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mostly separate punctures on the prothorax, the thorax and elytra 
nearly black, and mostly white elytral scales as opposed to confluent 
prothoracic punctures, a brownish body color, and most of the elytral 
scales brownish. 
The type specimens of S. perpusillus Casey and S. minutissimus 
Blatchley resemble each other so closely it does not seem likely they 
represent two species. 
DistripuTion: This species has been recorded only from the Flor- 
ida peninsula. The following specimens were examined: 
FLoripA: DuVAL co. Jacksonville, May 30 (USNM). pineuuas co.: St. 
Petersburg, Aug. 18-26 (CU). purnam co.: Crescent City, Sept. 14 (B. D. Val- 
entine). voLusra co.: Enterprise, Sept. 5 (B. D. Valentine). 
Total specimens (other than type) examined: 6. 
Smicronyx californicus Dietz 
Figures 77, 127 
Smicronyx californicus Dietz, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., vol. 21, pp. 163, 164, 
1894. Lectotype, here designated: Male, “Cal.” MCZ 1913 (Dietz 
collection). 
DescripTion: Rostra of both sexes piceous, moderately curved; 
squamose, sparsely punctate behind antennal insertions; smooth, 
shining, almost impunctate before antennal insertions in female; 
sparsely punctate, not smooth or shining before antennal insertions 
in male. Head black, finely alutaceous; thinly squamose over base 
of rostrum. Antennae piceous; their scales white. Prothorax black; 
strongly rounded at sides; moderately narrowed toward apex; punc- 
tures of disk confluent, interspaces forming oblique wavy rugae; 
closely covered with white ovate scales and a few elongate white 
scales; prosternum shallowly emarginate, slightly impressed 
transversely. 
Elytra black to piceous, intervals covered with ovate to elliptical 
white scales; humeri distinct, not prominent. Underside of thorax 
and abdomen black, closely covered with ovate white scales. Femora 
piceous, moderately clavate, covered with elongate white scales. 
Tarsi rufopiceous, third segment much broader than first two; claws 
connate near their bases, moderately divergent. Median lobe of 
male genitalia slightly broadened toward apex, internal sac covered 
with fine spines (fig. 77); spiculum gastrale not hooked at anterior 
end (fig. 77). Arms of spiculum ventrale forming a distinct V; stem 
very slightly expanded at apex (fig. 127). 
Measurements: The following measurements were taken from 1 
male from Los Angeles Co., Calif. (USNM), 1 male from Los Angeles, 
Calif. (USNM), 1 male and 1 female from Laguna Beach, Calif, 
