TRIBE XII. ANTIIONOMINI. 307 



ing, female. Thorax at base one-third wider than long, sides nearly straight 

 behind, strongly rounded in front, disc rather densely and coarsely punc- 

 tured, more finely and sparsely near apex. Elytra broadly oval, striae 

 deeply impressed, their punctures rather large and close-set; intervals 

 convex, rugulose and irregularly punctate. Length 2.5 3 mm. 



Lake, Kosciusko and Fosey counties, Ind., scarce; May 30 

 June 7. Known also from Canada, Michigan, Illinois and Wis- 

 consin. Resembles fhiricomis but distinguished by color of legs 

 and short, snbeqnal third and fourth ventral segments. 



449 (- ). AXTIIONOMUS VARIPES Duval, 1857, 200. 



Oval, robust. Black, shining, slightly bronzed, above sparsely, beneath 

 more densely clothed with white pubescence; antennae brownish, darker at 

 middle; base of femora, upper part of tibiae and tarsi also brownish, front 

 femora entirely black; scutellum densely white pubescent. Beak enlarged 

 at middle, curved, slightly striate at base; front with an elongate fovea. 

 Thorax slightly conical, wider than long, sides broadly rounded, apex slight- 

 ly emarginate, disc rather coarsely and closely punctate. Elytra short, 

 oval, one-fourth wider at base than thorax, very strongly punctato-striate. 

 Femora all armed with a small acute tooth. Length 2.2 2.5 mm. 



Described from Cuba by Duval; redescribed by Linell (1897, 

 50) from Brownsville, Texas, as A. Itrevirostris. Occurs also at 

 Biscayne Bay and Key West, Florida, where it is found on tiol- 

 anum torvurn. ( ScJi warz. ) 



450 (8637). ANTHONOMUS SCUTELLATUS Gyll., Schon., 1836, 342. 



Oval. Black, shining; above thinly clothed with fine whitish hairs 

 which are easily eroded; thorax with median line and another each side 

 of denser white scales; elytra with a line behind scutellum, a humeral 

 line or spot and two transverse oblique lines behind the middle, of similar 

 scales; antennae and tarsi reddish-brown; beneath densely clothed with 

 white scales; scutellum white. Beak rather slender, subopaque, striate, 

 punctate and with a fine median carina. Thorax at base one-fourth wider 

 than long, sides feebly rounded, disc rather finely and densely punctate. 

 Elytra oval, at base one-third wider than thorax; striae wide, deep, their 

 punctures large, close-set; intervals convex, finely punctate. Length 2.4 

 2.8 mm. 



Lake Co., Ind., May 11. Many places near New York City; 

 June Oct. Batavia, N. Y., June 29. Ranges from Canada and 

 New England to Michigan and Iowa, south to Missouri and 



Texas. 



GROUP F. 



Species ranging from 1.7 to 3 mm. in length, having the claws 

 armed with a small, sharp basal tooth; abdominal segments sub- 

 equal ; pubescence evenly distributed both above and beneath. 



