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bescence white, sparse and very short. Prothorax coarsely, but not densely 
punctured. Elytral punctures closely approximate ; interspaces feebly convex, 
rusnlose; scutellum and a small spot about the middle of the fourth interspace, 
densely clothed with white, squamiform pubescence; anterior thighs armed with 
a rather large tooth; the tibise are feebly biemarginate internally. Long. 1 — .t 
mm.; .06 inch. 
Hab. — Key West, Fla. Coll. E. A. Schwarz. 
The general habitus and ventral formation recalls here the sig- 
nntus group of Anthonomns. The wdiite scutellum and spot on the 
fourth inters|)ace give the insect a veiy characteristic appearance. 
gen . nov. 
Beak longer than the prothorax and not very slender, cylindrical, 
curved and deeply striate ; scrobes linear, impinging against the 
middle of the eyes. Antenme slender, inserted about one-third from 
the apex ; sca[>e long, thickened at the apex ; funicle 7-jointed, first 
joint moderately long and rather slender, second joint longer than 
the third; following joints rounded, outer ones scarcely wider; club 
oval, first joint shining. Eyes large, rounded and almost Hat. Head 
spherical, })unctured ; frontal fovea almost obsolete. Prothorax 
transverse, but little narrower at the apex than at base, hitter trun- 
cate ; sides rounded, rather suddenly narrowed in front and con- 
stricted at the ajiex. Elytra elongate, much wider at the base than 
the prothorax ; sides parallel, gradually rounded to the tip, which 
is slightly dehiscent, and completely conceals the pygidium ; striate 
and ])unctured. Prosternum not very short and somewhat declivous 
in front of the coxie ; mesosternum not wide between the coxse and 
produced in front in the form of a short, obtuse spine ; metasternum 
as long as the first ventral segment at middle ; ventral segment.-^ 
unequal, third and fourth short, united about as long as the second ; 
fifth long, rounded ; first two segments connate, the suture curved 
at middle, the other sutures straight ; pygidium not visible from 
below. Legs rather long and slender ; thighs feebly clavate, armed 
with a jirominent, broad, triangular tooth ; tibim slender, very feebly 
biemarginate internally ; articulating surface oblique, all unguiculate 
at ajiex, hook rather small ; tarsi slender, claws simple, slender and 
widely divergent, ohtuse at apex. 
The type and only species, is a remarkalile insect, agreeing in form 
and shajie with narrow forms of Elleschns epliippiatus. It is sparsely 
clothed with a very fine, almost imperceptible pube.scence. The 
position of this genus in the [iresent tribe is somewhat doubtful. 
