84 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, 



TWO NEW SPECIES OF COLEOPTERA. 



By G. W. J. Angell. 



Gorymbites Weidtii sp. nov. — Elongate oval, dark metallic bronze, with 

 greenish or crimson lustre; third joint of antennae shorter and narrower 

 than fourth. Head strongly and densely punctate, with an occipital fovea. 

 Thorax very convex and distinctly, but not closely punctured; anterior 

 angles broadly rounded, sides sinuate, posterior angles strongly produced 

 and divergent. Elytra at base slightly narrower than thorax; one-half 

 longer than wide, greatest width anterior to apical third; sides regularly 

 curved to apex, margin distinct and rather strongly reflexed posteriorly; 

 striae regular and distinct, more deeply impressed at base; intervals irregu- 

 larly, rather densely punctured, punctures confluent or linear, giving a 

 strigate appearance in some lights. Abdominal segments shining golden 

 green, punctate; punctures rather dense at sides, sparse at middle. 



C^. — Ventral segments more coarsely punctured; third and fourth seg- 

 ments with large, but rather shallow foveae near elytral margin. 



$ . — Ventral segments more finely punctured; a small but deep fovea 

 on either side of third ventral near posterior angles of segment. Length 



II mm. 



Cascade Range, British Columbia; altitude 7000 feet. This 

 species, by the structure of the antennae, naturally falls into Group 



III of Dr. Horn (Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. vol. iii, p. 319). It is 

 one of the many interesting captures of Mr. J. C. Weidt. 



Elmis colombiensis sp. nov. — Elongate oval, shining black, sparsely 

 pubescent. Thorax subquadrate, slightly wider than long, narrowed at 

 front; arcuate and divergent to middle, then subparallel to base, which is 

 strongly sinuate and slightly emarginate at middle; disc sparsely, but dis- 

 tinctly punctured, more densely toward margin; basal lines attaining the 

 middle and limited by two densely punctured foveae on either side of 

 impressed median channel. Elytra at base slightly wider than thorax, 

 humeri rounded, sides subparallel to apical third, then slightly sinuate 

 and convergent to apex, which is broadly rounded and subtruncate. 

 Elytral striae deeply impressed, punctures large and rather distinct, inter- 

 vals very feebly and finely punctate; fifth, sixth and seventh intervals 

 costate. Elytral margin slightly testaceous; ventral segments feebly, but 

 densely punctate, rather densely pubescent at sides. Legs dark testa- 

 ceous, finely and lightly punctured. Length 2.6 mm. 



Fraser River Valley, British Columbia; Mr. C. J. Weidt. 



A truly dainty sportsman he, 



The fields he never tries; 

 He takes scent bottles 'neath a tree 



And squirts at butterflies. — Nexv York Herald. 



