NEW SPECIES OF BARK BEETLES—-BLACKMAN 199 
The female is unknown. 
Type locality.—Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico. 
Host.—Unknown. 
Holotype.—U.S.N.M. No. 55979. 
The holotype was collected at Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico, April 23, 
1908, by A. Fenyes. 
PITYOPHTHOROIDES, new genus 
Genotype—Pityophthoroides pudens, new species, described herein. 
Body elongate cylindrical, resembling Pseudopityophthorus asperu- 
lus (LeConte) in general habitus; pronotum with summit elevated, 
posterior area finely punctulate; elytra indistinctly punctulate-striate, 
declivity normal; fore tibia with three submarginal socketed teeth 
and several serrations; antenna of the Pityophthorini type, with club 
distinctly longer than 5-segmented funicle, first two sutures arcuate, 
notched at each side, with setal rows, but entirely devoid of septa, as 
in Conophthorus Hopkins and Myeloborus Blackman. 
PITYOPHTHOROIDES RUDENS, new species 
PLATE 21, FicuRES 26, 27 
Female.—Reddish brown, with summit of pronotum lighter, and 
apical portion of elytra darker; 1.25 mm. long, 2.84 times as long as 
wide; superficially resembling Neodryocoetes insularis (Eggers). 
Frons convex above, finely, distinctly reticulate, subopaque, with 
fine, deep, distinct punctures; flattened below on less than a semicircle, 
punctures finer and more shallow than above, surface weakly shining, 
with very fine, moderately long hairs; median line distinctly elevated 
on vertex and upper frons, rather weak below. Eye of moderate size, 
facets rather small, about one-third divided by emargination. An- 
tenna (fig. 26) with club 1.33 times as long as wide, 1.60 times as long 
as funicle; sutures without septa, first and second indicated by notches 
at sides and incomplete rows of setae, third indicated by setal row. 
Pronotum 1.13 times as long as wide, widest behind, posterior out- 
line nearly straight, posterior angles slightly rounded; sides straight 
and subparallel on posterior half, scarcely constricted in front of 
middle, broadly rounded in front, with antericr margin strongly, finely 
serrate; anterior area with rather strong asperities in irregularly con- 
centic rows, not extending behind middle at sides; summit moderately 
elevated, slightly before middle, transverse impression shallow and 
indefinite; posterior area moderately shining, finely reticulate, with 
very fine, shallow, rather sparse punctures; median line not elevated, 
impunctate; hairs very fine, short, and inconspicuous. 
Elytra scarcely wider than pronotum, 1.69 times as long as wide, 
1.53 times as long as pronotum; sides subparallel on more than anterior 
