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rowed in front, feebly rounded on the sides, medial basal angle obtuse, not 

 rounded. Elytra a little wider than the prothorax, transversely impressed 

 behind the base, striae composed of distant punctures, interspaces scarcely 

 punctulate, tips separated, rounded, sub -acuminate. Length 8. 5 mm. ; .35 

 inch. 



8. L. punctinasus, n. sp. 



. Black, thinly clothed with fine gray pubescence. Beak rather stout, as 

 long as the prothorax, with the head strongly but not coarsely punctured, 

 with scarcely a trace of carina, frontal fovea distinct; antennae inserted near 

 the tip of the beak. Prothorax not longer than wide, gradually strongly 

 narrowed in front, moderately rounded on the sides, base emarginate each 

 side, medial angle obtuse not rounded, disc rugosely punctulate with many 

 large shallow punctures, basal impression small, deep. Elytra a little 

 wider ftian the prothorax, separately rounded at tip, basal impressions not 

 deep, striae composed of distant punctures. Legs as in the preceding 

 species. Length 7.7 mm. ; .30 inch. 



One $ Ohio. Not very different from the preceding species, but to be 

 regarded as distinct on account of the antennae being nearer the tip of the 

 beak, which is not carinate, and the tips of the elytra being separately 

 rounded and not sub-acuminate. 



9. L. parcn_8,,n. sp. 



Black, thinly clothed with coarser gray pubescence. Beak rather stout, 

 not carinate, as long as the prothorax, strongly punctured, front transversely 

 impressed, with a well-marked fovea. Antennae inserted very near the tip 

 of the beak. Prothorax wider than long, much narrowed in front, mod- 

 erately rounded on the sides, base obliquely emarginate each side, medial 

 angle obtuse, prominent, not rounded ; surface punctulate, sparsely coarsely 

 punctured, basal impression vague, deep at the middle of the base. Elytra 

 wider than the prothorax, tips rounded, basal impressions moderately deep, 

 striae composed of large distant punctures. Legs as in the preceding 

 species. Length 5. 5 mm.; .22 inch. 



One J* California, Dr. Horn. The smallest species I have seen, and 

 easily known by the coarsely punctured beak. 



10. L. terminalis, n. sp. 



Elongate, black, cinereous pubescent, mottled with small spots of denser 

 hair; beak not very slender, as long as the prothorax ; finely and densely 

 punctulate, sides coarsely punctured; antennae inserted near the tip. Pro- 

 thorax longer than wide, gradually narrowed from the base, sides straight, 

 base broadly emarginate each side, medial angle small, pointed; surface 

 finely punctured, with other somewhat larger punctures, dorsal impression 

 extending nearly to the tip, channeled, deeper at the base. Elytra not 

 wider than the prothorax, basal impressions not large, moderately deep, 

 striae composed of distant punctures, tips separately rounded. Thighs 

 moderately clavate. Length 9-11 mm.; .3S-.45 inch. 



$. More densely pubescent, not shining. 



9 . Less pubescent, shining. 



