N(>KTH AMEKIOAN COLKOPTEKA. 
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2. A. loii<‘0^tic(iiS n. sp. Plate v, figs. 7, 7n . — Broadly oval, robust, con- 
vex, pitchy brown, thinly clothe(3 above with suberect, whitish pubescence; 
(inclerside densely clothed with crearn-colored scales, concealing the surface, ex- 
cept on the abdomen, where the scales become more piliform. Beak slender, 
opaque, feebly curved towards the apex ; 4-striate from the base to a little beyond 
the insertion of tlie autennpe: median elev'ated line entire, expanding at the 
apex into an elongate triangular, smooth and shining space. Antennae slender, 
testaceous, inserted about two-fifths from the buccal opening ; first joint of funicle 
long and slender, second joint longer than the third, which is a trifle longer than 
the fourth; following joints rounded; club elongate, dusky and rather closely 
articulate. Eyes very convex, semi-globose, and rather narrowly sej)arated 
above. Head short, finely ru;julose and remotely punctured with a few, short 
hairs; frontal fovea deep, elongate. Prothorax almost twice as wide as long, 
strongly narrowed in front; base bisinuate, sides strongly rounded in front of 
middle and broadly constricted at the apex ; surface densely and coarsely punc- 
tured, pu!)ctures irregular in shape, each one bearing a short, yellowish brown, 
scale-like hair. Elytra about one-fifth wider at the base than the prothorax; 
broadly oval, opaque. Strife sharply impressed, rather -wide, but not deep ; punc- 
tures moderately large and somewhat remote ; interspaces slightly convex, dis- 
tinctly rugose. Scutellum, intra-humeral spot, a post-median interrupted trans- 
verse line, consisting of larger spots, another subapical, transverse line, and a 
few scattered spots in the periscutellar space composed of large, cream-colored 
scales. Legs moderately stout, sparsely pubescent ; femora clavate, all armed with 
an acute, triangular tooth; a small patch of condensed pubescence on the ante- 
rior surface, about one-third from the apex. Tibife moderately stout, slightly 
widened toward the apex, anterior feebly bisinuate, middle and posterior straight. 
Long. 2.7 mm. ; .11 inch. 
JIud. — Texas. 
Agrees with A. elegans in form, convexity, and the closely approxi- 
mated eyes, but differs markedly by the upj)er surface being simply 
pubescent, with spots and lines of large, condensed scales. 
A unique S in my collection. The first ventral segment is a little 
longer behind the coxte, and the pygidinm less indexed than in 
elegans. 
.3.— A. II ainiltoiii n. sp. — Oval, ferruginous, thinly clothed with whitish 
or pale yellowish scales, which are larger on the prothorax and underside of body 
and intermixed with fine, semi-procumbent pubescence. Beak long, moderately 
slender, rather shining, scaly at the base; median carina distinct; substriate 
and finely punctured. Auteuuge moderately stout: second joint of funicle 
slender and twice as long as the third. Club dusky, not closely articulate; first 
joint shining, not pubescent. Eyes moderately convex, not approximate above. 
Head more remotely punctured, rugulose: front squamous, puncture small, elon- 
gate. Prothorax strongly narrowed in front; apex slightly constricted: sides 
rounded ; a transverse groove b.diind the anterior margin ; surface rather densely 
punctured and rather thinly clothed with elongate scales intermixed with 
coarse pubescence. Elytra a trifle wider at base than the prothorax, longer than 
wide; humeri rounded; sides broadly rounded from base to apex. Strife im- 
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