APION. 73° 
This insect is nearly allied to A. epicum, but differs in numerous details, especially 
in the short, very opaque thorax and the dark posterior femora. 
58. Apion solitare, sp. n. 
Nigrum, opacum, fere nudum, antennis pedibusque flavis; rostro brevi; elytris late profundeque sulcatis, 
interstitiis angustis, convexis. 
Long. 2 millim. 
Hab. Muxtco, Atoyac in April, Chilpancingo in July, Teapa in February (1. H. 
Smith). 
Rostrum shorter than the head and thorax, rather stout, cylindrical, rugose ; antenne 
inserted about as far in front of the eyes as the width of the ocular interval, this being 
moderately broad and coarsely sculptured; eyes convex, though small. Thorax rather 
small, much narrowed anteriorly, and constricted behind the front, densely and some- 
what finely rugose-punctate, quite dull. Elytra rather short, deeply and broadly sulcate, 
with raised, narrow interstices, the grooves with deep distinct punctures. Legs pale 
yellow, all the coxe black, the trochanters piceous. Middle coxz slightly separated. 
This little Apion somewhat resembles A. acarinum, but has the antenne inserted in 
front of the base of the rostrum, instead of at the base. Only one individual was 
procured in each locality. 
59. Apion filipes, sp. n. 
Gracile, nigrum, sat nitidum, fere nudum, antennis pedibusque rufis, his fusco-variegatis ; rostro mediocri, 
cylindrico; prothorace parvo, conico-cylindrico, obsolete sed haud subtiliter punctato; elytris subtiliter 
sulcatis. 
Long. 14 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, San Juan in Vera Paz (Champion). 
Rostrum rather slender, cylindrical, but little curved, shining, almost without 
sculpture, in the female about as long as the head and thorax, in the male a little 
shorter; eyes not large, but convex, rather widely separated, the space between them 
obscurely sculptured ; antenne yellow, slender, inserted about one-third of the length of 
the rostrum in front of the eyes. Thorax slender, but a good deal narrowed in front, a 
little irregular in outline, being transversely constricted in front of the middle; its 
punctuation scanty and obsolete, but not fine. FElytra finely sulcate, the grooves not 
distinctly punctured, the interstices flat. Legs long, very slender; cox dark, the 
trochanters red, femora darker; tibie yellow, more or less infuscate in the “middle. 
Intermediate coxe rather widely separated. ‘Two specimens. 
60. Apion pleuriticum, sp.n. (Tab. III. fig. 15.) 
Nigerrimum, nitidum, pedibus nigro-testaceo-variegatis ; rostro brevi, crassiusculo; prothorace sparsim punc- 
tato; elytris haud sulcatis, subtiliter striatis ; antennis fusco-testaceis. 
Long. 12 millim. 
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