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the antennal insertions; punctation finer before than behind antennal 
insertions. Head black, very finely alutaceous. Antennae black, 
second segment of funicle subequal to third segment. Prothorax 
black, broadly rounded at the sides; narrowed, but only slightly con- 
stricted at anterior end; scales of disk light brown, either ovate or 
elongate and curled, oriented from the sides toward a few anteriorly 
oriented median rows of scales; a short basal vitta of white scales on 
each side; punctures of the disk shallow, nearly round, closely ar- 
ranged in curved, anterolateral rows. 
Elytra reddish brown, darkest toward the median area of the basal 
half; scales (other than the single rows of recumbent setiform scales) 
oblong ovate, light yellowish brown with a scattering of white, ar- 
ranged in poorly defined, wavy, transverse fasciae. Underside of 
thorax and abdomen black, covered with broadly ovate yellowish 
white scales. Femora dark reddish brown, covered with elongate, 
erayish white scales. Tibiae same color as femora, thinly covered 
with rows of very narrow whitish scales. Tarsi very dark reddish 
brown; claws connate for nearly half their length, nearly parallel. 
MuasurEMENTs (taken from the type specimen): Body length 2.60 
mm., length of elytra 1.75 mm., width of elytra 1.05 mm., length of 
prothorax 0.80 mm., width of prothorax 0.80 mm., length of rostrum 
0.85 mm., length of rostrum before antennal insertions 0.25 mm. 
Discussion: Although the type (and only known) specimen of S. 
jiducialis is somewhat abraded, it does not appear to be conspecific 
(on the basis of external structure) with any other species covered by 
this study, and is therefore being treated as a valid species here. 
Smicronyx halophilus Blatchley 
Fieurss 61, 110 
Smicronyx halophilus Blatchley, Journ. New York Ent. Soc., vol. 28, p. 165, 1920. 
Lectotype, here designated: Male, Key West, Florida, March 3, 1919, col- 
lected by W.S. Blatchley, Purdue University (W. S. Blatchley collection). 
Description: Rostra of both sexes moderately curved, medium to 
very dark reddish brown; rugulose-punctate and squamose behind an- 
tennal insertions; finely punctate and glabrous before the antennal 
insertions in female, coarsely punctate in male. Head reddish brown 
to black, closely squamose above the base of the rostrum. Antennae 
black to rufopiceous, scales grayish white. Prothorax piceous to red- 
dish brown, moderately rounded on the sides; moderately narrowed 
and constricted toward apex; disk evenly covered with large subangular 
punctures, closely covered with broadly ovate, dirty grayish white 
scales; prosternum deeply emarginate, short before coxae and slightly 
concave. 
