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lected in the same locality and on the same days as reticulaticol- 

 lis, but the two species have a distinct habitus and may be easily 

 separated, there being no intergradation in the large series ex 

 amined. 



Sphenophorus phceniciensis, n. sp. 



Form similar to -uestitus, smaller, ventral surface, head and rostrum 

 shining black, antennae and tarsi piceous ; thorax variable, red, brown, or 

 black, usually brighter on the sides of episterna; vittaa shining black; 

 elytra rufous or dull light brown. Dorsal surface and sides covered with 

 alutaceous coating, entirely grav or yellowish gray on sides, and pale 

 reddish on elytra. 



Rostrum half as long as thorax, moderately arcuate and compressed, 

 surface rather strongly and finely punctate, especially at base; base 

 strongly dilated, suddenly above scrobes, where it is acutely angled; in- 

 terocular fossa pyriform ; no channel; but a short impressed line extend 

 ing in front of dilated portion. Apex divided anteriorly by a slightly ele 

 vated line, posteriorly strongly and acutely produced. 



Thorax with constriction nearly as wide as long; apical constriction 

 strong ; posterior three-fifths of remainder subparallel or slightly arcuate ; 

 pattern of surface similar to venatus, apical fossa deep. Vittae very wide, 

 occupying fully half the disc of thorax, shining black, slightly elevated, 

 somewhat finely and sparsely punctate, lateral confluent with median just 

 in front of middle. Interspaces coarsely, rather sparsely and irregularly 

 punctate, sides near lateral vittee also sparsely but more finely punctate, 

 on lateral margin becoming more dense. Scutellum flat, shining, decliv 

 ous at base. 



Elytra one-fifth wider than thorax, one-fourth longer than wide, rather 

 strongly acuminate to apex. Striae fine, finely and remotely punctate. 

 Intervals unequal in width, subequal in convexity; 3 widest and most 

 elevated, biseriately punctate ; the remainder uniseriately punctate ; i very 

 finely, punctures closely placed ; humeral and subapical callosities small 

 and smoothly shining. Lower surface somewhat densely coated, but not 

 more than half covered at the sides; abdominal segments nearly uni 

 formly, finely and somewhat densely punctate, a little more finely than at 

 the sides. Legs finely and sparsely punctate. Tibiae sparsely and feebly 

 fimbriate on inner surface ; anterior tibiae with outer angle slightly pro 

 longed, others obliquely truncate, with inner angle acutely produced into 

 a long spur; subapical spur distinct but only about one-fourth as long. 

 Pygidium with coarse, shallow punctures, somewhat densely placed, 

 coated with very short silvery hairs, with minute tufts each side of apex, 

 which is moderately narrowed and rounded. 



As the above description was drawn entirely from female ex 

 amples, and the male, which has been recently received, is rep 

 resented by a single specimen, the sexual differences may be 

 found less striking with more material for comparison. 



