278 STDFAMILY X. CURCULIOXIN.E. 



at tip. its grooves straight, reaching the eves; antenna? inserted 

 two-fifths, male, one-half, female, from apex; fimicle T-jointed 

 (Fig. 78, />), first joint stout, second and third subequal, 3 7 

 transversely rounded; pygidinm visible; front and middle tibiae 

 with a very small hook, hind ones with a feeble spine. 



KEY TO SPECIES OF XAXTHUS. 



a. Reddish-brown; thorax densely punctured; pubescence conspicuous. 



396. PYGM.EUS. 



aa. Pale brownish yellow; thorax sparsely punctured; pubescence very 

 fine. 397. LIUPUTANUS. 



396 (11,043). XAXTHUS PYGM^EUS Dietz, 1891, 269. 



Elongate, subovate. Rufo-testaceous, pubescence white and rather long, 

 especially on thorax which is feebly rounded on the sides, coarsely and 

 densely punctured. Elytra slightly wider behind the middle, striae feebly 

 impressed, their punctures elongate and rather distant; intervals feebly 

 convex, finely wrinkled, irregularly punctate. Front thighs armed with a 

 very small tooth. Length 1.5 1.8 mm. 



Anglesea, X. J., May 28. Piney Point. Md. Occurs on juni- 

 per, (I'llcr) ; on the flowers of holly (Wcn.zcl ) . 



397 (11,044). XANTHUS LILIPUTAXUS Dietz, 1891, 270. 



"Smaller, elongate-oblong, subdepressed. Pale testaceous, very sparsely 

 clothed with fine, whitish pubescence; otherwise very similar to pygmmis. 

 Beak very sparsely punctured, shining. Thoracic punctures smaller and 

 less dense. Elytra elongate, sides feebly rounded from humerus to apex, 

 striae fine, punctures small. Tooth of front femora very small, broadly 

 triangular. Length 1.5 mm." (Dietz.) 



Described from the District of Columbia. 



V. ORCHESTES 111.. 1804. ((Jr., "the jumper.'') 



Rather broad, somewhat depressed species having the eyes 

 large, almost meeting in front; first three joints of fimicle elon- 

 gate, the others shorter, rounded; hind femora usually much 

 thickened, fitted for leaping (Fig. 18, B) ; thorax relatively small; 

 elytra oval or elongate-oval, wider than thorax, transversely im- 

 pressed on basal third, humeri rounded; beak lying between the 

 front legs in repose. The species are mostly leaf -miners on wil- 

 low. 0. (iniHititfi Dietz is Psontux i)oHtn$ Casey, according to 

 Fall (1013, (14 ). who has studied the types. 



KEY TO EASTERN SPECIES OF OHCTIESTES. 



a. Funicle of antenna? 7-jointed; form short, broad. 

 I). Elytra with pattern of pale pubescence. 



c. Front and hind transverse pale band of elytra conspicuous. 



