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and very sparse, inconspicuous hairs, polished, pale testaceous 

 throughout; head distinctly narrower than the prothorax, minutely, 

 sparsely punctate above, more coarsely and closely so though shining 

 beneath, the suture similar, the median stria visible basally; eyes 

 larger, otherwise similar; antennae barely visibly shorter than the 

 body, as in apertits, except that joints two and three are equal and 

 each much shorter than four, which is about twice as long as wide 

 though evidently shorter than five; prothorax nearly as in apertus 

 but rather more evidently wider than long, the apical angles minutely 

 aciculate and subprominent; elytra similarly elongate and with 

 gradually converging sides but scarcely visibly wider than the pro- 

 thorax, the serial punctures extremely fine and feeble, barely trace- 

 able; abdomen more shining, the fifth segment dull, more closely 

 punctulate and similarly about one-half longer than the fourth. 

 Length (cf ) 1.85 mm.; width 0.58 mm. Texas (New Braunfels), 

 Wickham illustris n. sp. 



Size smaller. Female nearly as in the two preceding in form, color and 

 sculpture, polished; head slightly narrower than the prothorax, the 

 punctures small and sparse above, coarser on the equally polished 

 under surface; antennae rather slender and short, not as long as the 

 elytra, the first three joints decreasing evenly and rather rapidly in 

 thickness, the club loose but shorter than in the female of the two 

 preceding, being only as long as the preceding four joints combined, 

 the eleventh joint much longer than the ninth or tenth, which are 

 very nearly as wide as long; prothorax and scutellum as in the pre- 

 ceding; elytra at base a little wider than the prothorax, slightly less 

 than twice as long as wide, the sides more rapidly converging in 

 posterior three-fifths than in either of the preceding, the apex 

 relatively narrower; striae rather evident, even the one along the 

 median line of each elytron being visible except basally and apically, 

 the punctures minute and very indistinct; abdomen polished, finely, 

 sparsely punctulate, the fifth segment only a third longer than the 

 fourth, broadly rounded, somewhat shining though more closely punc- 

 tulate as usual. Length ( 9 ) i -4 mm. ; width 0.45 mm. North Caro- 

 lina (Asheville) sobrinus n. sp. 



5 Punctures of the elytral series distinct and relatively coarse. Body 

 parallel, depressed, highly polished and free from fine reticulation 

 throughout, pale testaceous, the elytra more flavate. Male with the 

 head slightly narrower than the prothorax, finely, rather sparsely 

 punctate, the eyes distinctly before the base, rather small and 

 globularly prominent; antennae slender and filiform, four-fifths as 

 long as the body, herissate with stiff setae within, the basal joint 

 subcylindric, twice as long as wide, one to three gradually diminishing 

 in thickness, second shorter than three or four, which are subequal 

 and shorter than any of the succeeding joints; prothorax but slightly 

 wider than long, the sides nearly straight and feebly converging from 

 apex to base, minutely denticulate in about basal half, the apical 

 angles obtuse, the basal finely denticuliform and prominent; surface 

 finely but distinctly, not very closely punctate, the punctures even 



T. L. Casey, Mem. Col. VII, Nov. 1916. 



