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WILLIAM G. DIKTZ, M. I). 
I*. I'acotiis II. sp. — Elongate snhovate, nifo-testaceons, sliining; ver^ thinly 
clothed with tine, whitish pubescence Beak robust, finely punctured, gradually 
widened from base to apex; scrobes very oblique. Antennse as in tomentosulus ; 
insertion visible from above. Eyes convex. Head convex, punctulate and 
si>arsely pube.scent, with a row of hairs along the inner margin of the eyes, 
transversely imjiressed behind the eyes, frontal fovea small, rounded. Prothorax 
wider than long, strongly rounded on the sides and broadly constricted at the 
apex; surface coarsely, but not closely punctured. Elytra rather suddenly and 
about one-fourth wider at the base than the prothorax, humeri rounded, wider 
behind the middle, with the sides nearly straight, and gradually narrowed to 
and separately rounded at tip; strife curved, wide, deejily impressed, csiiecially 
on the disc and towards the base, not confluent at their anterior extremity ; 
punctures large, rounded and deep, especially on the disc; interspaces narrow 
and convex at the base, becoming wider and more flattened posteriorly, nearly 
smooth, each with two irregular rows of piliferous punctures, third interspace 
not widened at base. Legs and tarsi slender, femoral tooth small, triangular. 
Long, scarcely 2 mm. ; .07 inch. 
Hah. — Lincoln, Neb. 
A single male s])eciinen from the above locality in mv collection 
Easily recognized by its shining surface, very sparse pubescence, all 
the interspaces narrowed anteriorly and the strite not confluent at 
the ba.se. 
I*. loiigiilllK n. sp. — Elongate, ferruginous, dull, sparsely clothed with yel- 
lowish pubescence. Beak stout, scarcely wider at the apex, densely punctured 
with a median elevated line and stria each side, extending from the base to about 
the middle; scrobes less oblique, directed immediately beneath the eyes. An- 
tenme moderately stout, second and third joints of funicle subequal, fourth a 
little shorter than the fifth. Eyes convex. Head convex, punctured and pubes- 
cent. more den.sely between the eyes, transverse impression obscure ; frontal fovea 
small, round. Prothorax wider than long, less strongly narrow'ed in front, 
broadly rounded on the side.s, apex broadly and distinctly constricted; surface 
densely punctured, punctures moderately large, pubescence somewhat condensed 
on the sides and along the median line. Elytra elongate, a little wider at the 
base than the prothorax and separately rounded ; sides nearly straight, subpar- 
allel for three-fifths their length, thence gradually narrowed to and somewhat 
compressed near the tip, which is dehiscent; striae straight, moderately wide and 
impressed, punctures rather large and approximate; interspaces convex, equal 
in width or nearly so, third a little wider and more prominent anteriorly, ru- 
gose, each biseriately punctured, juibescence condensed in irregular spots, under- 
side punctured: abdomen clothed with white pubescence. Legs slender, femoral 
tootb distinct on all ; tibiae slender, nearly straight. Long. 2.5 mm.; .10 inch. 
ir«(b. — District of Columbia, North Carolina. 
Two males. Coll. Dr. Horn and E. A. Schwarz. Distinguished 
by its elongate form from the jireceding species. 
I*. riifnlliM n. sj). — Smaller and narrower than the iireccding. almost par- 
allel ; rufous, somewhat shining, thinly clothed with very fine, whitish pubes- 
cence. Beak robust, shining, sjiarsely imnctured and ]mbe.scent, obscurely striate 
