ig» Cexcs 4o8. — HALANIM'S. 



tus, inlra apicem constrictus, lateribus dein sat anipliatiis, hasi 

 bi-sinuatns, supra niodice convcxus, confertim conciiine ruj^ii- 

 loso-punctatus, piceo-ni{;cr. tomento vol squainositate grisescentc 

 sat densc vestitus. Scutelluisi trianguläre, tomento griseo tectum. 

 Elytra antice truncata, thoracis basi dimidio fere latiora, lunne- 

 ris sub-rectangulatis, angulis rotundatis; lateribus inflexa, band 

 ampliata, posterius attemiata, apice debiscentia,sin.;;iilatim acute 

 i'otundata, tborace plus triplo longiora, supra convexa, remote 

 punctato-striata, interstitiis sub-planis, transversim rugulosis ; 

 tota ferrugineo-picca , touiento griseo, strias quoque tegente, 

 deiise induta. Corpus subtus piceuni, crebrc punctulatuni , dense 

 gnsco-tomcutosum, segmento anali ioveola profunda impresso. 

 Pedes mcdiocres , griseo-tomentosi ; femoribus rlavatis, Cerrugi- 

 neis, basi apiceque anguste infuscatis , omnibns inermibus; tibiis 

 tarsisque ferrugineis , immaculatis, bis subtus griseo-spongiosis. 



Fhs. 



" 36. B. PORRECTUS. (Sctij.) — Oualus, nlger, squamositate grisen- 

 oUvacea dense teclus ; rosiro temd, lonfjündine elytronim, siih- 

 rcclo , thorace anguitiore, confcrlim punclulnto, inlra apicem cnn- 

 sfricto; elylris tenuiter punctato-slricilis, interstitiis planis, siihlililer 

 coriaceis ; femoribus anticis obsolete dentatis, posterioribns mn- 

 ticis. 



rdnjnclicemis id. Dom. Sw in litt. 



Palria : Missouri , AmericiE borealis. Dom. Say. I\Ius. Sctni. 



Balanino Cerasorum vix latior, sed nonnibil longior. Caput par- 

 vum , sub-globosum , subtiiissinic punctulatuni , nigruni , nitiduin , 

 glabruui; oculi sub-rotundati , depressi, nigri; rostrum longitu- 

 dine elytroium, tenue, cylindricum, sub-rectum, piceo-nigrum, 

 vix punctatum, basi griseo-olivaeeo-squamosum. Antennae tbora- 

 cis nu^diuni altingentcs, |)icc;v, parce pilüs;r; clava parva, ovata, 

 sub-obtusa. Tborax lalitudinc postica fere longior, apice trunca- 

 tus, anterius nonnibil angustior, intra apicem constrictus, lateri- 

 bus paulo rotuiulato-auqilialus, basi bi-sinuatus, supra convexus, 

 .subliliter crebre punctulalus, niger, squamis dopressis, griseo- 

 olivaccis dense vcstilus. Scutelluiii ])arvuni, sub- trianguläre, 

 nigruni, dense griseo-squaniosuiu. IClytra aiuice sub - trunrain , 

 tboracisbasi nonnibil latiora, buineris vix elovaiis, olitusc lofuu- 

 datis; lateribus non auqiliata, apicem versus angustaia, apice 

 conjunctim oblusc njtundala , tlinrace duplo longiora , siq)ra |)a- 

 ruin convexa, tonuilor [lunclato-sliiaia, intcrsliiiis planis, subti- 



