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Head rather coarsely and densely punctured, sides as prominent as pos- 

 terior canthus of eyes ; antennae slender. Prothorax one-half wider 

 than long, apex nearly two-thirds as wide as base, angles rather broadly 

 rounded ; base transverse and very feebly bisinuate laterally ; angles 

 feebly rounded and not prominent ; sides strongly arcuate anteriorly, 

 feebly so posteriorly; disc very finely punctured, punctures becoming 

 denser at sides, lateral edges strongly beaded. Elytra at least twice as 

 long as prothorax ; punctures fine, but larger than those of pronotum 

 and rather sparsely distributed ; sides feebly arcuate. Abdomen strongly 

 convex, polished, feebly and sparsely punctate. 



California (Calaveras County, elevation 2300 feet). A series 

 of three specimens clearly demonstrates a well-marked species. 



From elongata it differs in its more robust form, shorter and 

 broader prothorax. 



The type has been carefully compared with large series of each 

 of the following species : elliptica viatica, eschschollzi, (and 

 affinis). 



In Casey's synopsis of this genus ("Coleopterological Notices," 

 ii, p. 372), the present species may precede viatica, with the fol- 

 lowing brief definition : 



Form more robust, sides of head as prominent as posterior 

 canthus of eye, very highly polished, prothorax transverse and 

 very finely punctured. 



Occurs in ledges and beneath the debris under trees. When 

 living it is strongly primrose. I dedicate the species to Mr. O 

 N. Sanford, of Coronado, San Diego County, in recognition of 

 the fact that he has done much to make known the insect fauna 

 of Southern California. 



Eleodes armata impotens n. subsp. — Length 19.0 mm.; width 7.0 mm. 

 Form rather elongate and strongly convex, black throughout and some- 

 what opaque. Head rather finely, sparsely, submuricately punctured ; 

 antennae slender, subclavate, shorter than head and prothorax, joints fifth, 

 sixth and seventh subequal in length and width, outer joints rather sud- 

 denly widened, transversely elliptical, and twice the width of sixth. 

 Prothorax moderately convex, subquadrate, scarcely wider than long, 

 apex truncate, equal in width to base, — the latter feebly arcuate ; apical 

 angles dentiform, small, acute and strongly divergent ; basal angles 

 almost rectangular, not prominent ; sides moderately arcuate in anterior 

 two-thirds, thence feebly convergent to base ; disc convex, smooth, very 

 finely and sparsely punctate. Elytra scarcely three times as long as pro- 

 thorax, less than one-third wider than the latter, strongly convex ; sides 

 evenly arcuate, humeri not prominent ; base eq»al to-contiguous pro- 

 thorax ; apex narrowly rounded ; disc rather suddenly declivous behind. 



