Horn.] 



OTIORHYXCHLNT. 69 



longer than the others, joints 3-7 obconical ; club oval. Eyes round. 

 Thorax cylindrical, sides feebly arcuate, narrowed in front. Scutellum not 

 visible. Elytra broadly oval, convex. Intercoxal process broad, truncate. 

 Second segment of abdomen as long as the two following united, separated 

 from the first by a strongly arcuate suture. Tibiae not mucronate. Claws 

 connate. Body scaly and with erect setae. 



This genus is closely allied to Peritelus. It differs at first sight in the 

 vcstiture of the body. The scrobes are much shorter and very decidedly 

 convergent above, the alae not divergent, antennae, especially the scape, 

 shorter. The genus is a'so allied to Mylacus in which, however, the sur- 

 face is pubescent. 



Two species are known to me, both Western. 



T. inomata, n. sp. 



Form oval, moderately robust. Head and rostrum longer than the 

 thorax, surface sparsely punctured and not densely scaly. Antennae rufo- 

 testaceous, sparsely hairy. Thorax cylindrical slightly wider than long, 

 apex and base truncate, sides feebly arcuate, slightly narrower in front and 

 very feebly constricted at the sides behind the apex ; surface coarsely and 

 deeply punctured, sparsely scaly and with erect hairs. Elytra nearly three 

 times as long as the thorax, oval, slightly inflated, with rows of moderately 

 coarse, closely placed punctures, intervals flat, moderately densely scaly 

 and with a row of short black erect setae. Body beneath sparsely scaly, 

 abdomen sparsely punctured and very sparsely hairy. Legs rufo-testa- 

 ceous or slightly darker, sparsely hairy. Length .14 inch ; 3.5 mm. 



The scales covering the body are of pearly lustre and very easily re- 

 moved, and beneath them the surface is black and shining. The elytra 

 are not striatc, the punctures merely form regular rows and are of large 

 size and rather closely placed. In some specimens of narrower form, and 

 which are probably males, the striae of the disc are slightly impressed near 

 the base. Specimens occur of slightly larger and smaller size than the 

 measurement given. 



Occurs from northern California to Utah. 



T. simulator, n. sp. 



Form oval, moderately robust. Head and rostrum longer than the 

 thorax, surface very densely scaly and with very short setae. Antennae 

 pale rufous, slightly hairy, scape sparsely scaly. Thorax wider than long, 

 sub-cylindrical, slightly narrowed in front, base and apex truncate, sides 

 feebly arcuate, modertely convex, surface coarsely and rather deeply punc- 

 tured, densely scaly, scales cinereous and with a broad median space 

 darker. Elytra oval, slightly inflated, surface finely striate and with 

 rather small punctures distantly placed, intervals flat, densely covered with 

 cinereous scales, with fuscous spots irregularly placed, a sinuous band of 

 the same color at the posterior declivity and with very short erect setae in 

 a single row . on each interval. Body beneath moderately densely scaly. 

 Legs rufous, moderately densely scaly and with short hairs. Length .12 

 inch ; 3 mm. 



