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By the kind permission of Messrs. Schwarz and Barber I 

 have been able to make comparisons with the Apion material 

 in the U. S. National Museum. 



Apion delta, n. sp. 



Oblong, rather robust, strongly convex longitudinally, with a faint luster; 

 legs pale. Pubescence of rather sparse but conspicuous hair-like scales, evenly 

 distributed except for 3 spots at base of elytra, forming the apices of a triangle. 

 Beak (cf ) as long as head and prothorax, subcylindrical, shining above, dull 

 laterally, scaly almost to tip, evenly and weakly curved, strongly dilated, finely 

 and sparsely punctured. Front wider than tip of beak, bisulcate: beak ( 9 ) 

 1/7 longer than head and thorax, plainly more slender, punctate and sparsely- 

 scaly in anterior half, almost sculptureless and shining to tip. Dilation con- 

 spicuous. Bisulcation of front not so well indicated. Eyes prominent in both 

 sexes. Antennae black, stout, and scaly, inserted % or less from base, 1st 

 joint hardly as long as next two, 3d reaching eyes. Thorax subconical, 1/5 

 wider than long, base strongly bisinuate, sides sinuate, widest a little behind 

 middle, thence strongly narrowing to the weakly constricted apex, median 

 groove entire. The punctures are good sized, but not crowded. Elytra ovate, 

 8/11 as wide as long, humeri rounded; base marked with 3 conspicuous patches 

 of broader scales, one white post-scutellar spot % the length of thorax, and two 

 smaller ones at base of 3d interval, the latter sometimes pale brownish or dirty 

 white. The striae are deep and clean cut, nearly as wide as the intervals, and 

 set with coarse punctures; intervals flat, each with a row of vague more or less 

 confused punctures; both intervals and striae with rows of white or brownish 

 hair-like scales. Legs reddish, coxae and trochanters black, tips of femora, 

 and tarsal joints dusky, claws small with a minute basal tooth. Punctuation 

 of under surface well marked but not coarse or crowded. Sterna with quite 

 dense white scales, 1st and 2d ventrals with sparser and narrower scales. 

 Length, 2 mm. 



Hab.: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina. 



Described from 4 specimens; type cf , Southern Pines, N. C. 

 (A. H. Manee); and 1 paratype, Petersboro, Va. (L. O. Jackson) 

 are in my collection; 1 paratype, Manning, S. C. (E. A. Chapin) 

 in collection of U. S. Biological Survey; 1 paratype, Holly Hill, 

 S. C. (Russell) on croton, Chittendon No. 385, in U. S. National 

 Museum. 



This finely marked species is closely allied tofumitarse Fall, 

 from San Diego, Tex., but a comparison with Fall's type shows 

 his species to be a narrower insect, with finer pubescence, and 

 a comparatively shorter thorax which is grooved only half its 

 length, \\~\fnmitarse the scales are diffused far along the suture, 

 not condensed in a sharply defined scutellar spot as in delta. 



Apion notabile, n. sp. 



Moderately elongate, a little wider behind; black, sparsely pubescent with fine 

 white hairs. Beak (cf ) cylindrical, about as long as head and thorax, curved, 



