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ing a third of the entire discal space : geminate series of 

 stride, faintly impressed with quadrate punctures. Py- 

 gidum much wider than long: obscurely punctate, each 

 puncture bearing a short hair. Abdomen with reddish 

 hair on the outer ends of segments: the anal segment 

 bearing a complete fringe of stout reddish bristle-like 

 hair. Legs short and robust: anterior tibioe strongly 

 tridentate, the teeth being deep black: spines of the legs 

 dusky, otherwise chestnut. Length, 24 mm. ; width, 7 

 mm. 



Occurs at San Jose del Cabo, Lower California. 



This fine insect belongs to the Pentodontes group of the 

 tribe Dynastine, and was taken with several others by Mr. 

 Walter Bryant during one of the tours of exploration sent 

 out annually by the California Academy of Sciences for 

 the purpose of bringing to light the faunal and floral 

 riches of Lower California. x\mong the collection are 

 many of the fine and well known species of Coleoptera. 

 Besides this one there are three others that are new to 

 science, and Mr. Chas. Fuchs who is arrangmg them 

 suspects there are more that will turn out to be new. 



This new species, L. Bryanti, is easily separated from 

 the others of the genus by bearing a higher polish, by 

 being longer and more convex. 



