480 XJoleopterological Notices, VII. 



ward the base and eyes, nearly as inimncticeps ; elytra finely and rather sparsely 

 punctate ; pubescence moderately abundant, short on the head and pronotum, 

 long, erect, pale and conspicuous on the elytra. Head slightly transverse, the 

 eyes large and moderately prominent, more than twice as long as the tempora; 

 vertex feebly convex; front impunctate, produced, narrowly rounded and only 

 feebly declivous between the antennte; maxillary palpi moderately developed. 

 Antenna' slender, moderately and gradually incrassate, % as long as the body; 

 second joint shorter and very much thinner than the first, subcylindric, % 

 longer than wide, much shorter and thicker than the next two ; three to seven 

 increasing almost uniformly and just visibly in width; third )4 longer than 

 wide; fourth and fifth subquadrate; sixth and seventh obtrapezoidal, slightly 

 wider than long; eighth scarcely I4 wider than the seventh; eight to ten in- 

 creasing uniformly and more rapidly in width, V3 , % and ^ wider than long; 

 eleventh shorter than the two preceding, obtusely and obliquely ogival at tip. 

 Prothorax very nearly as long as wide, the sides rounded anteriorly, conver- 

 gent and subconstricted toward base, rather more than % wider than the head, 

 impunctate but feebly, sparsely and altogether indefinitely sculptured near 

 the basal margin, with the usual deeper and less basal impression at each side. 

 Scutellum distinct, parabolic, as wide as long. Elytra moderate, subelliptical, 

 the sides evenly rounded, % longer than wide, 2}4, times as long as the pro- 

 thorax and scarcely % wider, the humeri rounded to the prothorax and quite 

 distinct; subhumeral impression small and feeble; inner fovea moderate. Legs 

 slender, the anterior femora moderately, the other four feebly, clavate. Length 

 1.25 mm. ; width 0.55 mm. 



Texas (near Austin), 



The single specimen represents a species closely allied to punc- 

 ticeps, but differing in its smaller size, smaller el^'tra, relatively 

 larger prothorax and smaller head, much longer pubescence, 

 shorter antennae and several other characters. The punctures of 

 the head in this species bear each a short stiff and erect hair, 

 while in 2'>uncticeps they are nude, although the type specimen is 

 in a perfect state of preservation. The type above described is 

 probably the male. 



8. S. ovipennis n. sp. — Stout, strongly ventricose, polished, subimpuuc- 

 tate anteriorly, the elytra rather coarsely and deeply but not very closely punc- 

 tate ; body pale rufo-testaceous throughout ; pubescence pale, very short, sparse 

 and indistinct anteriorly, moderately long, suberect, recurved and conspicuous 

 on the elytra. Head distinctly wider than long, the eyes rather large and 

 convex, much longer than the tempora; fourth palpal joint fully _% as long 

 as the third, acutely conic and finely aciculate. Antennae about }4 as long 

 as the body, slender, gradually and moderately incrassate, the 3-jointed club 

 somewhat distinct; second joint only slightly shorter but much thinner than 

 the first, arcuately narrowed toward base, % longer than wide, }4 longer than 

 the third and distinctly thicker; three to five just visibly increasing in width. 



