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WILLIAM G. DIETZ, M. I). 
This species, at once recognized by its pale testaceous color and 
dark elytral spot, has a remarkable similarity to Nanophyes trans- 
verms Aube of Southern Europe, and which, according to Desbro- 
(‘liers,* was described by Chevrolat as Anthonomus juniperi. 
squamosus Group. 
Contains all those species with 7-jointed funicle, in which both the 
upper and under surface are ])redominantly clothed with scales. 
The scaly vestiture, while dense in most of the species, is sparse and 
intermixed with a fine pubescence in some. The scales also vary 
from almost round to very elongate, piliform. The ventral segments 
are less unequal than in the majority of the pubescent species. Some 
of the vittate forms shoAV great similarity to the species of the sub- 
genus Cnemocyllus, from which they differ merely by the hind tibise 
of the male not being dissimilar from those of the female. 
The species may be tabulated as follows : 
Stout species ; all the femora armed with a tooth. 
Anterior thoracic opening very oblique, prosternum short in front of the coxai. 
Elytra without transverse, partly denuded fascia. 
Beak and antenufe slender; legs reddish, or rufo-piceous. 
Larger; beak long and very slender; first and second joint of funicle 
elongate. 
Not densely clothed with scales, which are more or less piliform ; color 
pitchy-black, legs rufo-piceous ater. 
Densely clothed with oval scales, reddish t<t rufo-pii-eous. legs rufous. 
!«qiiainosu!!>. 
Smaller; beak shorter and less slender, first and second joint of funicle 
less elongate 
Beak and anteniue stouter, second joint of funicle scarcely longer than 
the third, legs dark piceous !«qtiamulaf iim. 
Elytra with dark, transverse, partly denuded fascia iiiolocliiiiiis. 
.Antei'ior thoracic opening less oblique; prosternum more elongate in front of 
the coxffi. 
Prothorax strongly constricted at the apex ; beak and antenna* stouter. 
second joint of antenna? scarcely longer than the third., riifipes. 
Prothorax not constricted at the apex; beak and antenute slender, second 
joint of funicle longer than the third (li Sill net us. 
More or less elongate, hind femur not toothed. 
Scales piliform ; elytra wider at the hase than the prothorax. 
Eyes as widely separated above as the width of rostrum at the base, more 
elongate; prothorax scarcely wider than long. 
Second joint of funicle longer than the third, scales very small and less 
dense iiiiiriiiiis. 
* Op. cit. p. 446. 
