1895] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 237 



punctate ; punctures moderately fine, arranged in rather closely placed, 

 feebly impressed series, intervals with similar, sparsely, irregularly placed 

 punctures, which are not asperate at sides ; anterior tibial spurs similar, 

 rather long and equal ; middle and posterior spurs shorter. Legs slender 

 all the femora armed, the anterior with an acute tooth, the middle with 

 an obtuse tooth which is less prominent, the posterior with a smaller and 

 very obtuse process. 



Female is larger and more convex, head rather large, thorax strongly 

 convex, but elytra less so ; femoral teeth as in the male. 



California (Merced County). 



Described from two specimens. Subsequently a series of 

 eight specimens were received in which the femoral spurs uni- 

 formly agreed with those of the type specimens, the elytral 

 punctuation being much more decided, and the general form 

 more elongate, approaching that of gigayitea. 



Eleodes confinis s. sp. — Length 22.0 mm.; width 9.0 mm. Rather 

 robust, very convex and subcylindrical, feebly shining and smooth. 

 Head large, as long as wide, finely and evenly punctured ; antennae 

 robust, reaching to posterior third of the prothorax, third joint about two 

 and one-half times as long as wide, not longer than the next two, joints 

 four to eleven, inclusive, subequal in length ; seventh as long as wide ; 

 eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh wider than long. Prothorax scarcely 

 a third wider than long, apex broadly and feebly emarginate, subequal 

 to base, which is feebly arcuate ; apical angles dentiform, not divergent, 

 feebly acute ; sides quite strongly arcuate in anterior three-fifths, widest 

 just in front of middle, posteriorly straight, convergent and not in the 

 least constricted in front of basal angles, the latter obtuse, not rounded 

 nor prominent ; disc convex, very finely, evenly punctate. Elytra about 

 two and two-third times as long as prothorax, and at base equal to the 

 contiguous base of the latter, widest at middle ; sides evenly arcuate to 

 apex, which is obtuse and emarginate from the depression of elytral 

 suture in the declivous portion ; humeri obtuse and slightly prominent ; 

 disc smooth, strongly convex, very finely and feebly punctured, punctures 

 arranged in closely placed series, intervals with a series of very fine, 

 sparsely placed punctures, with others that are irregularly scattered and 

 which become denser along suture, and rather more confused at apex 

 and outer intervals ; scutellum rather large and glabrous. Abdomen 

 smooth, shining, finely and sparsely punctate. Legs moderately slender, 

 anterior femora armed with a small acute tooth ; spurs similar and sub- 

 equal. 



California (Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County). 



The present form should be placed with those species having 

 the thorax with sides gradually narrowing to base, and should 

 precede hispilabris in our lists. 



