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with iiiincmros, as on the thorax, hiitso tceljlc- as to lie iiicoii>i)irnous; eye 

 -.ircular. n-inovt'd l)y lu'arly twice its diametor from tlic prothorax, of h-ss 

 (lianiclcr tlian tlic width of the l)cMk: the hitter is fully as loii;^- as the ].ro- 

 llioi-a\. sli-iitl\- laperiivu', sliii'htly arcuate, and shows the aiitruiial sci'ohes lo 

 be scarcely ol)li([ue, nearly as lon;^- as the l)eak. I'lothorax nearly twice as 

 lii<;h as long, distiuctly and rej^ularly taj)ering-, the surface densely pnni^tate. 

 Elytra sharply and distinctly punctato-striate, the interspaces Mat, with no 

 siffiis of series of bristles. Un<ler surface of thorax hi;avil}' and coarsely 

 punctate, but not so densely as the thorax. Under surface of alxh.nien 

 similarly but still more sparsely and far more feebly punctate ; the third 

 and fourth segments are together considerably longer than the second. Legs 

 moderately long and slender. 



Length, excluding rostrum, 4"""; rostrum, 0-75"""; elyti-a, ^-T.^)"""; 

 height of body, LSo"'"'. 



Florissant, Colorado. Six specimens, Nos. 436, 1230, 1246, 8681, 



8810, 8956. 



CONIATUS REFRACTUS. 

 PI. X, Fig. 4. 



Head very feebly and rather coarsely punctate, but not so coarsely as 

 the prothorax, conically tapering but pretty full, more than half as high 

 ao-ain as hmg, the eyes ol)scure in the specimens seen, the rostrum stout 

 and nuich shorter than the prothorax, straight and e(|ual. Prothorax al)out 

 half as high again as long, tapering considerably and regularly with very 

 little fullness, the surface densely punctate. Elytra heavily i)unctato-striate, 

 with no serial In-istles in the tolerably tlat interspaces. 'Pliinl and fourth 

 alidoiiiiual segments together scarcely longer than the second. Legs rather 

 short, the femora considerably thickened. 



Length, excluding rostrum, 4"'"'; rostrum, U-55™"'; elytra, 3"""; height 

 of body, l-Tfj™'". 



White river, Utah, on the river bank about o miles fnmi the Colorado 

 boundary. One specimen, Nos. 5iJ3 and 601, U. 8. Geological Survey. 



