SUBFAMILY X. CURCULIONIN.E. 



Five-Mile Beach, X. J., on holly in April. Fall River, Mass., 

 May 31. Dimedin, Fla., common; Feb. 14 April 4; taken by 

 beating in hammock. Ranges from Canada and New England to 

 Florida and Texas. Resembles iiniscithis but smaller, broader and 

 more robust, and readily separated by the 6-jointed funicle. 



460(8664). Avmoxoiirs ROBUSTULL'S Lee., 1876, 205. 



Broadly oval. Black, sparsely covered with small, dirty white wedge- 

 shaped scales, which are slightly larger and more condensed on under side 

 of thorax; antennae and tarsi brownish-yellow, club dusky; legs piceous. 

 Beak slightly longer than head and thorax, slender, punctured and feebly 

 striate. Second and third joints of funicle equal. Thorax one-half wider 

 than long, strongly narrowed at apex, sides broadly rounded; disc densely, 

 deeply and rather coarsely punctured. Elytra at base nearly one-third wider 

 than thorax, but slightly longer than wide; striae distinct, their punctures 

 elongate, close-set, coarser at base; intervals flat. Front thighs minutely 

 toothed. Length 1.5 1.8 mm. 



Edgebrook, 111., August 27. Hopatcong and Jamesburg, N. J.; 

 July. Portage and Sandy Hill, N. Y. ; May 24 July. Ranges 

 from New England to Wisconsin and Montana, south to Virginia. 

 Occurs on goldenrod (Solidayo). Fall has pointed out that the 

 front thighs in the type of robiistulus are minutely toothed, 

 though stated otherwise by LeConte. As this was the principal 

 character on which Casey based his woleculus, the two species 

 are inseparable. Known by its 6-jointed funicle, short, broad 

 form and grizzly-gray scales. 



The following species was received too late to give it its proper 

 serial number. 



( ). ANTHOXOMUS ROBIXSOXI sp. nov. 



Oval, robust. Black, feebly shining; legs pale reddish-brown, an- 

 tennse piceous; above finely pubescent, thorax with sides and a median 

 spot at base thinly clothed with large, whitish scales; elytra with an 

 elongate scutellar spot of similar scales; entire under surface thickly 

 clothed with large, oval, white scales. Beak as long as thorax, slender, 

 evenly cylindrical, densely marked with elongate punctures. Head densely 

 and coarsely punctate. Antennas inserted at middle of beak, first joint 

 of funicle stout, clavate, second two-thirds as long, slender, 3 6 short, 

 rounded, subequal. Thorax one-fourth wider than long, sides feebly 

 rounded, disc very slightly constricted near apex, deeply, coarsely and 

 very densely punctate. Elytra broadly oval, one-third wider at base than 

 thorax, sides feebly curved from base to the broadly rounded apex; stri.T 

 coarse, deep, rather indistinctly punctate; intervals convex, not wider 

 than stria?, each with two rows of very fine rugose punctures, each punc- 

 liire bearing a minute yellowish prostrate hair. Last ventral broadly 

 emarginate. Tooth of tarsal claw long, slender. Length 1.8 mm. (W. S. B.) 



