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die. Beak slender, curved, longer than the head and prothorax, naked, 

 punctured, substriate near the base ; head punctured, clothed with fine 

 scales. Prothorax one-third wider than long, narrowed from the base, 

 rounded on the sides, densely punctured. Elytra a little wider than the 

 prothorax; sides parallel, then obliquely narrowed and rounded to the tips, 

 ■which entirely cover thepygidium; striiTi strongly punctured, interspaces 

 nearly flat. Legs testaceous, front thighs toothed, hind thighs not toothed; 

 claws toothed, with the teeth nearly connate; antennae testaceous, funicle 

 6-jointed, first joint elongate, second joint nearly as long, but thinner. 

 Length 2 mm.; .08 inch. 



Texas, Belfrage; one specimen. Has quite the appearance of a Smicro- 

 nyx. The last ventral segment is a little longer than the fourth, and is 

 marked with a large shallow rounded impression. There are some white 

 markings upon the elytra of which a narrow scutellar spot and a line upon 

 the sixth interspace from the base to the middle are most obvious. 



39. A. canus, n. sp. 



Elongate, brown, or blackish-brown, densely clothed with large grayish- 

 white scales; in every respect like the preceding, except that the scales are 

 entirely uniform in color. Length 3 mm.; .08 inch. 



Texas, Belfrage; four specimens. The pygidium of the J^ is convex 

 perpendicular, and indeed, slightly inflexed; the fifth ventral is a little 

 longer than the fourth, and not impressed in either sex; the pygidium of 

 the 9 is but slightly visible between the tips of the elytra. 



40. A. aflanis, n. sp. 



This species also resembles in form and sculpture the preceding two species. 

 The color is nearly black, clothed with pale gray scales of uniform color. 

 The legs and antennae testaceous, front thighs toothed, hind thighs simple; 

 claws toothed as in the preceding. Antennae with 6-jbinted funicle, second 

 joint shorter than first, and equal to the third. Length 2 mm.; .08 inch. 



Texas, Belfrage; three females. The pygidium in two specimens is 

 barely visible, and in the third is completely covered by the elytra. 



41. A. nanus, n. sp. 



Also similar to the three preceding species but much smaller and nar- 

 rower, nearly black, clothed with large gi'ay scales. Prothorax very little 

 wider than long, less narrowed in front, less rounded on the sides. Elj^tra 

 very little wider than the prothorax. Antenna; brown, funicle C-jointed, 

 with the second joint equal to the third, nnd united equal to the first. Legs 

 brown, thighs not toothed. Length 1.5 mm.; .06 inch. 



Texas, Belfrage; two specimens. The pygidium is slightly exposed, and 

 in the ^ the last ventral is impressed with a shallow round fovea. The 

 claws are toothed as in the three preceding species. 



ORCHESTES Illiger. 



Tliis genus is closely allied to Anthonomus, and like it has the ventral 

 sutures straight and deeply marked, and the last segment not longer than 



