Coleopterological Notices, VII. 439' 



The sex of the single individual before me cannot be determin- 

 ed at present. The pale color of the type may be in part due to 

 immaturity. 



This species maj^ be readily known by its minute size, very 

 gradual antennal club and small head with deep frontal impres- 

 sion, as well as by its impressed pronotum. 



51. C. pyraniidale Lee. — "New Species Col.," Sm. Misc. Col. 167, p, 

 27 (Scydm^nus). 



^Narrowly suboval, polished, subimpunctate, the elytra sparsely 

 and obsoletely punctulate ; integuments pale brownish-testaceous 

 throughout, the legs and antennae concolorous ; pubescence 

 abundant, pale, coarse, short, recurved and nearly even on the 

 elytra. Head well developed, semicircular behind the eyes, which 

 are only moderate in size and not prominent ; front not impressed ; 

 clypeus even, the apical margin transversely rectilinear. Anten- 

 nae scarcely longer than the head and prothorax, stout, the club 

 strong but gradually formed; second joint cylindric, nearly ^ 

 longer than wide, longer than the next two but not visibly thicker j 

 three to six equal and transverse, nearly twice as wide as long; 

 seventh a little wider and fully twice as wide as long; eighth 

 scarcely ^ wider than the seventh, | wider than long ; ninth and 

 tenth equaljUearlyf wider than the eighth and | wider than long ^ 

 eleventh somewhat thicker, pointed, scarcely as long as the two 

 preceding. Prothorax strongly conic ; apex scarcely more than 

 ■g- as wide as the base, the latter nearly f wider than the head ; 

 surface obviously and transversely impressed near the basal mar- 

 gin. Elytra ^ longer than wide, fully twice as long as the pro- 

 thorax and about f wider, acutely rounded at apex, widest behind 

 basal third ; humeral plica rather short but strong, the adjacent 

 impression distinct but small and narrow; inner fovea alone 

 visible ; subsutural impressions very narrow and almost obsolete, 

 the suture very finely elevated basally, the bead not at all ex- 

 panded at base. Legs slender, the femora only moderately and 

 subequally clavate. Length 0.8 mm.; width 0.3 mm. 



Alabama and Florida. A very minute species, recognizable b3^ 

 the short antennal joints, feebly punctulate elytra, subobsolete 

 impressions near the elytral suture and other characters. The 

 sex of the individual described is not known. 



52. C. oregonense n. sp. — Eather narrowly subrhomboid-oval, polished 

 and subimpunctate, pale rufo-testaceous throughout, the legs and antennas 



