514 Goleopterological Notices, VII. 



and elytra obsoletely punctulate, the former subquadrate, finely 

 canaliculate, depressed and bifoveate at each side posteriorly ; 

 elytra truncate. Length f lin.; width \ lin. 



Alaska (Sitka). It is possible that this may be a true Eutheia, 

 as no mention is made of the fovese of the vertex so characteristic 

 of Yeraphis. 



6. V. cristata Bndl.— Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, XX, 1893, p. 284 (Eu- 

 thiodes). 



Extremely finelj^ and sparsely punctulate, the head carinate in 

 the middle, and, on either side of the carina, impressed. Pro- 

 notum with an abbreviated basal line, a conspicuous fovea \ the 

 length of the disk from the base, and, on either side in the middle^ 

 between the medial and the anteriorly prolonged lateral fovea, 

 there is a deep puncture ; basal angles explanate. Length 1.2 mm. 



Pennsylvania (Cambria Co.). Mr. Schwarz informs me that he 

 also has taken this species, or one closely allied, in the Alleghany 

 Mountains, and that in his opinion the cephalic carina is not a 

 sexual character. 



7. V. colon Horn— Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, II, 1868, p. 131; Lee: BulL 

 U. S. Geol. Surv., V, No. 3, p. 514 (Euthia). 



Testaceous, shining, sparsely clothed with suberect yellow 

 hairs ; head scarcely' punctured. Prothorax quadrate, moderately 

 convex; sides rounded in front, gradually narrowing behind ;^ 

 hind angles distinct ; base truncate with a transverse row of six 

 large punctures. Elytra moderately convex, coarsely punctured, 

 pubescent and with two black spots at the posterior third. 

 Length .04 inch [1.0 mm.]. One specimen from Fort Grant, 

 Arizona. The elytra are of a paler color than the rest of the body 

 and more densely pubescent. 



The above is the description of Dr. Horn ; that of LeConte i& 

 virtually as follows : — 



Elongate, ferruginous, shining, clothed with short, sparse and 

 coarse yellowish pubescence. Head punctulate, feebly impressed. 

 Prothorax a little wider than long, rounded on the sides, slightly 

 narrower in front than at the base, which is finely margined at the 

 middle but without a transverse impressed line ; disk punctulate ; 

 the two large basal punctures [at each side] are confluent, and the 

 middle one is smaller. Elytra distinctly punctulate. Length 

 1 mm. 



