218 NEW SPECIES MELYRIDAE, CHRYSOMELIDAE AND TENEBRIONIDAE 



Male. Somewhat narrow and parallel, antennae extending to or just 

 beyond the pronotal base. Abdomen moderately convex, slightly oblique 

 to the sterna, somewhat flattened along the middle. First three joints of 

 anterior tarsi with small subacute tufts of yellowish pubescence at tips 

 beneath, that of the third joint smaller than the others ; first two joints 

 of the middle tarsi with similar and smaller tufts. 



Female. More robust. Abdomen more convex. First joint of the 

 anterior tarsi slightly thickened at apex beneath, plantar groove more or 

 less distinct throughout. 



Measurements. Length, 14.5 mm. ; width, 6 mm. 



Holotype, male, in the collection of the California Academy of 

 Sciences. Paratype in the academy's and the author's collection. 



Type locality. Colestin, Jackson County, Oregon. Collected July 

 30, 1918, by E. P. Van Duzee ; one specimen taken at Easton, Washington. 



Versatilis was one of the puzzling forms studied at tht time the 

 Monograph of the Eleodiini was written, and no decision was reached. 

 Two closely related forms are still doubtful, these having been collected 

 in central and southern California. 



Versatilis has the pronotum of parvicollis and the sculpturing of 

 cordata. 



Eleodes dentipes marinae, new variety. Form moderately robust, 

 oval to ovate and almost subfusiform, convex and very smooth, punctua- 

 tion fine and distinct ; punctures subequal throughout. 



Head feebly convex, impressions obsolete, punctures rather irregu- 

 larly distributed. Antennae rather short, not reaching to base of the 

 pronotum, gradually incrassate to tip, ninth and tenth joints transverse, 

 eleventh obliquely truncate at apex. 



Pronotum widest at middle, about two-sevenths wider than long ; disk 

 rather evenly and strongly convex, rather strongly declivous at the apical 

 angles, finely, distinctly, not closely punctate throughout ; punctures equal 

 in size and distinct to the margin, lateral bead fine; sides evenly and 

 moderately strongly arcuate in anterior two-thirds, thence straight and 

 convergent almost to the basal angles, which are slightly prominent 

 laterally, making the margin feebly sinuate just in front of them; apex 

 broadly and feebly emarginate, feebly arcuate in middle third ; apical 

 angles short, rather stout, somewhat prominent, sometimes more or less 

 everted ; base feebly arcuate. 



Propleura smooth, feebly, sparsely punctate and more or less rugu- 

 lose. 



Elytra oval, widest at middle, smooth, quite evenly convex from side 

 to side ; punctuation fine, punctures evenly distributed, not close and equal 



