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sternal parapleurse densely plumose squaniose. Legs moderate, femoral teeth 

 very small, acute. Length 5 mm. ; width 1.8 mm. 



Described from a single example taken by Townsend in the 

 White Mts. (Rio Ruidoso, 6500 feet) on Rhus glabra. 



Of the described species this is obviously most nearly related to 

 scrobicoUis Boh., of which Horn says the elytral intervals are a little 

 convex and bear each a single row of setiferous punctures, while 

 Casey states that the second funicular joint is barely half the length 

 of the first. 



Epiinechus iianulus n. sp.— Black, shining, tarsi and base of antennaj 

 brownish; upper surface not very densely clothed with rather large white 

 appressed scales. Beak slender, evenly arcuate, longer than the head and thorax 

 (9 ), finely not densely punctate, not striate, squamose at base. Head sparsely 

 punctate, "without well defined frontal impressions, eyes rather flat, i^osterior 

 margin not free, separated on the front by a distance which is plainly less than 

 the width of the beak. Antennje inserted near the middle of the beak, funicle 

 7-jointed. first joint a little shorter than the three following united, second 

 slightly longer than the third, outer joints slightly wider, evidently transverse. 

 Prothorax wider than long, sides moderately arcuate, apical constrictions evident, 

 base a little wider than the apex, feebly bisinuate, surface rather coarsely deeply 

 closely punctate, the interspaces polished. Elytra about one-fourth wider than 

 the prothorax, sides nearly straight for three-fourths their length ; stria- slightly 

 impressed, the punctures rather coarse and closely placed ; intervals a little wider 

 than the strise and feebly convex. Prothorax beneath punctured and squamose; 

 metasternum and abdomen minutely remotely punctate and sparsely pubescent ; 

 legs scaly, thighs not distinctly toothed; hind tibise nearly straight. Length 

 1.5 mm. 



Albuquerque. A single 9 specimen from an unrecorded source. 

 The fifth ventral is only slightly longer than the fourth ; pygidium 

 entirely concealed. This species is much the sntallest of the genus; 

 it would seem to be nearest curvipes by Dietz's table, but the latter 

 species is said to have the hind tibiee strongly curved in both sexes. 



Epimeehus stragiilnN n. sp.— Black, plentifully though not very 

 densely clothed with recumbent white scales, which are narrow or even sublinear 

 in form; beak substriate laterally toward the base; antennal funicle 6-joiuted ; 

 front thighs with a minute acute tooth, middle and hind thighs not toothed ; in 

 other respects (except size) very nearly as in nanulus. Length 2 mm. 



Wootens. A single specimen, probably a female, collected by 

 Mr. Knaus. Should follow adspersus in Dietz's table. 



In adspersus the scales of the upper surface are shorter and wider 

 than in the present species and are intermixed with numerous short, 

 stout hairs ; the under side is more scaly also, and there is a sharply 

 defined linear frontal impression which is lacking in straguhis. 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXXIII. JULY, 190(. 



