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Elytra distinctly wider than thorax, surface moderately de- 

 pressed, coarsely punctured, intervals moderately convex, very 

 minutely and sparsely punotulate. 



Body beneath black, shining, sparsely punctured. Length 4-6 

 mm., average 5.5, breadth 1-1.5 mm. 



Occurs so far as known only along the extreme coast belt from 

 Monterey, Cal., to northern Washington. It is found beneath the 

 bark of dead coast pines ; the Monterey pine (Finns radiata Don.) 

 at Monterey, Cal., the Bishop pine (Finns muricata Don.) at In- 

 verness and Fort Bragg, Cal., and the beach pine (Finns contorta 

 Lond.) at Fort Bragg and Crescent City, Cal., and Humptulips, 

 Wash., the last locality slightly inland. C. piniphilus and scrobi- 

 culatus as stated by Horn are undoubtedly the same, the type lo- 

 calities being not far apart, that of the former near the old Russian 

 colony. Fort Ross, close to the mouth of the Russian River, and 

 the latter. Point Reyes, both in the territory of the Bishop pine. 

 C. calif orniciis was also no doubt from the same locality as the 

 former. Before 1845, there is hardly any probability of the Rus- 

 sians securing any but this coast species. A very common inland 

 species from the yellow pine, which I have described later on, has 

 long been confused with piniphilus and is so named in most collec- 

 tions. It is, however, a very distinct species. 



The most pronounced characters of this species are its wedge- 

 shaped thorax and quite evident basal thoracic crista. 



C. lupini n. sp. Black or piceous, shining. Head quite smooth 

 posteriorly, finely punctured between the eyes, the rostrum more 

 coarsely punctured above and more closely at sides as well. Eyes 

 moderate and but very slightly protruding beyond sides of head, 

 diameter of head across eyes less than one third greater than 

 breadth of dilated portion of rostrum. Sides of head gradually 

 converging to eyes then more suddenly so to base of rostrum. 

 Rostrum less than one half the length of thorax, just perceptibly 

 arcuate, basal portion equal to apical, as broad as long, quite con- 

 vex above and with ends wider than at middle, the apical portion 

 qadrilaterally dilated and broader than long. Joints of funicle of 

 antennae gradually increasing in width outwards, the outermost 

 joint broader than one half breadth of club. 



