320 CUKCULIONID^. 



[LeConte. 



1. E. echidna, n. sp. 



Oval, iioL convex, narrowed before and behind, covered with a crust of 

 dirt-colored scales, and with long stift' bristles, less evident on the under 

 surface. Prothorax very uneven; el^'tra with narrow stria?, interspaces 

 wide. Outer part of beak naked, brown, shining, somewhat punctured. 

 Length 2. .5 mm.; .10 inch. 



Illinois; one specimen given by Dr. S. V. Summers to Dr. Horn. 



' PLOOAMUS n. g. 



Of the form of an elongate Centrinun, clothed with a dense crust of gray 

 scales, with short erect bristles intermixed. Beak as long as the head and 

 prothorax, slender, curved, slightl}^ and gradually thickened behind the 

 antennas, which are inserted one-third of the length from the base; eyes 

 transvers", finely granulated. Antenme similar to those of EucJicete!*, but 

 with the funicle shorter and less slender; second joint not longer than third. 

 Head less immersed in the prothorax; the latter is scarcely rounded on the 

 sides, wiiicli are obliqu.', very strongly constricted in front, without post- 

 ocular lobes, slighllj bisinuate at base, scutellar lobe indented, and slightly 

 emargina'e. Scutellum rather larger than usual. Elytra a little wider dian 

 the prothorax, sides parallel, regularly rounded at tip. Under surface and 

 legs, exactlj' as in EucTicetcs. 



P. his^Didulus, n. sp. / 



Elongate, biuckish brown, densely clothed with a crust of gray scales, 

 with short, erect pale bristles. Beak brown, naked beyond the aiitennae, 

 which are also brown. Prothorax somewhat uneven, deeply and densely 

 punctured. Elytra somewhat clouded with darker *^niy, especially by a 

 transverse spot about the middle; striae deep, interspaces not wide, slightly 

 convex; humeri oblique, ob'.use, scarcely rounded Length 2 mm. ; .08. 



Southern States. I am indebted to Mr. Ulke for several specimens found 

 at Washington, D. C. I have adopted the name under which it appears in 

 Dej au's Catalogue. 



Tribe XX. IIORIIOPINI. 



The sub-family of genuine CurcuUonidce fitly clos?s with a very anoma- 

 lous insect, which while having relations with several of the earlier tribes, 

 exhibits in addition a character which is o'herwise seen in one of the sub- 

 families of the Calandridte. The eyes, namely, are very large, transverse, 

 and coarsely granulated; they are widely separated above, but are nearly 

 contiguous beneath. It follows from this that the anlennje in repose must 

 be received in front of the eyes, wiiich therefore form as it were a collar be- 

 neath; and the antennal grooves, which are deep and oblique, a'taining the 

 eyes near the upper end, are suddenly and acutely flexed beneath, forming 

 a deep, transverse excava.ion in front of the eyes. 



The beak is shorter than the prothorax, stout, somewhat flattened, a little 

 wider at tip than bass; the mandibles are rather flattened, acute at tip, 

 toothed on the inner side. The gular peduncle is small and narrow, emar- 



