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synopsis, recognized zecE Walsh as distinct from sculptilis Uhl . , 
but while the former is correctly described, showing that he had 
the Walsh species, he states of the second; "Body above 
entirely covered with dense argillaceous coating, ochraceous 
or pale brownish in color," which is never true of zece in any 
specimens which I have seen. Nevertheless LeConte 1 united 
these two species, sinking ze& as a synonym of sculptilis, at 
the same time that the name callosus was suppressed in 
favor of cariosus. 
To place Uhler's description in shorter words, it means a 
species about three-fourths of an inch in length, including 
rostrum, which is sulcated and finely punctured at base, 
"with two elevated, interstitial lines, a prominent elongated 
tubercle each side behind the humerus, and around one near 
the apex of each elytron." The rostrum of zecz is neither 
sulcated nor finely punctate at base. Moreover, no species 
which I have seen other than cariosus would be apt to be 
described in the terms of the first three lines of Uhler's descrip- 
tion and at the same time agree to the characterization of 
the elytra. 
The Calandra callosa of Olivier, according to the writer's 
interpretation, is entirely distinct from cariosus, as will be 
seen by reference to figure 20. 
Sphenophorus|zese Walsh. 
The name of this species, which was described in "The 
Practical Entomologist," 2 and in the 3d Report of the State 
Entomologist of Missouri, 3 may now be restored to technical 
entomology, as it has never been quite dropped out of economic 
writings. The description, and above all the figure, un- 
doubtedly from Walsh's type or cotype, is unmistakable. 
Sphenophorus soltauii, new species. 
Body subfusiform, half as wide as long; subopaque black, elevated 
portions somewhat feebly shining, no trace of alutaceous coating. 
Head deeply and rather densely punctate above the eyes, less distinctly 
and more sparsely on the vertex. Rostrum three-fifths as long as the 
thorax, irregularly feebly arcuate, considerably compressed; proximal 
fourth produced in front of the eyes, basal fourth variolately punctate, 
marked by a very short and fine median line (channel and interocular 
fossa wanting), strongly dilated at the sides, angles rounded; middle 
half of rostrum nearly straight and parallel as viewed from the side; 
apical fourth more compressed with inner angle not produced, obtuse. 
1 Rhynch. N. A., 1876, p. 425. ' 2 Vol. n, p. 117. * Page 59. 
