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Elytra coarsely striato-pmictate, punctures nearly or quite as wide as the in- 
terspaces, which are convex; antennse stouter COiif ii^ii»«. 
Dark piceous or black; elytra wholly, or in part, ferruginous; antennte testa- 
ceous. 
Elytra and abdomen ferruginous, former subopaque sycopliaiita. 
Elytra partly blRck, more shining !«iitiii*alist. 
Black : elytra brownish, prothorax coarsely punctured briiiiiiipeiiiiis. 
Entirely pitchy brown or black. 
Pubescence fine, inconspicuous above. 
Eiytra finely striato-punctate, shining; anlennie testaceous. 
Prothorax conical, strongly narrowed from base to apex, sides feebl.y 
rounded; surface finely and densely punctured., inelaiicliolicus. 
Prothorax transverse, sides strongly rounded, coarsely but not densely 
punctured flavicoriiis. 
Elytra finely striate, punctures moderate; interspaces flat, rugose aud with- 
out lustre nioriilns. 
Elytral stripe deeply impressed ; punctures large, distant ; interspaces convex, 
shining corviiliis. 
Pubescence coarse, conspicuous, forming spots or lines on the elytra. 
.4 Kolteri n. sp. — Oblong, ferruginous, thiuly clothed with fine, whitish 
pubescence. Beak slender, curved, subopaque, finely pubescent and punctured, 
substriate at the base with a finely elevated, smooth median line. Antenna? 
slender, second joint of funicle elongate, longer than the third ; joints 3-7 nearly 
equal, outer joints scarcely wider, club piceous. Head convex, punctured ; punc- 
tures large, remote and superficial ; frontal puncture small. Eyes convex, poste- 
rior margin somewhat free. Prothorax more than one-half wider than long; 
sides feebly rounded from base to apex, latter scarcely constricted and about 
two-thirds as wide as the base, which is only feebly bisinuate; surface densely 
and rather finely punctured. Elytra oblong, about one-third wider at the base 
than the prothorax, somewhat shining ; sides parallel for two-thirds their length, 
rather suddenly narrowed to and separately rounded at the apex; strise finely 
impressed ; punctures small, approximate, a trifle larger toward the base; inter- 
spaces flat finely rugulose, a small, subhumeral tubercle on tbe ninth interspace, 
visible from above; scutel densely pubescent, under surface with a few remote 
punctures; meso- and rnetathorax darker, and especially on the sides densely 
clothed w'ith .sqiiamiform pubescence. Abdomen sparsely pubescent. Legs 
slender, femora moderately clavate, all armed with an acute tooth. Tibiae feebly 
bisinuate internally ; tar.si slender. Long. .3 — 3.2 mm.; .12 — .13 inch. 
Hub. — New Mexico. 
Tliree specimens in Mr. Bolter’s collection, to whom it gives me 
pleasure to dedicate this addition to onr fauna. 
.4. riibellii»« u. sp. — Of the same color and similar in form to the preceding 
species, but smaller and a trifle stouter. Beak slender, curved and finely punc- 
tured ; median and a feebly elevated line each side extending from the base to 
about the middle of the beak. Antennae a little more robust, second joint of 
funicle scarcely longer than the third; joints 3-7 not longer than wide, each 
with a verticil of about six rather stiff bristles. Head dusky, very convex ; 
