Baring 365 



Pseudobaris sonomae n. sp.— Suboval, convex, rather shining and deep 

 black throughout; beak in the female as long as the head and prothorax, 

 arcuate, rather flattened, smooth above, rugosely punctured at the sides, 

 the upper surface feebly swollen at base; prothorax only about a fifth 

 wider than long, the sides feebly converging and straight to about apical 

 fourth, there moderately rounding to the subtubulate apex, which is 

 distinctly more than half as wide as the base, the basal lobe small and 

 moderately prominent; punctures moderately coarse and close, a little 

 smaller medially, small and sparse at apex, the smooth line distinct and 

 subentire; scutellum small, transversely oval; elytra two-fifths longer 

 than wide, distinctly wider than the prothorax and about twice as long, 

 the sides subparallel, gradually rounding in posterior half, the humeral 

 callus rather small and somewhat prominent; grooves deep, moderate; 

 intervals twice as wide as the grooves, each with a single series of re- 

 latively coarse, deep, rounded and close-set punctures; seta? small, the 

 scattered longer hairs extremely few in number and scarcely discoverable, 

 the basal spots small, white; abdomen with moderately coarse, even, 

 close-set punctures. Length (9) 3.1 mm.; width 1.2 mm. California 

 (Lake Co.), — Fuchs. One example. 



A distinct species in the converging and straight sides of the 

 prothorax and unusually broad apex, and also in the strong, close- 

 set series of even circular interstitial punctures. The feeble basal 

 swelling of the beak is much less obvious than in gibbirostris, but 

 of the same character. 



Pseudobaris californica n. sp. — Larger and sensibly stouter than the 

 preceding, oblong-suboval, rather convex, shining and deep black, the 

 tip of the beak feebly rufescent; beak in the female nearly as in sonomce, 

 but without sensible dorsal swelling at base; prothorax much shorter, 

 two-fifths wider than long, the sides slightly converging and broadly, 

 evenly arcuate from base to the rather feeble apical constriction, the 

 apex broad, more than half as wide as the base, the lobe of which is 

 rather abrupt and distinct, rounded; punctures strong and close, fine 

 and sparse at apex, the smooth line distinct and subentire; scutellum 

 almost rounded, centrally impressed; elytra almost as in sonomce but 

 broader, evidently more than twice as long as the prothorax; grooves, 

 punctures and setae nearly similar, the scattered longer hairs few in 

 number but longer and more conspicuous, the basal condensations nearly 

 similar; abdomen with rather small but strong, well separated punctures, 

 becoming coarse and close-set laterad. Length (9) 3-3 mm.; width 

 1.33 mm. California (Hoopa Valley, Humboldt Co.). One example. 



Separable readily from sonomcE by its shorter, laterally rounded 

 and somewhat more coarsely punctured prothorax, more nearly 

 circular and more sculptured scutellum and medially sparse and 

 much less uniform abdominal punctuation. 



