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lar; scutellum more transversely triangular ; elytra parallel and 

 straight at the sides in almost basal two-thirds (9), more rapidly 

 and arcuately narrowed to the more obtuse tip ; surface broadly 

 undulato-rugose, strongly so apically, the punctures rather fine 

 but deep, much more close-set than in montana, but little closer 

 though sensibly coarser laterally ; prosternum rather coarsely and 

 closely punctate, the process rounded behind, moderately strongly 

 margined throughout; abdomen not very finely, rather sparsely 

 but conspicuously punctate medially, more minutely and remotely 

 laterally. Length 10.8 mm. ; width 4.75 mm. (?). California 

 (Marin Co.). [San Jose", LeConte ; the original type, 9.2 x 4.3 

 mm., is probably a male, being smaller and more slender than my 

 female representative; the locality u San Diego" under the orig- 

 inal description is an error, a different species being involved] . 



subpubescens Lee. 



5 Form elongate, very moderately convex, parallel, alutaceous, the 



elytra more feebly so, deep black ; hairs rather short, very sparse, 

 fulvous but less conspicuous than in the two preceding ; head 

 rather coarsely, deeply and sparsely punctate, more closely toward 

 the suture, the sinus not very broad, deep and angular; prothorax 

 more elongate, distinctly less than one-half wider than long, the 

 sides parallel and nearly straight fully to apical two-fifths, gradu- 

 ally rounding and converging thence to the apex, which is broadly 

 sinuate and three-fourths as wide as the base, the angles right and 

 only slightly blunt; base rather strongly bisinuate ; surface some- 

 what finely and sparsely but strongly punctate, becoming coarsely, 

 conspicuously and somewhat less sparsely so laterally, the bead 

 moderate, a median line subimpunctate ; scutellum moderate ; 

 elytra not quite two and one-half times as long as the prothorax, 

 the sides straight and parallel, gradually arcuately converging in 

 apical two-fifths to the rather acutely ogival tip; surface nearly 

 smooth, rugulose apically, sparsely but strongly punctate, more 

 coarsely so laterally and apically ; prosternum rather finely but 

 strongly, moderately closely punctate, the process margined 

 throughout ; abdomen minutely, rather sparsely punctate. Length 

 1 1.25 mm. ; width 4.9 mm. California (Hermitage, Mendocino 

 Co.). A single specimen taken by the writer parallela Csy. 



6 Form, lustre, coloration and pubescence nearly as in montana but 



narrower ; head coarsely, deeply, somewhat closely punctate, the 

 sinus rather deep and angulate, not very broad, the anterior can- 

 thus rounded and rather full, just visibly less prominent than the 

 posterior ; prothorax nearly as in montana but not so transverse, 

 three-fifths wider than long, the base more broadly and strongly 

 bisinuate, the punctures medially sparse but not so minute, very 

 distinct, coarse, close and very conspicuous laterally, the bead 

 moderately thick; scutellum rather small, sharply triangular, not 

 much wider than long; elytra more than two and one-half times 

 as long as the prothorax in the apparently female type, the sides 



