72 FAMILY III. CURCULIONILXE. 



75 (8363). APION OBSOLETUM Smith, 1884, 44. 



Elongate, rather slender. Black, feebly shining, without metallic lus- 

 tre; antennas and legs piceous-brown. Beak of male as long as head and 

 thorax, not strongly curved, sparsely and finely punctate; of female, longer 

 and more slender. Thorax cylindrical, longer than wide, sides feebly 

 curved; disc rather finely and closely punctate, the dorsal line entire. 

 Elytra elongate-oval, nearly twice as long as wide; striae rather deep, 

 their punctures distinct; intervals feebly convex. Length 2.2 2.4 mm. 

 (Fig. 39, a.) 



Recorded from Michigan, Missouri, Dakota and Nebraska. 



76 (8372). APIOX DESOLATUM Smith, 1884, 48. 



Slender, very much elongated. Entirely black, legs rufous. Beak 

 of male rather stout, shorter than head and thorax, nearly cylindrical, 

 moderately dilated, strigose almost to apex, its punctuation sparse but evi- 

 dent; of female longer, slender, strongly arcuate, smoother and more shin- 

 ing. Thorax cylindrical, a little longer than wide, sides slightly curved at 

 middle, surface rather sparsely, finely punctate, dorsal line feeble. Elytra 

 ovate, striae rather deep, intervals convex, tips prolonged in female. Claws 

 nearly simple. Smooth area of male front femur not striate, limiting ridge 

 evident. Abdomen sparsely, finely punctate. Length 1.6 mm. 



Cape Sable, Florida. Described from -Georgia. 



77 (- -). APION SINUIKOSTRUM Pall, 1898, 121. 



Elongate. Black, with or without aeneous lustre; pubescence fine, 

 sparse. Beak unique, in that, when viewed in profile, it appears flattened 

 or even slightly concave at base, beginning at insertion of antennas. Claws 

 nearly simple, front thighs of male merely swollen, smooth area not notice- 

 ably striate. Length 1.7 mm. 



Several examples from Lake Ashley, Florida. 



78 (- -). APION MOLESTUM Fall, 1898, 121. 



Moderately elongate. Black, shining, antennae brown, legs piceous. 

 Beak of male shorter than head and thorax, dilated one-third from base, 

 sparsely and finely punctate, polished and without punctures on apical 

 third; of female, longer than head and thorax, the finer sculpture extend- 

 ing to the middle or beyond. First joint of antennae equal to next two, 

 male, a little longer, female. Eyes prominent. Thorax slightly longer than 

 wide, apex nearly as wide as base; disc coarsely and closely punctate, the 

 median line complete. Elytra widest at or a little beyond the middle; 

 striae deep, intervals feebly convex. Abdomen rather coarsely and closely 

 punctate. Length 1.6 mm. 



Marion, Dnbois, Crawford and Perry counties, Indiana, scarce; 

 May i:> June 19. Taken by sweeping roadside herbage and by 

 boating oak. Described from Illinois. 



79 (8380). APION MIXCTUM Smith, 1884, 50. 



Entirely black; pubescence indistinct. Beak of male as long as head 

 and thorax, finely sculptured in basal half, thence polished to tip; of female, 



