Goleopterological Notices, VII. 473 



Species of the Pacific coast faunal region. 



Larger, rufo-testaceous throughout ; elytral punctures strong and distinct, 



the vestiture coarse, shorter, fulvous and recurved 8 OTipennis 



Smaller and less stout, the elytral punctures fine, sparse and inconspicuous, 



the pubescence longer, sparse and less recurved 9 sparsus 



Subgenus II. 

 Brachycepsis Bndl. 

 Elytral pubescence rather inconspicuous, finer or shorter and always strongly 

 recurved. 

 Head with a single large and very deep excavation, the binary nature of 

 which can only be discerned at its bottom ; species larger, the elytra 

 very feebly and sparsely punctulate. 

 Body stouter ; antennae more robust, with the penultimate joint strongly 



transverse. California 10 pacificus 



Body less stout, the antennae more slender, with the penultimate joints 



feebly transverse. Lake Superior 11 su1)piinctatus 



Head with the two impressions rounded and distinct, not or only feebly coal- 

 escent. 



Larger, black, the elytra with a feeble piceous tinge 12 tristis 



Small, pale rufo-testaceous throughout 13 fuclisi 



Elytral pubescence very long, erect, bristling and conspicuous ; excavation of 

 the vertex transverse and not at all binary 14 pilbipeniiis 



Subgenus III. 

 Farascydmus n. sg. 

 Elytra oval and very convex, without trace of humeri, the sides very conver- 

 gent to the base of the prothorax ; subhumeral impression very small; 

 body black. 

 Prothorax finely carinate at each side toward base. 

 Larger species, more than 1 mm. in length ; head larger, with the tem- 

 pera less convergent and almost as prominent as the eyes. 



15 Tentriculus 

 Smaller, less than 1 mm. in length, the head smaller, with the tempora 



rapidly convergent behind the eyes 16 corpusculum 



Prothorax not carinate at the sides ; body much more elongate ; head small, 

 with the tempora rounded and very convergent behind the eyes. 



17 caducus 

 Elytra less oval, less narrowed at base and not so convex, the humeri some- 

 what evident ; subhumeral impression longer and more conspicuous ; body 

 dark brown in color ; prothorax not carinate at the sides 18 exiguus 



Subgenus IV. 

 TaphroscydiuuB n. sg. 

 Elongate-oval, blackish, the elytra, legs and antennae testaceous ; pubescence 

 rather short, coarse and sparse 19 califomiciis 



