316 SUBFAMILY X. CURCULIONI1SLS]. 



densely punctured. Elytra elongate-oval, but slightly wider at base than 

 thorax, sides parallel to beyond middle, thence converging and broadly 

 rounded to tips; striae wide, deep, their punctures elongate; intervals feebly 

 convex, finely rugose. Length 2.3 3 mm. (Fig. 81, d.) 



Lake, Lawrence, Orange and Spencer counties, Ind., scarce ; 

 May 12 June 11. Taken by sweeping. Canastota, X. Y., March 

 12. Snake Hill, Arlington, Newark and Anglesea, N. J. ; May- 

 June. Banges from Quebec and New England to Nevada, south 

 to Florida. Breeds in a twig-gall on Bi gel or id in Colorado. 

 (Schwartz.) Common on flowers of Pr units, .May 25. (Frost.) 



467 (8668). ANTHOXOMVS DECIPIEXS Lee., 1876, 206. 



Elongate-oblong. Dark brown or piceous, rather densely clothed above 

 and beneath with large, oval, grayish-white scales, becoming hair-like on 

 the abdomen, and often condensed along the median third of fourth and 

 basal third of sixth intervals; antennae and legs reddish-brown; sides of 

 elytra usually with a dark, ill-defined cloud behind the middle. Beak longer 

 than head and thorax, curved, shining, coarsely punctured near base. 

 Thorax with sides feebly rounded, strongly narrowed near apex, densely 

 and rather finely punctured. Elytra at base slightly wider than thorax, 

 sides almost parallel, obliquely narrowed and rounded to tip; striae wide, 

 deep, coarsely and closely punctured; intervals slightly convex, finely 

 rugose. Front femora feebly toothed. Length 2 2.2 mm. 



Recorded from Michigan, Kansas, Texas, Oregon and Wash- 

 ington. Beaten abundantly from Cratcryns by Dr. Hamilton. 

 Pierce states (1907, 272) that it occurs on cotton and CaUirrlicr 

 involucrata T. & G. in Texas. 



XII. NEOMASTIX Dietz, 1891. (Gr., "new" + "whip.") 



Antenna? slender; funicle 5-jointed, first joint long and ro- 

 bust, 2 5 nearly equal, club broadly oval, closely jointed, the 

 basal joint shining (Fig. 78, <_} ; first and second veutrals rather 

 long ; 3 5 short, equal ; legs not very slender, femora not 

 toothed; front and middle tibia? with claws, hind ones feebly 

 spined ; tarsal claws with a sharp, rather long tooth. Males with 

 fifth ventral broadly emarginate and pygidium freely exposed. 

 Two species were described by Dietz, but Fall (1913, r>9) who has 

 studied the types, states that they are identical. 



468 (11,028). NEOMASTIX SOLIDAGINIS Dietz, 1891, 255. 



Oval, rather robust. Reddish-brown to piceous, rather thickly clothed 

 with yellowish, subprostrate pubescence. Beak slightly longer than head 

 and thorax, rather stout, punctured, striate, pubescent. Head sparsely 

 punctured, front feebly impressed. Thorax two-thirds wider than long, 

 narrowed in front, feebly and broadly constricted at apex; sides feebly 

 rounded from base to middle; disc densely and rather coarsely punctured, 



