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ularly punctate, the punctures moderately deep, muricate or subas- 

 perate, especially towards the sides and tip. Vestiture double, similar 

 to that of the pronotum. 



Epipleurac finely, rugosely punctured. Meso- and metathoracic side- 

 pieces shining, punctures moderate in size, deep, more or less crowded 

 or confluent. Abdomen sparsely hairy, moderately punctured, the last 

 segment much more finely and sparsely. 



Legs of moderate length and stoutness, relatively shorter than in 

 E. hirsuta, closely and fairly coarsely punctured, with double vestiture, 

 the long hairs more numerous upon the tibiae than on the femora. 

 Thighs simple, fore and middle tibiae about straight, hind tibiae very 

 plainly recurved or bent upwards at tip. 



The first abdominal segment is distinctly shorter than the second 

 and third united. The presternum has a strong mucro upon its pos- 

 terior face. The spurs of the fore tibiae are rather slender, slightly 

 curved and subequal to each other in both sexes, but are longer in the 

 female : those of the middle and hind tibiae are straight, the inner much 

 longer than the outer. The male has a flatter abdomen than the fe- 

 male and is less robftst. 



Length, 6 to 7.25 mm. Breadth. S , 3 mm., $ , 3.50 mm. 



In general appearance, this species recalLs E. hirsuta Horn, 

 bnt differs in size, outline, and many other characters. Some 

 of the most readily seen differentials in E. barbafa are the 

 relatively longer elytra with more pronounced humeri and 

 more broadlv rounded apex, the double vestitiu'e with decid- 

 edly more conspicuous long hairs, relatively shorter legs and 

 antennae, sparser prothoracic punctuation and shorter first 

 ventral. It looks decidedly like an AinpJiidora. but a study 

 of the generic characters inclines me to place it in EJcodcs. 

 Little difference exists in the tarsal vestiture of the Blaptini 

 and the Amphidorini, as defined by LeConte and Horn* but 

 the. present insect goes better with Elcodes by the form of 

 the elytral epipleurae and the size of the tibial spurs. 



Numerous specimens were taken under dried dung among 

 short brush in the fine sandy soil about Willard, New Mexico, 

 in September. 



Types have been returned to the U. S. Bureau of Ento- 

 mology. 



* Classificatic«i of the Coleoptera of North America. Washington, 

 1883, pp. 373 and 375. 



