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beak of the males of the other species is clothed with shorter pubes- 

 cence. The mucrones of the males of A. perpilosum project at an 

 angle with the tibiae and the elytral intervals are flat. The mucrones 

 of the male of A. auriferum project in line with the tibiae at the base 

 and curve out at an angle in the apical half and the intervals are 

 convex. 



Apion {Trichapion) auriferum Wagner 



Figure ll,a,6,A; 

 Apion (Trichapion) auriferum Wagner, Arch. Naturg. Berlin, vol. 78, p. 100, 1912. 



Description: Length, 1.4 to 1.6 mm. 



Moderately robust. Black; pubescence conspicuous, fine, white, 

 sparse, coarser and denser at base of elytral interval 3 and sides of 

 prothorax, mesothorax, and metathorax. Male beak one-seventh 

 longer than prothorax, slightly curved , slightly expanded laterally over 

 antennal insertion, evenly attenuate toward apex; in basal three- 



FiGURE 11. — a, b, k, Apion auriferu7n Wagner: a, entire dorsal view of male; h, lateral view 

 of head and prothorax of male; k, mucro of tibia 3 of male, c, /, g, j, A. perpilosum 

 Wagner: c, dorsal view of head of male; /, lateral view of head and prothorax of male; g, 

 lateral view of head and prothorax of female; ;, mucro of tibia 3 of male, d, h, I, A. 

 hadrovierum Wagner: d, dorsal view of head of male; h, lateral view of head and prothorax 

 of male; /, mucro of tibia 3 of male, e, i, m, A. submetallicum Boheman : e, dorsal view of 

 head of male; i, lateral view of head and prothorax of male; m, mucro of tibia 3 of male. 

 Line equals 0.50 mm. 

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