22 Psyche [March 
Cryptocephalus apicedens n. sp. 
Pale yellow with fuscous stripes, the darker color pre- 
dominating. Antennse pale at base, infuscate externally. 
Head yellow with a fuscous inverted V, the branches term- 
inating interiorly at the bases of the antennse. 
Prothorax with four broad fuscous stripes leaving a 
narrow sharply defined median line, a very narrow anterior 
margin, wider lateral margins, and two somewhat oblique 
basal spots which are produced imperfectly to the front 
margin, yellow. 
Elytra with the suture dark except at base, and each 
with three fuscous stripes, the two outer in great part con- 
fluent. The yellow stripes occupy the 2nd, 4th and mar- 
ginal interspaces, the two former abbreviated at apex. 
There is also a short humeral dash between the 5th and 
6th striae, and an obscure subapical streak between the 
6th and 7th striae. The striae themselves are regular ex- 
cept the 5th, which is confused behind the middle, and 
the 6th which is interrupted medially. 
The entire upper surface is highly polished, the thorax 
with very sparse minute punctures, the elytra without trace 
of interstitial punctures. Prosternum behind broadly 
emarginate with prominent elevated lateral angles; apical 
margin obtusely prominent at middle, behind which is a 
short erect and acute spiniform tooth ($). 
Length 3 mm.; width 1.7 mm. 
Described from a single male taken at Jemez Springs, 
New Mexico, VI-8-22. 
This little species seems most nearly related to con- 
fluens but the several differences, though in part rather 
trifling, are in the aggregate I think sufficient to forbid its 
association with that species. These differences are as 
follows. The form is less parallel in the present species, 
the elytra distinctly narrowing from base to apex; eyes 
less widely separated above; instead of the inverted V of 
the present species the front in all examples of confluens 
seen is marked with a short median line on the vertex; 
the 5th elytral stria is quite regular in confluens and the 
