320 Goleopterological Notices, VII. 



disk feebly convex ; impressions moderately deep. Elytra oval^ 

 moderately ventricose ; surface deeply striate ; striae rather closely 

 but not coarsely punctured ; intervals convex, feebly interrupted 

 at the sides and near the tip; inflexed portion obsoletel^' punc- 

 tate. Body beneath smooth, shining. Length 15-21 mm. 

 [Horn]. 



California (Sta. Barbara and Tejon). An inspection of the 

 type of LeConte, shows that this is a very remarkable species in 

 its small narrow and elongate prothorax, with unusually fine 

 reflexed margins, and T have no example in my cabinet which at 

 all approaches it. There is a decided probabilit}' that several 

 species were confused by Dr. Horn in drawing up the above 

 diagnosis. 



The figure and words of Motschulskj^ appear to prove beyond 

 reasonable doubt, that he had before him this aberrant and local 

 species in drawing up his description of crenatus, which maj^ be 

 regarded as a singular coincidence, in view of the multiplicity of 

 species and the apparent rarity of the one under consideration. 



14. B. f nchsianus Rivers — Entomologica Americana, VI, 1890, p. 71. 



Extremelj^ ventricose, shining, the pronotum and head aluta- 

 ceous, the latter more shining anteriorlj^ ; color deep black 

 throughout. Head stout, moderately elongate, the vertex feebly 

 rugulose ; gense feeblj'^ developed, triangularly notched ; maxillary 

 palpi very long, the second joint as long as the last two together; 

 antennae well developed, slender, the basal joint slightly thick- 

 ened but much shorter than the next two, the seta subapical. 

 Prothorax relatively quite moderate in size, as wide as long, mod- 

 erately inflated and broadly arcuate at the sides anteriorly, sinu- 

 ate posteriorly, the sides straight and parallel in basal sixth, 

 the angles right ; base ^ the maximum width and but slightl}^ nar- 

 rower than the head ; disk feebly convex ; impressions feeble ; 

 side margins unusually deep and strongly reflexed. Elytra ex- 

 tremely inflated, subquadrate, very full at base, the sides very 

 feebly arcuate thence to the very oblique apex, ^ longer than 

 wide, 3^ times as long as the prothorax and 2| times as wide, 

 strongly convex, more declivous near the sides, strongly striate, 

 the striae feebly and not closely punctate, alternatel}' more widely 

 separated, the intervals very feebly convex, the wider each with a 

 supplementary series of rather strong disconnected punctures 



