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tured iiiid sqiiamose towards tlie hase ; antemiiP slender, inserted twofiftlis from 

 the apex ( % ), the scajie not attaining the eye, first joint of fiiiiicU' longer than 

 the foUowing joints. Eyes with orhital ridges. Head finely punctured. occii)ital 

 carina continued to the front, the latter concave hetween the eyes; prothorax 

 more than one-haif wider than long, widest a little before the basal angles, sides 

 feebly and somewhat irregularly rounded, gradually narrowed for three-fourths 

 their length then suddenly narrowed to and somewhat constricted at the ajiex : 

 lateral tubercles small, acute, dorsiil channel entire, surface uneven, anterior 

 margin with two remote, very small and obtuse cusps, disc densely punctured, 

 punctures concealed by the scales, sides densely clothed with ochreous scales. 

 Elytra less than two-fifths wider at the base than the prothorax, humeri rounded, 

 prominent, sides nearly straight for three-fifths their length, then rounded to the 

 apex, striai wide, impressed, punctures concealed by the scales, interspaces con- 

 vex, scutellar region clothed with pale, whitish or yellowish scales: pygidium 

 densely jniuctured, squamous; underside of body densely punctured ; femora at 

 tip and tarsi dusky. Length .3.0 mm. ; 0.12 inch. 



% . La.st ventral segment with a narrow glabrous space at the ai)ex. 



Hub. — Dakota. 



Two males, one in Dr. Horn's (without Ibcality label), the other 

 in Mr. Ulke's coll., are before me. Very closely related, if not 

 identical with the European P. velaim, a male specimen of whicli, 

 in Dr. Horn's collection, is .also before me, and from which it appears 

 to differ only in the more elongate beak and the more slender an- 

 tennae; the scaly vestiture on the upper surface also differs somewhat. 

 I have retained the name of this species by which it is known in our 

 collections and in the Third Supplement to the List of N. A. Cole- 

 optera by Mr. Samuel Henshaw. As I had not seen any description^ 

 of this species I wi'ote to Islv. E. A. Schwarz, the reputed author, for 

 information, and to kindly give me the name, etc., of the publica- 

 tion containing the description of this and two other species. This 

 inquiry Mr. Schwarz has not seen fit to answer. I also wrote to 

 several other gentlemen who might be in a position to give me the 

 desired information, but with negative results. Under these circum- 

 stances no other course is left for me but to describe the species as 

 new. 



Subgenus Euhrychiop&is. 



Prothorax very little wider than long, scarcely tiarrrTwed at the 

 apex; mesothoracic side pieces not visible from above; scales on the 

 upper side not imbricate and forming a water-proof coating. Rep- 

 resented by 



Ph. let'Ontei n. s]). — Elongate, l)lack. antenna? and legs rufo-testaceous, 

 scales on the upper surface of a yellowish green, l)eneath of a yellowish gray 

 color. Beak moderately stout, a little longer than the head, widened at the ajiex, 



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