114 Journal New York Entomological Society. [v i . xiv. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Subglabrous, shining, thorax sparsely punctate ; elytral striae moderately shallow, with 



small, closely-set punctures, N. \V aethiops Fall. 



Distinctly minutely pubescent; thorax densely coarsely punctate. 



Rostrum coarsely punctate, subopaque ; antennae inserted in apical fourth, club 

 as long as preceding four joints, last funicular joint transverse ; elytral striae 



coarsely deeply punctate, E. I". S puncticollis Lee. 



Rostrum finely, more sparsely punctate, shining ; antenna; inserted near middle, 

 club shorter than preceding four joints, last funicular joint as long as wide ; 

 elytral striae fine, Wyo. , Col wyomingensis n. sp. 



Notaris a^thiops Fabricius. 



Curculio cethiops Fabricius, Entomologia Systematica, vol. I, pt. 2, p. 405, 1792. 

 Erirhiiuis morio Mannerheim, Bui. Soc. Mosc, 1S5J, II, 240. 

 Erycus morio LeConte, Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, 1S76, p. 163. 

 Erirhinus cethiops Faust, Bui. Soc. Mosc, 1SS2, pp. 164-167.* 



Easily distinguished from our other species by the characters of 

 the table. 



L ength . — 6.0mm.; width, 2.5 m m . 



Habitat. — Sweden, Germany, boreal Europe and Siberia ; Kadjak, 

 Kenai, Wrangel, Alaska ; Vancouver, Manitoba, Great Slave Lake, 

 Canada ( Hamilton ).f In the National collection there are specimens 

 from the following localities: Como, S. Wyo., alt. 8,000 ft.; White- 

 fish, L. S., Bear Paw Mt., Mon., and Leadville, Colo. (Hubbard & 

 Schwarz). Evidently a truly circumpolar form. 



Notaris puncticollis Lee 



Erycus punctiollis LeConte, Rhynch. N. A., Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, vol. XV, 

 p. 163, 1S76. 



In describing the pubescence of the elytra LeConte mentions "a 

 more conspicuous sutural transverse spot behind the middle." In 

 many specimens this feature is not at all conspicuous, partly owing to 

 easy abrasion. Where present these spots extend across the second 

 and third interval. The fifth abdominal segment is much more finely 

 and densely punctate than the others, and is less reflexed at apex. 



Length. — 4.8-6.5 mm.; width, 2.3-3.0 mm. 



Habitat. — "Middle and Western States and Lake Superior" 

 (LeConte); New York and vicinity, April 17-26; October 21 

 (Juelich & Roberts) ; Buffalo, N. Y., June 15 ; Ithaca, N. Y., April 

 25 ; Chicago, 111. (Chittenden) ; Whitefish Point, L. S.; Minnesota; 

 Wisconsin; Detroit, Port Huron and Backwing, Mich.; Whitefish, 



"The European literature is quite extensive and is not quoted at length. 

 fTr. Am. Ent. Soc, 1894, p. 34. 



