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AVILLIAM (4. J)IKTZ, M. I). 
loiJ^. strongly narrowed anteriorly, ajiex not constricted, base bisiniiate, sides 
rounded ; surface densely and deeply punctured. Elytra oval, about one-fourtb 
wider than the j)rothorax at base: humeri rounded, sides gradually rounded to 
apex, striate and i>unctured, punctures large, concealed by the scales; intersjiaces 
wide, flat, each elytron with several ill-defined, elevated lines. Abdomen less 
densely jnibescent. Legs ferruginous, moderately stout, ])nbescent: femora 
clavate, anterior and middle armed with a small, acute tooth ; tibia less slender, 
anterior bisinuate internally, terminal hooks curved and projecting beyond the 
extremity; tarsi slender, first and second joint scarcely elongate, last joint 
slender and almost as long as the three preceding joints together. Long. 2.6 
mm. ; .10 inch. 
Hob. — California. 
Two females in jMr. Ulke’s collection. 
Might easily be mistaken ^ovhirtm; in fact, the descriptive phrase, 
as given by LeConte of that species, “ densely clothed with coarse, 
scarcely squamiform, ochreous jtubescence,” a|)plies far better to the 
sjtecies under consideration ; it is, however, less elongate, the eyes 
slightly encroaching u|)on the front, the prothorax distinctly wider 
than long, the thighs more strongly clavate, and both anterior and 
middle armed with a tooth. The peculiar curved projection of the 
terminal hook of the anterior and middle tibise I do not remember 
of having observed in any other sj)ecies. One of the specimens has 
a strongly marked, oblique impression each side of the jirothorax. 
The unusual occurrence of this kind of sculpture in the present 
tribe is no doubt due to some disturliance in the earlier stages. 
A. |>aii|>ei'culii$« Lee. PI. vi, fig. 18. — Obloug-elliptic, rufo-jiiceous, densely 
clothed above and beneath with large, round, grayish white scales, mottled with 
brown on the u]iper surface. Beak moderately long, not .slender, regularly 
curved ; opaejue ( % ), or feebly shining ( 9 ). striato-{iunctate, median elevated 
line distinct, pubescent at the base. Antennae stout, rufous; first joint of funicle 
very stout, second not elongate, outer joints gradually wider, rounded, and like 
the club, darker. Eyes moderately convex, posteiior margiii not free. Head 
densely scaly, front with linear impression. Prothorax widei- than long, gradu- 
ally narrowed from the base, latter feebly bisinuate; sides broadly rounded, 
broadly, but feebly constricted at the ai)ex ; surface coarsely and closely punc- 
tured, punctures concealed by the scales, a broad brown stripe each side of the 
median line, latter and sides paler. Elytra oblong-oval, a little wider at the base 
than the prothorax ; humeri oblique, sides broadly rounded to apex ; striie wide, 
impressed, punctures moderately large, not closely aj)proximate and concealed 
by the scales, which are jiredominantly brownish in color; scutellum, periscu- 
tellar space, an irregular oblique stripe extending from humerus to about the 
middle of the suture, and an indistinct, transverse, posterior fascia, ])aler. Legs 
and tarsi long and slender, pale rufous; thighs slender, infuscate about the mid- 
dle, anterior feebly, but distinctly toothed ; tibije slender, nearly straight. Long. 
2.2 — 2.4 mm. ; .09— .10 inch. 
Hab. — California. 
