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Body somewhat as in soror, narrower and much more parallel than in hystrix, 

 rufous in color, the sculpture and vestiture very nearly as in the two preceding; 

 beak ( 9 ) very much longer, as long as the head and prothorax, the latter 

 more inflated and with broadly arcuate sides, more strongly, evenly rounding 

 beyond the middle to the very feebly constricted truncate apex, which is 

 more than half as wide as the base; elytra oval, fully a third longer than 

 wide, not distinctly wider than the prothorax and three-fourths longer; first 

 abdominal suture distinct throughout as in the others. Length 2.5 mm.; 

 width 1. 18 mm. A single specimen, from the same locality and seasonal 

 appearance as the two preceding parallela n. sp. 



Body even more broadly oval than in hystrix, similar in sculpture, but with the 

 narrow squamules much more widely separated above and beneath, piceous 

 in color, the elytra and legs more rufous; beak ( 9 ) a little longer, almost as 

 long as the head and prothorax, but otherwise nearly similar; prothorax 

 almost a third wider than long, the sides broadly arcuate, gradually parallel 

 and feebly arcuate in more than basal half, the truncate apex much less 

 than half as wide as the base; sculpture nearly similar; elytra shorter, a 

 fourth longer than wide, oval, though relatively more narrowed behind and 

 more narrowly rounded at apex, with the usual feebly reentrant sutural 

 angle, evidently wider than the prothorax and not quite twice as long, the 

 sculpture similar, except that the intervals are more loosely and regularly 

 punctate, the erect squamules in single series. Length 2.55-2.6 mm.; 

 width 1.2 mm. Brazil (Santarem). Two female specimens. 



fraterculus n. sp. 



3 — Form more oblong-oval, convex, piceous-black in color throughout, opaque 

 and much more coarsely sculptured, with extremely few thick bristling erect 

 pronotal setse, those of the elytra well spaced in single series, finer and paler 

 on the under surface and narrow, decumbent and sparse throughout; beak 

 (.9 ) nearly as in the preceding species and as long as the head and prothorax, 

 but separated from the head by a somewhat deeper sulciform impression; 

 prothorax fully a fourth wider than long, the parallel sides evenly and dis- 

 tinctly arcuate, more rapidly rounded anteriorly, the apex more than half 

 as wide as the base; punctures very coarse, confluent, shallow and opaque, 

 without trace of median smooth or tumid line; scutellum with but few 

 minute squamules; elytra oval, fully a fourth longer than wide, distinctly 

 wider than the prothorax and three-fourths longer; grooves coarse but 

 shallow, opaquely punctate and not much narrower than the intervals, which 

 have single series of rather coarse and shallow, confluent punctures; first 

 two ventral segments occupying two-thirds the length, the fifth short. 

 Length 2.65 mm.; width 1.18 mm. Brazil (Santarem). One example. 



asperula n. sp. 



It is probable that all of these species occur in different species of 

 flowers at certain seasons of the year. 



Cropelia n. gen. 



A single small oval and convex, glabrous and strongly sculptured 

 species alone constitutes this genus at present. The beak is very 

 moderate, feebly arcuate, subcylindric, strongly sculptured and 

 separated from the front by a distinct impression, the mandibles 

 strongly dentate within. The antennae are submedial, rather short, 

 the first funicular joint nearly as long as the next three, the outer 

 joints but little wider, the club small, oval, with its basal segment 



