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bles somewhat scalpticoUU, l)ui i.s larger, the prothoiax more cribro- 

 jiuiictate, the elytra more rounded on the sides and the scales yellow. 

 Since the above was written I have seen another specimen in Mr. 

 Jiilich's collection. Casey's statement that the second funicular 

 joint is scarcely longer than the third, the latter elongate, is erro- 

 neous ; the tliree specimens before me, examined carefully, prove 

 the second joint conspicuously longer than the third. A typical 

 specimen was kindly determined for me by that author. 



S. SClllptieollis ("asey. — Oblong-oval, dark piceous; aiiteinige, elytra and 

 legs ferruginous; scaly vestiture sparse above, scales elongate, whitish, condensed 

 in spots and lines on the elytra, a little more closely ])laced and evenly distributed 

 on the underside, quite dense on the thoracic side pieces. Beak moderately stout, 

 cylindrical, a little longer than head and prothorax, feebly curved, basal tufts 

 small, incision not deep; in the male, feebly shining, punctured, faintly striate, 

 sparsely scaly in its basal half; and in the female more shining, densely punc- 

 tured at the base and very sparsely scaly; scrobes oblique, visible (when 

 viewed laterally) only in their apical half. Antennse stout, first joint of funicle 

 robust, second not elongate, a little longer than the third. Head senii-opa(iue, 

 alutaceous, sparsely scaly. Prothorax wider than long, very little wider at the 

 base than at the apex, latter broadly and feebly constricted, sides rounded, sur- 

 face rather evenly, closely and coarsely punctured, each puncture bearing a sub- 

 erect, whitish seta, an iudistinttt line each side of disc and median basal vitta 

 of white scales. Scutel distii:ct. Elytra two-tifths wider at the base than the 

 prothorax, less than twice as long as wide, sides straight and jiarallel for about 

 one-half, humeri prominent, discal strife more strongly impressed than those on 

 the sides, punctures not very evident, remote: interstices flat, rugose, somewhai 

 shining, suberect setre not very conspicuous, dusky along the suture, especially 

 near the base; scales forming a short l)asal line on the third and seventh (hu- 

 meral) interspaces and are condensed in spots and transverse lines on the disc. 

 Prosternuni moderately long in front of coxse, ridges distinct, rather approxi- 

 mate, postocular lobes prominent. Thighs feebly clavate, tibiaj rather stout, 

 parallel in their apical half, terminal hooks quite distinct; tarsi stout, third 

 joint rather long and broadly bilobed, fourth projecting less than the length of 

 the former; claws connate a little beyond their middle. Length 2.5 — 2.75 mm ; 

 0.10—0.11 inch. 



Hah. — District of Columbia, Iowa, Illinois (Virginia, Indiana, 

 Texas, Casey). 



Casey describes the basal constriction of the beak as being verv 

 deep and the elytra one-half wider at the base than the prothorax, 

 neither of which is the case in seven specimens before me. Resem- 

 bles vestitns and commixtus in the coloration of the elytra, but is 

 readily distinguished by the small, connate claws and stouter rostrum. 



S. Hi»i4»iii(le!<i Casey, — Elongate-oval, entirely black, with some lustre, very 

 sparsely clothed with piliform white scales, condensed in lines and spots above 

 and on the thoracic side pieces. Beak stout, curved, as long as head and pro- 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXI. MAY, 1894. 



