COLEOPTERA OP SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 237 



convex, with numerous coarse, linear punctures, striae strongly divergent 

 in front, foveae deep. Anterior tibiae about octo-serrulato-spinose. 

 Length, 2.25-3 mm. 



Not rare on the sea beach at Redondo. 



S. liticolus belongs to Horn's Group VI, and would 

 -fall next to 8. vescus in the tabular arrangement given; 

 ithe latter species, however, differs in several details, 

 notably the longer, unequal dorsal elytral strise, and at 

 the time of Horn's writing it was known only from the 

 unique type, which was taken in Texas. 



It is probable that S. liticolus is confined to the coast 

 line. The only two species occurring in the same situ- 

 ations with which it could be confounded are S. laridus 

 and S. scissus, both of which are smaller and have a 

 narrower, more convex prosternum, which is scarcely 

 punctate. S. scissus is, moreover, of broader form, and 

 8. laridus is nearly equally punctate throughout. 



48. Saprinus consobrinus, sp. iiov. 



Closely related to S. fraternus, from which it differs in the following $ 

 details: Head with a single irregular chevron. Prothorax with the sides 

 slightly more convergent, the punctuation scarcely at all strigose at any 

 point. Elytral punctuation very dense, not strigose; scutellar mirror 

 very small, twice as wide as long; dorsal striae not very distinct; internal 

 humeral entire, but twice interrupted; external humeral short, distinct; 

 oblique humeral very short, occupying the umbone, which is more evi- 

 dently impunctate than in S. fraternus. Anterior tibiae about 8-denticu- 

 late, the upper three teeth very small. 



Length, 3 mm. 



Specimens taken at Yuma. 



8. fraternus, 8. consobrinus, S. laxatus, 8. mancus and 

 8. bigemmeus form a natural section of Horn's Group 

 VIII, distinguished by the evident sutural stria, and by 

 having the elytra punctured more or less densely over 

 the entire surface except a rather small scutellar mirror, 

 which is well defined in all except 8. mancus. S. bigem- 

 meus is separated by the strongly aciculately strigose 



