'jQjune, 1916 Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 

 TWO NEW LUCANIDS FROM NORTH AMERICA. 



By John.W. Angell, N. Y. City. 



Lucanus elaphus var. nov. carlengi: Similar in color and sur- 

 face texture to typical form but differs in the following char- 

 acters : Head flatter and narrower, width between the eyes about 

 equal to thorax, frontal ridge straight or very slightly arcuate, 

 occipital crest much less developed, mandibles less arcuate and 

 but slightly bent downward, terminal teeth very unequal, the 

 inner being reduced to a small spine, middle tooth much less 

 developed, length 38-43 mm. Louisville, Ky., and northern 

 Illinois. Described from two males received from Mr. Chas. 

 Schaeffer. This interesting variety, which I have named in 

 honor of my friend, Charles W, Leng, can be distinguished at 

 once by its flattened form when viewed from the side, the 

 mandibles, body, thorax and elytra forming practically one plane. 



Dorcus parallelus var. nov. carnochani: Differs from the typ- 

 ical form in the following characters : Elytra much smoother, 

 showing only faint strise 5 body much flatter and broader ; width 

 of head (also thorax) much greater than width of elytra; eyes 

 less prominent ; anterior tarsi more slender ; mandibles much 

 more arcuate and blunter, the two teeth being almost equal. 



This variety, which I have named in honor of my friend, Mr. 

 F. G. Carnochan, is readily distinguishable by its broader body 

 and smoother sculpture and would appear to be related to the 

 form known as D. hrevis Say. 



Described from two males and one female, taken at New City, 

 N. Y., by F. G. Carnochan and in my collection. Length (c^J*) 

 22-21 mm. ; ^ 20 mm. 



