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ate, seven and eight are much wider, the club is shorter, its joints all 

 strongly transverse, the terminal joint being small and triangular in profile. 



Prothorax slightly wider than long; shining; coarsely, irregularly and 

 not very closely punctate; widest at basal third; apical constriction not 

 evident; sides straight and oblique from apical angles to middle, then 

 strongly arcuate to base. Proepimera separated by centro-sternal piece. 



Elytra with indistinct and confused rows of moderate punctures, the 

 intervals flat and sparsely finely punctate. 



Tarsi slender; third joint small, its lobes very narrow, about half as 

 wide as the terminal joint at apex; nodiform enlargement at the base of 

 the terminal joint nearly attaining the apex of the third joint. Length 

 . (excluding beak) 4 to 4.8 mm. 



Described from a series of nineteen specimens collected by 

 Mr. John Woodgate in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, 

 May 20 to June 10. Related to bicolor but very distinct in 

 antennal and tarsal structure. 



Rhynchites bicolor Fab. 



It is my opinion that some of the forms listed as varieties 

 of bicolor by Pierce are capable of specific definition by means 

 of constant structural and sculptural differences. An exam- 

 ination of wickhami and bicolor in my limited material shows 

 the terminal joint of the antennal club to be consistently 

 more elongate in the latter. Also the outer funicular joints 

 exhibit considerable variation, some of which is probably 

 sexual. This I have been unable to determine. In addition 

 to the differences pointed out by Cockerell, wickhami has the 

 sides of the thorax more strongly rounded and converging 

 toward base and apex, and the femora smooth, shining and 

 more sparsely punctate. There is room for further investi- 

 gation in this group by those possessing sufficient material, 

 and especial attention should be given the secondary sexual 

 modifications of the antennae and rostrum. 



LeConte states that the beak of the female of bicolor is 

 shorter than that of the male. I have noticed that specimens 

 with the longer beaks always have a more convex abdomen, 

 and if these are males it is certainly contrary to the usual rule 

 in the Rhynchophorous series. 



Minyomerus conicollis new species. 



Elongate, convex, densely covered with gray and darker scales which 



