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127. Conotrachelus candidus, sp. n. (Tab. XX. figg. 24, 24a, ¢; 246, hind 
leg, 3; 24¢, tarsal claw.) 
Subovate, rather convex, piceous or rufo-piceous, the elytra rufescent, more or less mottled with black, usually 
with a distinct, transverse, irregular, median fascia, the rostrum, antenna, tibiz, and tarsi ferruginous ; 
the vestiture dense, whitish, mottled with pale brownish-ochreous, sparser on the elytral markings, the 
prothorax with two darker patches on the middle of the disc behind, the femora with a whitish annulus, 
the alternate elytral interstices and the legs also with numerous short whitish sete. Head densely 
punctate ; rostrum (¢ ) moderately curved, comparatively slender, slightly longer than the head and 
prothorax, rugulose and unicarinate, thickly punctate at the tip, (2 ) smoother and a little more elongate, 
the antenne in the ¢ inserted at about one-third from the apex, in the Q nearer the middle, joint 2 of 
the funiculus shorter than 1. Prothorax rather narrow, transverse, narrowed and slightly constricted in 
front, feebly bisinuate at the base ; densely, finely, uniformly punctate. Elytra subparallel in their basal 
fourth, slightly depressed below the base, the humeri obtuse ; coarsely seriate-punctate, the interstices 
tugulose, 3, 5, 7, and 9 uninterruptedly costate. Mesosternum flattened between the cox. Ventral 
segments shining, coarsely punctate. Femora clavate, unidentate, the tooth on the anterior pair short. 
Posterior tibiz in the ¢ excavate on the inner side before the apex, appearing strongly sinuate within. 
Tarsal claws with a very long, curved tooth, the two teeth nearly meeting at the tip. 
Length 5-6, breadth 23-31, millim. (d 9.) 
Hab. Mexico, Zapotlan in Colima (Hége), Guanajuato (Sallé). 
Found in numbers at Zapotlan. The dense whitish and pale brownish vestiture, the 
subfasciate elytra, the alternate interstices of which are uninterruptedly costate and 
set with short white bristles, the unidentate, annulate femora, the form of the tarsal 
claws, &c., will separate C. candidus from most of its allies. C. adustus has similarly 
shaped tarsal claws. 
128. Conotrachelus farinosus, sp. n. 
Subovate, shining, nigro-piceous, much mottled with ferruginous, the rostrum, antenne, and legs (the middle 
of the femora excepted) entirely of that colour; the vestiture very fine, close, whitish, sparser on a 
rounded space on the disc of the prothorax and on the under surface, and also clothed with long, fine, 
scattered, semierect seta. Head closely punctate ; rostrum moderately stout, curved, a little longer than 
the head and prothorax, very sparsely, finely punctate from near the base to the tip, punctato-sulcate at 
the sides, the antennz inserted at about one-third from the apex, joint 2 of the funiculus a little shorter 
than 1. Prothorax strongly transverse, rounded at the sides anteriorly, constricted and much narrowed in 
front, strongly bisinuate at the base; closely, somewhat coarsely, punctate, with a minute interstitial 
punctation. Elytra comparatively short, nearly twice as wide as the prothorax, subparallel at the 
base, the humeri obliquely truncated in front; seriate-punctate, the interstices minutely punctulate, 
3, 5, 7, and 9 feebly costate. Mesosternum simply flattened between the coxe. Ventral segments 
sparsely punctate. Femora strongly clavate, finely unidentate ; tibia and tarsi rather slender; tarsal 
claws with a curved tooth nearly as long as the claw itself. 
Length 34, breadth 2 millim. (??) 
Hab. Mexico, Orizaba (H. H. Smith). 
One specimen. Aun obscure little species somewhat resembling C. rubicundulus and 
C. parvicollis. 
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