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alutaceous, shallowly rather coarsely punctate, apical third shining, 

 sparsely punctured, sparsely pubescent behind antennal insertion. 

 Female beak similar to male but slightly longer, three-sevenths longer 

 than prothorax, and a little more slender. Antennae inserted at 

 distance from eye one-third greater than width of frons at basal fifth 

 of beak; first segment equals next two, second segment shorter than 

 next two, club 0.18 by 0.08 mm. Eyes moderately prominent; 

 frons moderately wide, wider than dorsal tip of beak. Prothorax 

 at base slightly wider than long, middle about as wide as base, apex 

 three-fourths as wide as base; sides beyond basal lateral expansion 

 slightly expanded to middle, rounded to constricted apex; in profile 

 dorsal surface slightly, evenly arcuate; punctation deep, 0.04 mm. in 

 diameter, interspaces not as wide as punctures, alutaceous; basal 

 fovea deep at middle, narrow, extending one-half length of prothorax. 

 Elytra at humeri one-half wider than prothorax at base, about 2.85 

 times as long as prothorax, length to width as 10.5 :7; intervals 

 nearly flat, slightly more than twice as wide as striae, with one row of 

 moderately fine scales; striae moderately deep, fine. Scutellum tri- 

 angular, 0.08 by 0.06 mm., not furcate. Front femora about 3.3 times 

 as long as wide. Claws with acute basal tooth. 



Special male characters: Tibiae 1 and 2 with small, simple mucrones, 

 tibia 3 with slightly larger, subangulate mucro. 



Material examined: Type, female (USNM 1247), Georgia, and 

 four specimens. 



Known distribution: 



United States: Florida: No exact locality (USNM); Jacksonville. Georgia: 

 No exact locality (USNM). 



Apion (Trichapion) furtivum Fall 



Apian furtivum FaU, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 25, p. 154, I89S. 



Description: Length, 2.00 mm.; width, 0.98 mm. 



Moderately robust. Black, antennae piceous; pubescence white, 

 fine, very sparse, not more conspicuous laterally. Male beak shorter 

 than head and prothorax combined, one-fourth longer than prothorax, 

 slightlj^, evenly curved; in lateral view dorsal margin abruptly 

 narrowed beyond antennal insertion, attenuating to apical fourth, 

 thence nearly parallel-sided to tip; in dorsal view expanded laterally 

 at antennal insertion, attenuate to apical third, thence nearly 

 parallel-sided to tip; base moderately pubescent, minutely so beyond 

 antennal insertion, with a row of punctures above antennal insertion, 

 tip smooth, shining. Female beak one-fifth longer than head and 

 prothorax combined, two-thirds longer than prothorax; moderately, 

 strongly curved; nearly cylindrical thi'oughout; finely, sparsely 

 punctured throughout, with a slightly stronger row of punctures 



