

   laete 
  flavis 
  ; 
  antennis 
  atque 
  palpis 
  obscure 
  flavis. 
  

  

  Differs 
  from 
  other 
  species 
  in 
  its 
  long 
  narrow 
  form 
  and 
  

   especially 
  in 
  sculpture. 
  

  

  Found 
  by 
  Lieut. 
  Casey 
  in 
  California. 
  

  

  Ptenidium 
  attenuatum, 
  sp. 
  nov. 
  

  

  L. 
  c. 
  0-75 
  mm. 
  Elongatum, 
  valde 
  angustatum, 
  nitidissimum, 
  ob- 
  

   scure 
  castaneum, 
  pilis 
  brevibus 
  flavescentibus 
  sparse 
  indutum, 
  

   foveis 
  basalibus 
  pronoti 
  permagnis 
  ; 
  capite 
  magno, 
  indistincte 
  

   punctato, 
  oculis 
  sat 
  prominentibus 
  ; 
  pronoto 
  capite 
  longiore 
  atque 
  

   latiore, 
  ante 
  medium 
  latissimo, 
  indistincte 
  punctato, 
  foveis 
  basali- 
  

   bus 
  permagnis 
  et 
  profundis, 
  angulis 
  posterioribus 
  obtusis 
  ; 
  elytris 
  

   valde 
  angustatis, 
  pronoto 
  baud 
  latioribus, 
  prope 
  bumeros 
  latissi- 
  

   mis, 
  striis 
  valde 
  remotis 
  minute 
  punctatis, 
  castaneis 
  dimidio 
  api- 
  

   cali 
  flavescenti, 
  apice 
  attenuato 
  ; 
  pedibus 
  atque 
  antennis 
  longis, 
  

   flavis. 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  occurs 
  in 
  Italy, 
  and 
  may 
  be 
  known 
  by 
  its 
  

   long 
  narrow 
  form, 
  very 
  large 
  thoracic 
  foveas, 
  and 
  otherwise 
  

   peculiar 
  sculpture. 
  

  

  Ptenidium 
  africanum, 
  sp. 
  nov. 
  

  

  L. 
  c. 
  - 
  75 
  mm. 
  Ovatum, 
  convexum, 
  nitidum, 
  alutaceum, 
  modice 
  

   punctatum, 
  nigrum, 
  pilis 
  brevibus 
  flavis 
  sparse 
  indutum, 
  foveis 
  

   basalibus 
  pronoti 
  nullis 
  ; 
  capite 
  magno, 
  fere 
  impunctato, 
  oculis 
  

   haud 
  prominentibus 
  ; 
  pronoto 
  magno, 
  prope 
  basim 
  latissimo, 
  alu- 
  

   taceo, 
  fere 
  impunctato. 
  angulis 
  posterioribus 
  obtusis 
  ; 
  elytris 
  pro- 
  

  

  