Sept., 1922.] NoTMAN : A New Weevil from Texas. 129 



Zeugon3rx sabinae new species. 



Form convex, oval, scarcely elongate. Color head, thorax, legs and sterna 

 blackish piceous, beak at apex and the claw joint of the tarsi, slightly or 

 scarcely paler, elytra and abdomen pale testaceous, the fine raised basal margin 

 of the elytra blackish. Pubescence rather long, dense and coarse, whitish. 

 Head scarcely one half the width of the thorax at base, feebly punctured 

 and alutaceous. Beak polished, shining, with a row of coarse and feebly 

 canaliculated punctures either side and some scattered punctures medially, 

 without lateral carinae. Antennal scape reaching the middle of the eye, 

 club longer than the funicle, basal joint small, well separated, not much 

 larger than the fourth funicular joint. Thorax conical, a third wider than 

 long, the sides straight and strongly convergent anteriorly, surface rather 

 indistinctly punctured and alutaceous, basal margin beaded. Elytra a little 

 wider than the thorax at base, about a third longer than wide, humeri 

 rounded, not distinct, apices separately rounded, deeply and coarsely striate, 

 striae coarsely but rather indistinctly punctate, intervals with rather indis- 

 tinct punctuation. Femora with three fine and very acute teeth near the 

 apex beneath. Length 2.5-2.75 mm.; width i. 5-1. 65 mm. 



Type, Austin, Tex., Mar. 29, 1919 (Collection New York State Museum, 

 Albany, N. Y.). 



Paratype, Austin, Tex., May i, 19 19 (Collection National Museum, 

 Washington, D.C.). 



Both specimens were bred from " oval twig swellings on mountain 

 cedar, Sabina sabinoidcs, collected at Austin, Tex., by Mr. J. M. Del 

 Curto, March 15, 1919." 



It is known that a number of the European species of the related 

 genus Nanophycs produce galls on various plants. Species of Natio- 

 pliycs have been described from Europe, Asia, Africa, the East Indies 

 and Australia. One has recently been described from Cuba (N. dis- 

 persenotatus Pic. Melanges. 19, p. 14). 



The author is indebted to Mr. E. A. Schwarz for assistance in 

 placing this species with its nearest relatives and for the loan of 

 specimens of two species of Nanophycs for comparative study. 



Wollaston suggests that the loosely connected basal joints of the 

 antennal club in the species of Na)Wphycs scnsu strictu should be 

 regarded as part of the funicle since anntilations are occasionally dis- 

 cernible in the terminal joint which might represent the usual three- 

 jointed club (Col. Hesp., p. 125). 



