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acterized by a large spiiidle-shaped white marking on the elytra. 

 It is quite possible that some synonomy may develop among the first 

 three mentioned below. 



LONCOPHORUS OBLIQUUS Chevrolat. 



Loncophorus obliquus Chevrolat, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, vol. 1, 1832, p. 218, 



pi. 5, fig. 1. 

 Lonchophorus obliquus CnAUFios, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Coleop., vol. 4, pt. 4, 1903, 



p. 152. 



This species was originally described from Rio Janeiro, Brazil, and 

 is recorded by Champion from Nicaragua. 



Recently three handsome hve female specimens were received by 

 Representative Rufus Hardy, of Texas, from Panama on fruit of 

 Ceiha ceiha and transmitted to the writer imder date of June 19, 1913. 

 These specimens agree quite well with Chevrolat's figure and descrip- 

 tion, but almost as well with Olivier's figure and description of the 

 Cuban stigma and Germar's description of petiminosus. 



LONCOPHORUS DAVIESII Swederus. 



Curculio daviesii Swederus, Acta Holmiae, vol. 3, 1787, p. 194, pi. 8, fig. 5. 

 Rhynchsenus stigma Olivier (not Curmlio stigma Linnaeus 1767), Entomologie, 



vol. 5, 1807, p. 194, pi. 8, fig. 87. 

 Loncophorus petiminosus Germar, Schonherr's Gen. et Sp. Cui-c, vol. 3, 1836, 



p. 395. 

 Lonchophorus petiminosus Gundlach, Contr. Ent. Cubana, vol. 3, 1891, p. 290. 



There still remains a little doubt concerning the synonym which is 

 given by Germar. Gundlach records this species as breeding in the 

 the seeds of silk cotton (Ceiha ceiha) in Cuba. The description given 

 by Swederus answers perfectly for a Loncophorus, but the locahty is 

 given as New York. 



LONCOPHORUS HUMERALIS Chevrolat. 



Loncophorus humeralis Chevrolat, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, vol. 1, 1832, p. 442. 

 This is also a Cuban species and probably identical with the pre- 

 ceding. 



LONCOPHORUS NITTOUS Champion. 



Several live adults were bred from fruit of BuncTiosia macropTiylla 

 Rose? sent by C. Werkle from San Jose, Costa Rica, in quarantine 

 at Washington, District of Columbia, October 22, 1914, by H. L. 

 Sanford. This species occurs in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, and 

 Colombia. 



LONCOPHORUS CHEVROLATI GyUenhal. 



A single crushed specimen of this species is at hand from San Ber- 

 nardmo, Paraguay, collected by K. Fiebrig from fruit of Chorisia spe- 

 ciosa, September 2. This species is distinguished especially by the 

 multistriate beak, the castaneous color, and the relatively shorter 

 l)eak, which is not as long as the body in the female. 



