Goleopterological Notices, VII. 365 



Lateral carina somewhat long and quite distinct; secondary sexual char- 

 acters of the male much reduced and not at all conspicuous. 

 Body black, the elytra bright red; antennae but slightly dusky toward 

 tip ; elytral bead wide and gradually broader toward, base. 



3 seniirulier 



Body blackish, the elytra dark rufo-piceous; antennae a little shorter, 



the last five joints blackish; elytral bead fine, abruptly and strongly 



expanded at base 4 Taricornis 



Secondary sexual modifications of the male confined to the sixth ventral 

 segment; antennal club stronger, more abrupt and more moniliform; pro- 

 thorax scarcely perceptibly wider than the head ; body rather narrow. 



5 bicolor 



Subgenus II. 

 Scopophus n. sg. 

 Antennae rather short, with a strong submoniliform club which is usually very 

 abruptly formed ; elytral pubescence more or less strongly recurved or 

 subdecumbent. 

 Antennal club very abruptly formed, the eighth and ninth joints subequal 

 in width. 

 Larger species, more than 1% mm. in length. 



Elytra deeply concave on the suture toward base 6 caTipennis 



Elytra not concave toward base; body slightly less stout. 



7 occultus 

 Smaller species, always distinctly less than 1% ™Da- in length. 

 Body black throughout above; size larger. 



Head small, much narrower than the prothorax 8 nigrescens 



Head larger, only slightly narrower than the prothorax; elytra more 



inflated and oval 9 affinis 



Body pale rufo- testaceous throughout, very small in size and of some- 

 what narrow, elongate-oval form 10 gratus 



Antennal club very strong but somewhat gradually formed, the eighth 

 joint intermediate in size between the preceding and succeeding. 

 Prothorax broad, strongly narrowed anteriorly; head very narrow and 



subelongate; color dark rufo-testaceous 11 putus 



Prothorax narrow, feebly narrowed anteriorly, the head relatively 



broader; color pale throughout 12 meriis 



Antennae long, a little more than % as long as the body, the club slender, 

 gradually incrassate and very feebly differentiated, the eleventh joint much 

 thicker and somewhat abnormal; elytral pubescence long, straight and 

 erect 13 relucens 



Subgenus III. 

 Xestophus n. sg. 

 Antennae very long and slender, with all the joints longer than wide; elytra 

 subrhombif orm ; head almost as wide as the prothorax 14 salinator 



Annals N. Y. Acad. Sci., IX, March, 1897.— 25. 



