COLEOPTERA OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. 365 



Teretrius levatus n, sp. 



Cylindrical, piceous black, shining, legs brown. Head 

 finely not closely punctate. Thorax sparsely punctate, 

 fine at apex and sides, coarser near the base. Elytra 

 more coarsely punctate, the punctures finer near sides 

 on apex, a smooth umbonal space, a short very oblique 

 stria at base. Pygidium sparsely punctate. Mesoster- 

 num distinctl}^ margined in front, sparsely coarsely punc- 

 tate. Anterior tibiae 4-denticulate, middle tibiae 4-spinose, 

 hind tibiae bispinose near apex, with a smaller spine at 

 middle. Length, .10 inch; 2.5 mm. 



A species resembling obliquuhis in most of its characters, 

 but much smaller and with one less spine on the middle 

 and hind tibiae, the spines being at the same time more 

 slender. 



San Jose del Cabo. 



Anorus parvicollis n. sp. 



Elongate, parallel, yellowish testaceous, head rufes- 

 cent, under body slightly piceous, surface shining. Head 

 sparsely punctate, with long, sparse hairs. Thorax 

 smaller in bulk than the head, but, excepting the eyes, 

 slightly wider, twice as wide as long, not broader at base, 

 sides obtusely angulate at middle, lateral edge rounded, 

 surface sparsely punctate with long sparse hairs. Elytra 

 broader than the thorax, but scarcely wider than the head 

 across the eyes, surface vaguely striate, slightly wrinkled 

 near the apex, intervals with sparsely placed short erect 

 hairs. Body beneath more or less piceous, very sparsely 

 pubescent, the segments 3-4-5 of abdomen more closely 

 pubescent in their distal half. Legs sparsely pubescent 

 with longer flying hairs. Length, .32 inch; 8 mm. 



This insect has not yet occurred in Lower California, 

 but from the fact that it was collected at Fort Yuma may 



