152 WILLIAM G. DIETZ, M.D. 



thoracic punctures are fine and very dense, tlie elytral setaj neitlier 

 conspicuous nor persistant ; also closely allied to pusillus of the pre- 

 ceding group, from which it differs by the more dense scaly vesti- 

 ture, more narrow form, the prothorax less narrowed in front, the 

 legs dark piceous, the third joint of tarsi not much wider than the 

 preceding, and the presence of antecoxal ridges. 



S. laiiguidlilus n. sp. — Oblong-oval, blackish, legs reddish, uot very 

 deusely clothed with yellowish gray, oval scales. Beak rather stout, feebly 

 curved, about as loug as head and prothorax ( 'J, ), densely punctured up to about 

 one-third from the apex, last third feebly shining and more remotely punctured, 

 feebly striate, each stria with a row of piliform scales, basal tufts distinct, in- 

 cision not deep; scrobes parallel, visible in their whole extent when viewed 

 laterally. Antenna", moderately slender, first joint of funicle stout, second elon- 

 gate, fully one-half longer than the third. Head finely rugulose, I'emotely punc- 

 tulate, front sparsely scaly. Protliorax wider than long, feebly narrowed ante- 

 riorly, about three-fourths as wide at the apex than at base, broadly rounded on 

 the sides, not strongly constricted at the apex, surface finely and rather remotely 

 punctured; interspaces very finely rugose, opaque ; suberect setae sparse. Scutel 

 distinct, not scaly. Elytra one-third wider at the base than the prothorax and 

 about twice as loug as wide, humeri prominent, sides subparallel for about one- 

 half their length, thence gradually rounded to the apex; striae very distinct, 

 punctures small, remote; interstitial setse quite evident, whitish, hair-like. 

 Prosteruura moderately loug in front of the cox», ridges distinct, but feebly 

 prominent; postocular lobes feeble; scales on the abdomen intermixed with erect, 

 white setfe. Legs moderately robust, thinly scaly ; femora clavate, tibiae nearly 

 parallel, anterior feebly biemarginate, terminal hooks prominent, distinct; tarsi 

 stout, third joint broadly bilobed, twice as wide as the preceding, fourth joint 

 projecting about the length of the third ; claws connate for two-thirds their 

 length. Length 1.60—1.7.5 mm. ; 0.06—0.07 inch. 



Hab. — Maryland, District of Columbia. 



Two males in Mr. Ulke's collection. Very similar to pusillus, 

 from which it is to be distinguished by its still smaller size, the pro- 

 sternum longer in front of the coxse, and the presence of antecoxal 

 ridges ; the thoracic jiunctures are more remote, and the interstitial 

 setse of the elytra more distinct. From the preceding species it 

 differs by the prothorax distinctly wider than long and more rounded 

 on the sides; legs red, and the third tarsal joint broadly bilobed. 



S. lychioi«I«»s Lee. — Robust, oval, convex, black; legs reddish brown, base 

 of thighs and tarsi blackish, an ill-defined lateral vitta on each elytron, rufous; 

 scaly vestiture sparse above, scales grayish white, varying in size, larger scales 

 condensed in spots or transverse fascia, underside more densely scaly. Beak 

 robust, strongly curved near the base, tapering from base to apex, as long as head 

 and prothorax in the male, a little longer in the female, densely punctured, 

 squamose in its basal half, more shining towards the apex, striate each side, basal 

 tufts nearly obsolete, constriction feeble; scrobes feebly oblique, their upper 



