4o2 WILLIAM G. DIETZ, M.D. 



anteriorly, surface closely and somewliat coarsely pinictured : scutel minute. 

 Elytra oblong, about one-fourth wider at the base than the prothorax, sides 

 nearly parallel, feebly rounded, striae, well impressed, distinctly and rather closely 

 punctured, interspaces moderately wide, outer ones a little more convex, rugu- 

 lose. Legs slender, femora scarcely clavate. tibiae a little widened towards the 

 apex, tarsi a trifle compressed, third joint broadly bilobed, lobes rather long, 

 fourth joint projecting about the length of the preceding joint. Length 1.75 mm. ; 

 0.07 inch. 



Hn h. — Pen n.^yl van ia. 



A female specimen of this very small species in Mr. Ulke's coll. 



1'. septeiitrionis Gyll. — Oblong oval, black, antennte rufo-testaceous, legs 

 piceous, above clothed with a pale, coarse pubescence, scales striolate and having 

 a faint, metallic lustre, underside more densely clothed with small, oval, or elon- 

 gate, dirty white scales. Beak long, curved and cylindrical, striate and punctured 

 from the base to the insertion of the antennae, shining and finely punctured to- 

 wards the apex; antennae slender, inserted a little beyond the middle ( 'J, ), or 

 two-fifths from the base ( 9 ). joints 1-3 of funicle elongate, three outer joints 

 short, gradually wider, club elliptic, pointed. Head rather coarsely punctured 

 and coarsely pubescent ; prothorax a little wider than long, narrowed in front, 

 well rounded on the sides and strongly constricted at the apex, the constriction 

 narrow on the sides, extending backward and becoming wider above, ocular 

 lobes broad, feeble, apical margin not much elevated, entire, lateral tubercles 

 small, dorsal channel foveiform in front and at the base, nearly obsolete at the 

 middle, surface closely and rather coarsely punctured, each puncture bearing a 

 coarse and scale-like hair: scutel small, glabrous. Elytra longer than wide, about 

 one-fourth wider at the base than the prothorax, sides broadly rounded from 

 humerus to apex, posterior callus not very evident, declivity very finely muri- 

 cate, striae imi)ressed, punctures small, not approximate, interspaces flattened, 

 rugose, scales arranged in two or three irregular rows, an inconspicuous scutellar 

 s])ot of pale scales; pygidium very coarsely punctured, femora clavate, mutic, 

 tibiie widened towards the apes, tarsi rather slender, first two joints elongate, 

 third broadly bilobed, fourth projecting less than the length, of the third joint, 

 claws simjile, slender and rather approximate. Length 2.0-"J.2r) mm. ; 0.08-0.09 

 inch. 



•^ . Last ventral segment with a bniiully oval fovea occupying the middle two- 

 fourths of the segment. 



ILih. — New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Illinois. 

 Closely related to the next species. The scutellar spot is entirely 

 absent in some specimens. 



C pilberillus Lee. — Resembles fiepfenfriovis. from which it differs as fol- 

 lows: The scale-like pubescence is less appressed, the beak longer and more 

 slender, especially in the female, thoracic channel more evenly impressed, not 

 interrupted at the middle; the antennte of the male are inserted before the mid- 

 dle: the scutellar si)ot of tlie elytra is more distinct and the pygidium more 

 finely punctured. It is a trifle smaller. 



% . Last ventral segment with a fovea occnjiying the middle third of the seg- 

 ment, a tubercle-like elevation each side of the fovea. 



