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tiidinal depression basally, with a more or less distinct apical trans- 

 verse pit. Front femora about four times as long as wide. Claws 

 with large, blunt basal tooth. 



Special male characters: Tibiae 2 and 3 armed with moderately- 

 long, nearly simple mucrones. 



Material examined: 14 examples including material determined 

 by Wagner. 



Known distribution: 



Chile: Caramavida, Feb. 5-10, 1953, Luis E. Pefia (DGK); Pichinahuel, 

 February 1953, Luis E. Pefia (DGK); Recinto, Jan. 16, 1953, Luis E. Pefia 

 (DGK). 



Apion {Trichapion) niodestum Smith 



Figure 2,a 



Apion modestum Smith, Trans. Anier. Ent. Soc, vol. 11, p. 58, 1884. — Fall, 

 Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 25, p. 138, pi. 4, figs. 8, 8a, 1898.— Blatchley 

 and Leng, Rhynchophora or weevils of northeastern America, p. 78, 1916. 



Description: Length, 1.36 to 1.62 mm.; width, 0.67 to 0.77 mm. 



Moderately robust; black, antennae piceous at base. Pubescence 

 conspicuous, white, on dorsal surface rather coarse, coai-ser and denser 

 laterally and ventralh^ Male beak about as long as prothorax, 

 nearly straight, nearly cylindrical, slightly expanded laterally at 

 antennal insertion, punctured and pubescent in basal two-thirds, 

 apical thu'd smooth, bare, shining. Female beak as long as head and 

 prothorax combined, one-half longer than prothorax, slightly curved ; 

 slightly attenuate beyond antennal insertion, slightly expanded later- 

 ally at tip; scantily pubescent behind antennal insertion, with sparse, 

 moderate punctures laterally, smoother at tip. Antennae of male 

 inserted at distance from eye equal to width of frons, at basal one- 

 fom"th of beak, of female inserted at distance from e^^e slightly less 

 than width of frons, at basal one-sixth of beak; first segment and 

 second segment each as long as next two, dimensions of club from 

 0.14 by 0.06 mm. to 0.16 by 0.07 mm. Eyes prominent; frons wider 

 than doi-sal tip of beak. Prothorax one-fourth wider at base than 

 long, middle slightly narrower than base, apeiv four-fifths as wide avS 



Figure 2. — a, Apion modestum Smith, lateral view of head and prothorax of male, h. A, 

 profinquicorne Fall, lateral view of head and prothorax of male, c, A. simile Kirby 

 lateral view of head and prothorax of male. Line equals 0.50 mm. 



