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A. solani nov. sp. 



Very closely related to the aeneolus of Dietz with which it 

 was confused by that author. The type of aeneolus is from 

 Columbus, Texas. The Los Angeles and Arizona examples 

 included by Dietz belong to the present species. This dif- 

 fers most obviously from aeneolus in its somewhat broader 

 form, and in having the prothorax narrowed from the base 

 or very close to it, while in aeyieohis the sides are rounded in 

 at base, the point of maximum width being at or near the 

 basal third. The tarsi and the tibiae in outer half are rather 

 conspicuously paler in ae?ieolus, only slightly so as a rule in 

 solani. Dietz describes the antennae as inserted at about 

 one-half from the apex. This is substantially accurate for 

 the 9 's, but in the cf 's of both species, the point of inser- 

 tion is about two-fifths from the apex of the beak. 



Solani has occurred in some numbers on Solanuvi nigrum 

 near Pomona, California (type cf ), in October and Novem- 

 ber. One specimen bears date "Apr. 23." 



This species was originally identified for me as aeneolus, 

 and is the one so recorded in my So. California List. 



A. obtriisiis n. sp. — Uniformly piceous brown, moderately shining, 

 clothed above conspicuously but not densely with pale ochreous squami- 

 form hairs, which are condensed on the scutellum, somewhat on the 

 median line of the prothorax, and in two posterior transverse elytral 

 fasciae which nearly reach the suture and enclose a less pubescent area. 

 Body beneath with similar squamiform hairs except on the ventral seg- 

 ments, which are finely pubescent. Antennae testaceous, club pice- 

 ous ; second funicular joint rather less than twice as long as wide, and 

 about two-thirds longer than the following joint, which is very nearly 

 as wide as long. Head sparsely punctulate. Beak a little longer than 

 the head and prothorax, shining and punctate at apex, finely strigose 

 and opaque with feeble lateral sulci behind the antennal insertion, 

 which is at the apical two-fifths ; median line finety carinate ; front 

 finely and feebly sulcate ; eyes separated by one-half the width of the 

 beak. Prothorax one-half wider than long, sides distinctly arcuate, 

 widest at about the middle, hind angles obtuse, apical constriction 

 not strong, punctuation close and moderately coarse. Elytra one- 

 fourth longer than wide, sides subparallel for three-fifths their length, 

 striae finely impressed, moderately punctate; intervals feebly convex, 

 not evidently punctate. All the femora armed with an acute tooth 



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