78 FAMILY III. CURCULIONIDJE. 



87. (8415). APIOX METALLicuii Gerst., 1854, 243. 



Black, more or less aeneous, vestiture hairy, rather plentiful. Thorax 

 wider than long, widest before the base; sides not at all sinuate poste- 

 riorly. (Fig. 38, o.) Elytral intervals wide, flat. Middle and hind tibiae 

 of male with slender, simple spine. Length 1.5 2 mm. 



Occurs in North and South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and 

 Texas. 



88. (8409). APIOX MOUESTUM Smith, 1884, 58. 



Short, rather slender. Black, somewhat plentifully clothed with 

 white prostrate hairs. Beak slender, cylindrical, as long as thorax, 

 male, or head and thorax, female; finely and sparsely punctate, polished 

 in front of antennae. Eyes prominent. Thorax slightly wider than long, 

 its base and middle subequal in width, disc rather densely, not coarsely 

 punctate. Elytra subparallel, male, slightly wider behind the middle, 

 female, striae fine; intervals feebly convex on sides, nearly flat above. 

 Under surface rather sparsely and finely punctate. Length 1.5 mm. 



Recorded from Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska. Florida and Ari- 

 zona. Easily known by its small size, slender polished beak and 

 basal insertion of antennae. 



89. (- -). APIOX PERVICAX Fall, 1898, 139. 



Black, with trace of aeneous lustre; surface finely rugulose; puDes- 

 cence fine, sparse. Beak of male barely as long as head and thorax, 

 rather slender and noticeably attenuate, basal dilation not strong, surface 

 polished beyond the dilation, punctuation fine and sparse; of female a lit- 

 tle longer and more slender, polished only in apical third. Front wider 

 than tip of beak. Thorax moderately closely punctured. Middle and hind 

 tibiae of male with very small spine. (Fig. 37, p. ) Length 1.4 1.6 mm. 



Described from Tampa and Hillsboro, Florida. 



90. (- -). APIOX GULARE Fall, 1898, 140. 



Black with reddish-aeneous lustre, legs rufescent; vestiture consisting 

 of rather sparse squamiform hairs. Beak as long as head and thorax, 

 male; longer, more slender, female, rather feebly curved, cylindrical, 

 basal dilation moderate, tip slightly expanded, surface entirely shining, 

 sparsely punctate. Middle and hind tibia? of male minutely mucronate. 

 Length 1.61.9 mm. 



Described from Key West and Biscayne, Florida. 



91. (8425). APION PATRUELE Smith, 1884, 64. 



Short, robust, strongly convex. Black, shining, sparsely and finely 

 pubescent; antennae and tibia? sometimes piceous. Beak rather stout. 

 finely punctate, as long as head and thorax, male; longer and very 

 finely punctate, female. Front sulcate. Thorax short, broader than long, 



