TRIBE XII. ANTHONOMINI. 319 



Thorax one-half wider than long, strongly narrowed in front, broadly con- 

 stricted near apex, densely and deeply punctured. Elytra oval, at base 

 nearly one-third wider than thorax; strial punctures rather large, trans- 

 verse; intervals convex, rugose, the alternate ones wider towards base. 

 Length 2.22.7 mm. 



Steuben, Starke and Putnam counties, Ind., scarce; May 

 Oct 17. Described from Canada, Nebraska, Colorado and New 

 Mexico. Recorded from Ohio. 



471 (- -). PsEUDAvmoxoMUS HAMAMELIDIS Pierce, 1908, 180. 



Oblong-oval. Pale reddish-brown, rather thickly clothed with long 

 yellowish, very evenly distributed pubescence. Beak as in valiilus. Second 

 joint of funicle twice the length of third. Thorax not much wider than 

 long, sides rounded to and but slightly constricted before apex; disc coarse- 

 ly, densely and deeply punctured. Elytra one-third wider at base than 

 thorax; striae deeply impressed, their punctures large and distinct; inter- 

 vals convex, shining, equal in width at base. Length 2 mm. 



Lake George, N. Y., August 30. Afton, Virginia. Bred in 

 August from the fruit of witch-hazel, HaniantcUs riryiniana L. 

 Resembles the two preceding but rather paler, thorax less con- 

 stricted near apex, its pubescence longer and more evenly dis- 

 tributed. 



472 (11,019). PSEUDANTHONOMTJS iNCiPiENS Dietz, 1891, 250. 



Elongate, subovate. Dark reddish-brown, antennae and legs paler; 

 thinly clothed with yellowish-gray pubescence, which is nearly evenly 

 distributed on thorax and elytra. Beak stout, shorter than head and thorax, 

 slightly widened from base to apex, coarsely punctured, pubescent on basal 

 half. Thorax a little wider than long, widest at middle, sides rounded, 

 disc densely and deeply punctured. Elytra oblong, one-fourth wider at 

 base than thorax, sides almost straight, nearly parallel; stria? wide, deep, 

 their punctures large, close-set; intervals convex, finely punctulate and 

 rugose. Length 2.5 2.8 mm. 



Common throughout the northern half of Indiana; Lawrence 

 county only in the sou Mi ; May 18 August 15. Beaten from dead 

 limbs of tamarack, Lari.r lariciita DuRoi, and from flowers of 

 the tall blue-berry, Vaccinia in cori/inhoxinn L. Passiac, N. J., and 

 Staten Island, N. Y. Beaten in multitudes from laurel, Kalinin 

 angustifolia L., just out of bloom. (Hamilton.) Ranges from 

 New York and Canada to Michigan, south to District of Colum- 

 bia. Resembles crata^gi but darker, with pubescence shorter, 

 more evenly distributed and scarcely yellow. 



473 (- ). PSEUDAXTHONOMl'S PUXCTICOLLIS Sp. 11OV. 



Elongate-oval. Pale reddish-brown, thinly clothed with very fine white 

 pubescence, not condensed on any portion of the body. Beak slender, as 



