274 CURCULIONIDES. 



thoracic vittae of which the lateral ones are broader and termi- 

 nate in a spot on the humerus ; the vittae and spot are pale 

 brownish cinereous ; antennae rufous ; elytra with large costal 

 spots, interstitial lines obsoletely alternating with blackish and 

 pale brown-cinereous ; suture behind the middle also pale brown- 

 cinereous ; thighs beneath near the tip emarginate : anterior 

 tibiae a little incurved at tip. 



Length one-fifth of an inch. 



2. P. COMPTUS. — Elytra with subquadrate, brown spots. 



Inhabits United States. 



Body cinereous-olivaceous, covered with small scales ; rostrum 

 shorter than the head and thorax, rather narrower at base : an- 

 tennae and feet rufous ; thorax somewhat rounded, with a much 

 dilated, brown, somewhat metallic vitta : [13] scutel small triangu- 

 lar : elytra with slightly impressed, but punctured striae, inter- 

 stitial lines flat, with more or less numerous brown quadrate spots, 

 particularly near the suture, where they are alternate. 



Length much over three-twentieths of an inch. 



PERITELUS Germ. 



1. P. cHRYSORRH^us. — Body covered with dense scales and 

 having sparse, short rigid, inclined hairs ; thorax nearly obicu- 

 lar : head, the line of the eyes raised and chestnut color ; elytra 

 paler behind, or with a very oblique brown band behind the mid- 

 dle ; the striae simple impressed lines ; impunctured. 



Length over three-twentieths of an inch. 



Inhabits Pennsylvania. 



[A Cercopens according to Schonhei'r. — Lec] 



Subgenus Agraphus Schonh. [in litt.] 

 Scutel distinct. 



2. P. BELLICTJS. — Body black ; rostrum short, broad, with an 

 impressed line at base; antennae first joint rather longer than the 

 others taken together, and the unarmed feet dull rufous : thorax 

 rather small, with a slight indented line and numerous very short 

 and very robust yellowish hairs : scutel minute : elytra convex ; 

 striae hardly impressed, but with regular series of punctures; the 

 whole surface with minute, close set, hardly impressed points., 

 furnishing very short, yellowish, very robust hairs. 



Inhabits Florida. 



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