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mate and not altogether disconnected. Elytra two-thirds longer than wide, 

 twice as wide as the prothorax, gradually and arcuately narrowed in apical 

 third, the apex transversely rounded; sides feebly arcuate, becoming straight 

 and parallel near the base; humeri rounded, well exposed at base; disk finely 

 but strongly, very closely punctate; omoplates approximate and moderately 

 strong. Abdomen finely but not densely punctate, rather densely clothed 

 with recumbent pubescence, the basal segment very much larger than the 

 entire remainder. Legs moderate in length, slender. Length 1.6 mm. ; width 

 0.6 mm. 



Wisconsin ( Ba3'fielcl ). Mr. Wiekham. 



A very small but interesting species, which may be identified 

 at once b}' the capitate antennjie, small and widel}' separated eyes 

 and toothed femora. A single female. 



SCAIVYLLTS n. gen. 



Body anthiciform, pruinose, with extremely dense short fine 

 and decumbent pubescence, unmixed with longer hairs. Head not 

 wider than the prothorax, the eyes rather large, fineh" faceted,with 

 short recurved setje and a small but distinct anterior emargina- 

 tion. Epistomal suture distinct. Antennae moderately long, grad- 

 ually and perceptibly incrassate from the third joint, the latter 

 slender. Last joint of the maxillary palpi right-angled, of the 

 labial tumid, with the obliquel3^ truncate apex transversely oval, 

 deeply concave and feebly pilose. Prothorax tumid and promi- 

 nent at the sides anteriorly, transA'ersely and feebly impressed 

 dorsally near the base, the apex with a distinct marginal bead 

 which is possibly homologous with the collar in Anthicus. Elytra 

 with widel}^ exposed humeri. Middle and hind coxae slightl}' 

 separated. Abdomen with the basal segment not as long as the 

 remainder, the dividing suture fine and distinct, becoming obso- 

 lete onljr in the middle ; last three segments equal in length 

 among themselves. Legs slender, the hind femora not at all di- 

 lated and perfectly simple beneath; tibiie simple; tarsi very slen- 

 der, moderately long, the basal joint almost twice as long as the 

 remainder. 



The above description is drawn from jjruinosus, the generic 

 type, and luteolus differs in having the eyes slightly less finely 

 faceted, the hind femur provided beneath with a dense comb of 

 erect fulvous bristles almost throughout its entire extent, the 

 humeri much less exposed, the antennje filiform, and the pronotum 



