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Sphenophorus vestitus, n. sp. 



Closely related to venatus, more robust; surface with a dense, rather 

 thin, more or less olive-tinted or brown alutaceous coating, which nor 

 mally completely covers the entire dorsal surface except the thoracic 

 vittse, rostrum, head, and portions of the legs, the lower surface except 

 the middle of the metasternum, and the first and last abdominal segments, 

 the excepted portions being polished black. Rostrum more arcuate and 

 compressed, with the basal dilated portion normally coated. Thorax 

 scarcely longer than wide, punctures between vittae frequently confluent. 

 Lower surface moderately coarsely and densely punctate. First abdomi 

 nal segment $ distinctly narrowly concave at middle, leaving an elevated 

 portion each side ; last segment with punctures forming a shallow fossa 

 at apex. 



Length 9-10 mm; width 3.3-4.3 mm. 



Sebastian, March 7, Capron, March 22, Enterprise, May 9, 

 23, and Indian River, Fla. (Hubbard and Schwarz) ; Jackson 

 ville, Fla., March 30 to May 23 (Wm. H. Ashmead) ; Gulf View 

 and Biloxi, Miss., Oct. 9 (H. Soltau) ; Savannah, Ga. (Hubbard 

 and Schwarz) ; New Orleans, La., March 14, Oct. 26 (H. Soltau) ; 

 " La." 



Type. No. 7903, U. S. National Museum. 



The Florida specimens are typical of the description furnished, 

 as are also the specimens from Mississippi and a portion from 

 Louisiana. Some of the remainder show a tendency toward 

 venatus. 



Sphenophorus neomexicanus, n. sp. 



Of similar form to venatus but considerably smaller, black, with base of 

 rostrum, thorax and elytra frequently reddish. Surface coating velvety 

 gray or brown, scarcely covering half the body. Rostrum with shallow 

 fossa at base not coaled. Thorax feebly convex, subquadrate with apical 

 fossa deep, vittae elevated, broad and shining, a little more finely and 

 deeply punctate than interspaces and sides which are covered with coating. 

 Scutellum black, shining, concave or divided at middle. Elytra partially 

 covered with coating, leaving sutural, and base of third, fourth and fifth 

 intervals, a large humeral and subapical spot black and shining; striae 

 rather fine; interval punctures distinct, large, round and remotely placed 

 (except sutural). Lower surface with sparse coating on sides ; sometimes 

 bare, abdominal segments nearly uniformly, finely and somewhat densely 

 punctate. Ventral concavity $ very shallow, scarcely deeper at middle 

 of first abdominal. Pygidial characters as in reticulaticollis. 



Length 6.0-7.5 mm.; width 2.2-3.0 mm. 



Albuquerque, N. M., Feb. 12, 16 (H. Soltau). 



Type. No. 7904, U. S. National Museum. 



It will be noticed that the above described species was col- 



