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its middle. Thorax longer than wide, sides parallel on basal third, rounded 

 on middle third, broadly constricted near the tip, its sculpture hidden by 

 scales. Elytra at base one-third wider than thorax, humeral angles ob- 

 tuse, sides parallel for three-fourths their length, then converging to the 

 subacute tips; striae fine, distinctly punctured; intervals flat, the fourth 

 with a small obtuse tubercle on the declivity. Length 3.5 4 mm. 



Laporte, Marshall, Kosciusko and Vigo counties, Ind., scarce; 

 June 12 Oct. 26. Near New York City at Collingswood and 

 Beesley's Point, N. J., June 30 July 27. Ranges from Quebec 

 and New England to Michigan and Florida. This and the next 

 are very distinct by the elongate form, small, silver-gray ocellate 

 scales and very smooth, sericeous upper surface. 



335 ( ). BAGOTJS BLANCHARUI sp. nov. 



Much smaller and more slender than americanus. Vestiture as there, 

 the entire surface very even, smooth and clothed with silvery gray ocellate 

 scales; antennae, except club, tibiae and tarsi pale reddish-brown; femora 

 black, reddish at base. Beak shorter than thorax, slender, cylindrical, al- 

 most straight, front with a small shallow fovea. Thorax subcylindrical, 

 as long as wide; disc broadly feebly constricted near apex. Elytra as in 

 americanus, intervals all flat, the fifth with a small tubercle on declivity. 

 Femora much more slender; tarsi more than half the length of tibia?, the 

 third joint not broader nor emarginate. Length 2.8 3 mm. (W. S. B.) 



Tyngsboro and Dracut, Massachusetts; Sept. 20 Nov. 10. 

 Collected by Blanchard ; set aside and labelled "u. sp.'' in his col- 

 lection. 



336 (8584). BAGOUS MAMMILLATUS Say, 1831, 28; Ibid, I, 297. 



Oblong. Black, densely clothed with fuscous scales, sides of thorax 

 indistinctly paler; elytra often with scattered small pale spots on the 

 sides; antennae, tibiae and tarsi reddish-brown, club fuscous. Beak stout, 

 glabrous, shorter than thorax, finely and sparsely punctate; front with a 

 large fovea. Thorax as long as wide, sides behind the apical constriction 

 almost straight; disc with a broad but shallow median impressed line, the 

 sculpture hidden by the coat of scales. Elytra at base one-half wider than 

 thorax, humeri rounded, prominent; striae hidden, intervals flat on the 

 disc, convex on the sides, the second with a distinct tubercle behind the 

 middle, the fourth with another on the declivity. Length 2.5 3 mm. 



Starke County, Indiana, rare; May 22. Recorded definitely 

 from Quebec, Ohio, Michigan, District of Columbia and Missouri. 



337 (8594). BAGOUS PUSILLTJS Lee., 1876, 187. 



"Elongate, rather slender. Black, clothed with dirt-colored scales; 

 elytra with a broad, toothed, transverse black band behind the middle; 

 antennae and legs brown. Beak as long as thorax, stout, curved, scaly. 

 Thorax about as wide as long, sides straight, suddenly rounded, narrowed 

 and strongly constricted near tip; elytra nearly one-half wider than 



