Coleopterological Notices, VII. 451 



-enth, as long as wide ; ninth and tenth subequal, but little wider 

 than the preceding, nearly as long as wide ; eleventh as long as 

 the two preceding and a little thicker, obliquely pointed. Pro- 

 thorax well developed, conic, nearly as long as wide, with two 

 rather widely separated, short and transverse impressions near the 

 base. Elytra f longer than wide, only slightly more than twice 

 as long as the prothorax and scarcely more than | wider, broadly 

 arcuate at the sides, widest near basal f; humeral plica long and 

 strong, the subhumeral impression large and conspicuous ; foveae 

 deep ; subsutural impressions deep, the suture strongly beaded 

 basally, the bead expanded at base. Abdomen with the basal 

 segment broadly arcuate at apex, with a pale coriaceous margin 

 moderate in depth. Legs well developed ; femora strongly and 

 conspicuously clavate. Length 1.4 mm. ; width 0.55 mm. 



Georgia and Louisiana. A rather small species, described 

 above from the male, in which sex the hind tibiee are provided at 

 tip with a short slender spur, scarcely ■§■ as long as the tarsus, the 

 latter slender and filiform. 



This species may be distinguished by its rather small size, not 

 strongly inflated hind body, having the subhumeral modifications 

 strong, by its strongly clavate femora and other characters. It 

 is related most closely perhaps to longipilosum, but diflTers in its 

 larger prothorax, less inflated hind body and very much shorter 

 spur of the male hind tibiae. 



72. C. politum. Say — Journ. Acad. Kat. Sci., Phila^ V, p. 245 (An- 

 thicus). 



Rather stout and ventricose, polished and impunctate, blaclcish- 

 piceous in color, the elytra more or less rufous, darker toward 

 tip ; legs and antennae pale rufo-testaceous ; pubescence abundant, 

 moderately long, suberect, ashy and conspicuous on the elytra. 

 Head but slightly wider than long, subparabolic behind, the eyes 

 somewhat large, convex and prominent ; antennal prominences 

 very feeble, the frontal impression only just visible; clypeus 

 sparsely setulose, the apical margin perfectly even and rectilinear 

 throughout. Antennae |- as long as the body, moderately slender, 

 the club rather strong and incrassate but gradually formed; 

 second joint strongly obconic, rather more than ^ longer than 

 wide, as long as the next two and much thicker; three to six 

 equal in width and C3"lindric ; third not quite as long as wide ; 

 :fourth and sixth subequal and just visibly longer than wide, the 



