Horn.] ^68 [Sep. 19, 



fovea. Thorax longer than wide, moderately convex, sides obliquely- 

 narrowed in front, very feebly arcuate to base, the latter slightly lobed, 

 surface moderately convex, with very coarse punctures on each side of 

 middle (which has a smooth space) at the sides less coarse, and with white 

 scales in the punctures. Elytra broader than the thorax, parallel, at apex 

 rounded, convex, surface with rows of very coarse pentagonal punctures 

 becoming rapidly smaller towards the apex where the striae are rather 

 more evident and the puuctures extremely small ; vestiture consisting of 

 white elongated scales in the larger punctures and patches arranged as 

 follows: — a small spot on each side of the scutellum, an oblique narrow 

 band from the humerus towards the suture more or less interrupted, a 

 transverse baud at two-thirds interrupted at the suture with its anterior 

 and posterior edges of very irregular outline. Body beneath black, 

 opaque, very coarsely punctured. Legs black moderately punctured, each 

 puncture with a short white scale. Length .20 inch ; 5 mm. 

 One specimen, San Francisco. 



A. foveolatus Say, Cure. N. A. p. 19 ; Am. Ent. ed. Lee. I, p. 284 ; 

 Germ. (Cryptorhynehus), Schonh. Gen. Cure. IV, p. 140. 



Closely allied to the preceding species and differing as follows : Thorax 

 obliquely narrowed in front and slightly sinuous, sides thence moderately 

 arcuate and at base slightly convergent, surface with large foveas closely 

 placed on each side of median line so that the latter appears carinate, 

 foveas at sides smaller, fovea with yellowish white scales and a denser 

 line of scales within the margin approaching the middle in front. Elytra 

 with rows of large, round, deep punctures arranged in regular striae 

 becoming gradually smaller to apex ; vestiture as in the preceding species 

 but consisting of yellowish scales. Length .1G-.20 inch ; 4-5 mm. 



The lateral striae of the elytra have coarse punctures ill their entire 

 length while the preceding species has four or five punctures at base only. 

 It is possible that further specimens will unite the two species. 



Occurs from Pennsylvania to Iowa and Georgia. 



A. variegatus n. sp. 



Oblong, moderately shining, piceous, varying to rufous. Rostrum 

 shining, coarsely and irregularly punctured, at base not foveate. Thorax 

 of nearly oblong oval form, longer than wide, subtruncate at base which 

 is narrower than the thorax at middle, surface moderately convex, with 

 coarse punctures finer at the sides, rather unevenly disposed, vestiture 

 arranged as in the preceding species. Elytra oblong oval, sides mode- 

 rately arcuate, disc with rows of coarse punctures becoming rapidly finer 

 towards the apex where the strne become more evident ; vestiture 

 arranged as in the preceding species but scarcely scalelike, the surface 

 covered by the pubescence rufous, the naked parts black or piceous. Body 

 beneath black, shining, coarsely and sparsely punctured. Length .14-. 18 

 inch : 3.5-4.5 mm. 



