362 Goleopterological Notices, VII. 



abruptly but moderately clavate; tarsi moderate. Length 1.35 mm.; width 

 0.6 mm. 



California (San Francisco). 



The simple antennae and absence of secondary modification, 

 show that the two specimens, which I took some years ago, 

 are both females, but the species departs widely from gracilis in 

 the shorter, less pubescent palpi, much more anteriorly thickened 

 head, coarser, non-interrupted basal line of the pronotum and much 

 longer lateral foveiform impressions; it also differs in the color- 

 ation of the body. The metasternum is broadly, feebly tumescent 

 in a large elongate-oval area at the middle anteriorly, from which 

 stiffer bristles arise sparsel3^ and radialh^ on its outer slopes. 



EUCONNINI. 



The special characters distinguishing this tribe, which is by far 

 the most extensive of the Scydmsenidse in North America, have 

 been sufficientl}'^ set forth in the table previousl}'^ given. The 

 genera may be outlined as follows : — 



Eyes anterior in position as usual ; side-pieces of the metasternum not ex- 

 posed. 

 Pronotum foveate near the basal margin. 



Posterior coxge more or less widely separated ; antennal club 3 or 4- 

 jointed. 

 Third joint of the maxillary palpi normally obconic, gradually nar- 

 rowed toward base Euconnus 



Third joint extremely slender, rather abruptly clavate in about apical 

 half ; body glabrous, the head large ; antennal club 4-jointed. 



Pycnoplius 

 Posterior coxae subcontiguous ; antennal club 5-jointed ; tibiae thick, 



the tarsi extremely slender IVoctopIillS 



Pronotum not foveate near the basal margin, though frequently more or less 

 feebly and transversely impressed, the impression comjjletely or par- 

 tially interrupted at the middle. 

 Prothorax oval, narrowed at base, impressed and finely carinate at the 



basal angles Drastopbus 



Prothorax conical, ncA er narrowed at base, not at all carinate or promi- 

 nent at the sides near the basal angles. Connopliron 



Eyes median or submedian in position ; side-pieces of the metasternum some- 

 what exposed by the elytra ; scutellum completely obsolete as usual ; pro- 

 thorax nearly as in Euconnus Smicropliiis 



These genera all belong to the fauna of eastern North America, 

 except Drastophus, which is founded upon a single rather abun- 



