512 Coleopferological Notices, VII. 



long as the he<ad and prothorax, extremely stout toward apex; basal joint cy- 

 lindric, not more than ^5 longer than wide, not quite as long as the next two 

 but much stouter; second feebly obconic, scarcely % longer than wide, shorter 

 than the next two and decidedly stouter ; third and fourth cylindric, equal in 

 width, quadrate and distinctly shorter than wide respectively; fifth and sixth 

 subequal in width and fully }4 wider, }^ and % wider than long; seventh 3^, 

 eighth 14 wider than the sixth, both very short and transverse; ninth and tenth 

 extremely short, transverse and obtrapezoidal, % and % wider than the eighth, 

 more than twice as wide as long; eleventh % wider than the tenth, as long as 

 the preceding three combined, oval, obtusely pointed, with a very large 

 spongy-pubescent cavity internally near the apex. Prothorax & little more than 

 }4 wider than long, }4. wider than the head, the sides feebly convergent and 

 straight from near apical third to the base, rounded at apex, the latter broadly 

 arcuate; base transverse; basal angles slightly obtuse but not at all blunt, 

 slightly superposed upon the elytral base within the humeri ; disk strongly 

 convex, with five subbasal fovese, the median transversely dilated, the lateral 

 strongest. Scutellum large, semicircular, slightly rugose. Elytra owal,Y}idiQS>\i 

 at the middle, with the sides parallel and even arcuate, % longer than wide, 

 2% times as long as the prothorax and fully % wider, broadly truncate at tip 

 and individually somewhat anteriorly oblique and rounded toward the sutural 

 angle; humeral plica very minute, the subhumeral impression short and basal ; 

 inner fovea very deep and perforate along the scutellar bead, oval with pubes- 

 cent edges; disk with a feeble impression near the suture nearly throughout 

 the length; suture with a flat and abruptly elevated bead toward base, extend- 

 ing strongly about the scutellum. Dorsal pygidium only partially exposed, 

 parabolic. Legs moderate in length, the femora feebly clavate; hind tarsi ex- 

 tremely slender but much shorter than the tibiae, with the basal joint about as 

 long as the next two. Length 1.25 mm. ; width 0.45 mm. 



Utah (Park City). Mr. Schwarz. 



It is possible that the remarkable cavity in the eleventh an- 

 tennal joint may be partly sexual in origin, but there is nothing 

 else about the two specimens before me to indicate the male ; in 

 fact the rather abbreviated last segments of the abdomen are 

 usually more characteristic of the female. 



4. V. capitata n. sp. — Oblong, rather strongly convex, polished, im- 

 punctate, the sparse and fine punctulation of the elytra scarcely visible, pale 

 rufo-testaceous throughout, the legs and antennae concolorous ; pubescence 

 short, pale and inconspicuous anteriorly, short, sparse and strongly recurved 

 on the elytra, intermingled with sparse erect setae. Head distinctly wider than 

 long, the eyes small and only slightly convex, at their own length from the 

 base, the tempora just visibly convergent and very feebly arcuate behind them 

 to the abrupt but feeble nuchal constriction, the latter strongly and anteriorly 

 arcuate on the upper surface, the foveae distinct, separated by 34 of the entire 

 width and finely tuberculiferous; intermediate and anterior surface very feebly 

 convex and wholly sculptureless ; front broadly subangulate between the 



