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less slender, and the granules of the elytra are arranged almost 

 in regular rows. The under surface is punctured and rugose ; 

 the prosternum is not prominent behind. 



3SS. E. granosa. Atra opaca, capite thoraceque confluenter fortiter 

 punctatis, hoc subquadrato, latitudine haud breviore, lateribus rotundatia 

 crenulatis, haud marginatis ; elytris ovalibus convexis, postice valde 

 declivibiis et oblique angustatis, tuberculis parvis nitidis seriatim 

 positis, interstitiis granulis parvis fere uniseriatim digestis ; femoribus 

 anticis muticis, antennis capite thoraceque brevioribus, extrorsum in- 

 crassatis. Long. -65. 



One specimen, from California, given me by Mr. TJlke ; another 

 remains in his collection. The peculiar sculpture renders a longer 

 description unnecessary. The antennae are shorter than the head 

 and thorax, and the 9th and 10th joints are somewhat broader 

 than their length; the llth joint is conical, and a little broader 

 than its length. The under surface is slightly shining, rather 

 strongly but not densely granulated ; the prosternum is very 

 feebly prominent behind. 



This species differs from all the others known to me by the 

 thorax not being margined at the sides : the punctures extend 

 upon the sides so as to render the outline crenulate. 



3S9. E. planipennis. Nigra subnitida, capite thoraceque parcius 

 subtiliter punctatis, hoc latitudine breviore, tenuiter marginato, sub- 

 depresso, apice late ernarginato, basi truncata apice paulo angustiore, 

 lateribus valde rotundatis, postice brevissime sinuatis, angulis posticis 

 rectis parvis haud prominulis ; ely_tris thorace plus sesqui latioribus, 

 ovalibus, basi truncatis, apice oblique declivibus et sinuatim attenuatis, 

 dorso planis, humeris obtusis distinctis, lateribus subito inflexis, versus 

 medium subtilius punctatis, versus latera et apicem granulis parvis sub- 

 elevatis minus dense positis ; femoribus. auticis inferne subsinuatis, 

 antennis capite thoraceque haud brevioribus, extrorsum paulo incras- 

 satis. Long. -64. 



New Mexico ; collected by Mr. Fendler. Easily distinguished 

 by the more depressed form ; the sculpture of the elytra consists 

 of fine punctures, not arranged in rows : they are not closely 

 placed, and become, as usual, converted into granules at the tip 

 and sides ; they gradually disappear on the inflexed portion, 

 which is more suddenly and more strongly inflexed than in the 

 other species of the group. 



The species of Eleodes of small size, with unarmed femora, and 



