BEETLES OF GENUS LUPERODES—BLAKE 71 
LUPERODES CHIRICAHUENSIS, new species 
Puate 5, Fiacure 8 
About 3 mm. in length, slender elongate oblong, pale yellow, with 
dark margin on prothorax, surface distinctly and densely punctate. 
Head pale with a dark median streak down the occiput, interocular 
space a little more than half the width of the head, occiput alutaceous 
and distinctly punctate, a groove above tubercles not deep but well 
defined, extending from eye to eye. Antennae yellow-brown, gradu- 
ally deepening in color toward the apical joints; extending at least to 
the middle of the elytra; second and third joints together about equal 
to fourth, remainder subequal. Prothorax about a third wider than 
long, sides nearly straight, surface shining and distinctly punctate, 
much more so than in the Baboquivari species, L. ocularis. Elytra more 
rugosely punctate than varicornis, a few short scattered hairs on 
apical half of elytra. Body beneath finely pubescent, breast and tip 
of abdomen a little deeper brown. ‘Tibiae of all legs spurred, first 
hind tarsal joint longer than remainder together. Anterior coxal 
cavities closed. Length 2.6-3.3 mm.; width 1.1-1.4 mm. 
Type, male, and 1 paratype, female, the type in the California 
Academy of Sciences, the paratype in the National Museum collection, 
U.S.N.M.:No. 55120. 
Type locality—Texas Canyon, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise 
County, Ariz., 5,000-6,000 feet, Sept. 13, 1927, collected by J. A. 
Kusche, in the Van Dyke collection, California Academy of Sciences. 
Remarks.—This species is distinguished by its slender, oblong shape, 
the distinct punctation, and the fine hairs near the apex of the elytra. 
The aedeagus is finely pointed. 
LUPERODES CONVEXUS, new species 
Puate 5, Ficure 138 
About 3-4 mm. long, oblong oval, finely punctate, shining pale 
yellow, with mandibles, often the sides of the pronotum, margin and 
suture of elytra, breast, and tip of abdomen deeper brown, antennae 
brown with the first three joints and the base of the others pale. 
Head finely punctate and alutaceous on occiput, tubercles and 
carina well defined. Interocular space half the width of the head. 
Antennae extending fully halfway down the elytra, three basal joints 
pale, the rest pale at the base, fourth joint nearly as long as second 
and third together, rest approximately equal. Prothorax a little 
less than twice as wide as long, with the sides slightly arcuate, surface 
finely and densely punctate, pale yellow, with the lateral margin and 
sometimes sides brownish. Elytra oblong oval, somewhat convex, 
without prominent humeri, surface finely and rather densely punctate, 
pale yellow with the sutural and marginal edges deep brown. Body 
