400 WI]-T>IAM <;. DIETZ, M.D. 



%. Last ventral segment broadly inijiressed, niiddic and posterior tibia' uu- 

 guiculate at the apex. 



Hdh. — Texas. Two sjHH'iiiit'iis in ^Iv. Ulkc's collection. 



A. poi'pIoxiiK n. sp. — Oblong oval, blackish, antennse and legs rnfons, 

 densely clot lied al)ove and beneath with rather large, oval, grayish white scales, 

 more ochreons on the anterior part of the prothorax and head. Beak somewhat 

 slender, densely scaly in its basal half, attenuated and glabrous toward the a]>ex 

 ( 9 ), antenna" slender, inserted about the middle ( 9 ) of the beak, first joint of 

 funicle stouter, elongate, second a little longer than either of the two following 

 joints, outer joints very little wider, club ovoidal, acuminate. Head convex, 

 densely scaly, orbital margin not elevat(^d, front flattened ; prothorax distinctly 

 wider than lo7ig, broadly rounded from the base to the apical constriction, which 

 is strong and broad, dorsal sulcus entire, foveiform at the base, less distinct on 

 the disc, lateral tubercles conspicuous, a rather distinct and well impressed fovea 

 in front of each ; surface densely punctured, each puncture bearing a broadly 

 oval scale, an ill-defined dark line behind and in front of each tubercle. Elytra 

 about one-fourth wider at the base thtin the prothorax, longer than wide, nar- 

 rowed and scarcely rounded on the sides behind the humeral callus; striae not 

 deeply impressed, nearly concealed by the scales, punctures fine, not distinct, 

 interspaces flattened and equal on the disc, a little convex and subequal toward 

 the apex, humeral spot, a small inconspicuous spot at base of first interspace, one 

 near the base and another near the apex of the third, an elongate spot on the fifth 

 about two-fifths from the base, another on the seventh and on the ninth inter- 

 spaces and arranged in an ol)lique line of condensed whitish scales; pygidium 

 convex, densely punctured and scaly. Legs slender, middle tibiaj very slightly 

 emarginate above the apex, outer angle not acute, posterior tibia} simple, tarsi 

 slender, piceous, third joint not broadly bilobed, fourth a little longer than the 

 two preceding joints together. Length 3.25 mm. ; 0.13 inch. 



Huh. — Nebraska, C-alifornia. 



Two female sj)eciniens in Mr. Ulke's coll. Clearly resembles (jut- 

 tatas, and from which it diiiers merely in the scales being grayish 

 white, finer elytral strise anil the feebly emarginate middle tibiie; 

 there is also a distinct spot about the middle of the seventh inter- 

 space ; one specimen has the legs testaceous. 



A. ilit'inli<!ll« n. sp. — Oblong oval, dark ])iceous. legs rufo-jiiceous. above 

 densely clothed with small, dark brown .scales mottled with spots of pale scales; 

 scales on the underside large, dirty white. Beak scaly and punctured from the 

 base to the insertion of the antennae, tapering and more finely punctured toward 

 the apex, more so in the female; antennte inserted just i)efore the middle {%), 

 or scarcely more than one-third from the base ( 9) ! 'ii'^'t joint of funicle stout, 

 second slender, elongate, outer joints gradually shorter and wider, seventh joint 

 nearly twice the thickness of the second, club ovoidal. Eyes large, up])er margin 

 raised a trifle above the level of front, latter broadly concave, a spot above each 

 eye and median line of pale scales; prothorax as long as wide at the base, well 

 rounded on the sides, widest a little behind the middle, apex broadly and deeidy 

 constricted, posterior tubercles minute, nearly obsolete, doi-sal ehanncd well im- 



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