510 Goleopterological Notices, VII. 



The head is borne on a very short and broad neck, the dorsal 

 constriction being much more feeble than in Eutheia and anteriorly 

 arcuate, losing itself in a broad general depression at the base of 

 the vertex, where there are two rather approximate and shallow 

 foveas. The last joint of the antennae is very large and is deeply 

 excavated, the excavation being suggested . however, in a rudi- 

 mentary manner, in certain species of Eutheia. The prothorax is 

 generally transverse, with the lateral edges obtusely rounded, ex- 

 cept toward base where they become acutely margined and finely 

 beaded, the prosternum rather long before the coxae exactly as in 

 Eutheia. The scutellum is well developed, similar to that of 

 Eutheia, but altogether different from the form assumed in Cephen- 

 nium, where it is strongly transverse. Other characters of a gen- 

 eric nature may be noted in the detailed description of cavicornis 

 and capitata given below. 



The species supposed to be assignable to Yeraphis may be indi- 

 cated as follows : — 



Elytra finely punctulate or subimpiinctate ; pronotum with a generally short 

 transverse impressed line near the base. 

 Head not carinate. 



Kufo-testaceous, the pronotum not canaliculate. 

 Prothorax at least as long as wide [LeConte.] 



Basal fovese of the pronotum three in number, the transverse im- 

 pression strong 1 impressa 



Basal fovese five in number, the impression fine 2 longllla 



Prothorax distinctly wider than long. 

 Eyes larger, the tempora much shorter than the eyes and strongly 

 convergent behind them ; mandibles circularly rounded externally. 



3 caTicornis 



Eyes small, the tempora behind thpm subparallel, almost straight 



and as long as the eyes ; mandibles falcate, larger, strongly rounded 



at base externally 4 capitata 



Black, the elytra testaceous ; pronotum with a feeble longitudinal im- 

 pression 5 scitula 



Head with a short longitudinal carina 6 cristata 



Elytra distinctly punctured, the pronotum without a transverse impressed 

 line 7 colon 



These species are all unknown to me in nature except cavicornis 

 and capitata, which are to be regarded as types of the genus ; 

 they are distributed over the entire country from the Atlantic to 

 the Pacific, although apparently preferring northern latitudes or 

 high altitudes and appear to be extremely rare, being represented 

 for the most part by unique examples at present. 



