4 MISCELLANEOUS FOKEST INSECTS. 



inserted })ehin(l the micklle of the beak, short, funieuhis 7-sep;mented, 

 the segments subequal. Eyes separate, sunken [impressed]. Thorax 

 entire below. Scutellum distinct. The elytra oblong, covering the 

 abdomen and wings. Feet strong, subequal, tibiae armed at apex 

 with an incurved hook, tarsi short, broad, the penultimate segment 

 bilobed. 



The body of Pissodes is oblong, obscure, variegated with spot- 

 covered scales. The rostrum not quite equal to or longer than thorax, 

 slender, curved, cylindrical, somewhat flattened toward the apex, 

 scrobe linear, noticeably flexed under, in close approximation to the 

 base of the rostrum below. 



Antennae inserted posterior to the middle of the beak, short, 

 elbowed, scape straight, somewhat clavate, funiculus 7-segmented, 

 the segments lenticular, 1 and 2 somewhat longer, obconical, club 

 oval. 



Head small, rounded, eyes round, lateral, sunken [margin im- 

 pressed]. 



Mandibles strong, corneous, tridentate. Maxilla membranous, 

 bilobed internally: the larger lobe ovate, ciliate, denticulate, the 

 other small, ensiform, basal. Palpi four, equal, conical. Glossa- 

 rium [labium] corneous, oblong, narrowed at base, intergerium 

 [ligula] small, basal, ciliate. I have examined the mouth parts in 

 P. pini and P. notatus. 



Thorax transverse, convex, the apex slightly narrowed, coarctate, 

 slightly emarginate below behind the gula, not provided with a canal 

 for the reception of the rostrum. 



Scutellum distinct. 



Elytra shghtly broader than the thorax at base, oblong, convex, 

 posteriorly calloused, rounded at apex, not shorter than the abdomen, 

 covering the wings. 



Feet strong, subequal, approximate anteriorly. Femora clavate, 

 frequently dentate,'^ tibiae hartUy compressed, angulate interiorly at 

 the apex, exteriorly armed with a large hook flexed inward, tarsi 

 short, broad, segments 1 and 2 triangular, the penultimate broader, 

 bilobed, the last clavate, with two claws. 



The indigenous species live in the trunks of resinous trees; they 

 are able to hold on to the host by the curved hook of the tibia, 



[No.] 456. Pissodes nemorensis: Femora shortened, piceous, 

 thorax rugosely punctate, with two white spots, elytra subfasciate 

 with yellow, a wliite spot below the middle. Lives in North America. 

 (Kentucky.) 



It is certainly similar to P. notatus, a little smaller, and the wliite 

 spot of the elytra near the apex. Beak longer than the thorax, 

 punctulate, piceous. Thorax with the sides somewhat rounded, 



a Relates to Hylcbius and Hilipus. 



