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7. Phytonomus trivittatus Say, Cure. 12 ; ed. Leo., i, 273. 

 Blackish brown, with numerous scale-like hairs. 



Inhabits North-west Territory. Body blackish brown, with numerous 

 robust hairs almost resembling scales, which are longer in three yellowish 

 metallic thoracic vittae, of which the lateral ones are broader and terminate 

 in a spot on the humerus; the vittae and spot are pale brownish cinereous ; 

 antennae rufous ; elytra with large costal spots, interstital lines obsoletely 

 alternating with blackish and pale brown cinereous. Thighs beneath near 

 the tip emarginate ; anterior tibiae a little incurved at tip. Length one - 

 fifth of an inch. 



8. Hylobius stupidus Boh., Sch. Cure, i, 339. 



Oblongus, niger, opacus, antennis pedibusque nigro-piceis, capite crebre 

 rugoso, thorace subtiliter rugoso-punctato, carinato, elytris obsolete punc- 

 tato-striatis, interstitiis confertim granulatis. 



Habitat in Georgia, Americes septentrioualis. Dom. Hooker ; Mus. 

 Schh. Magnitudo fere H. pineti, sed minus convexus. Caput magnum, 

 crassum, supra convexum, nigrum obscurum, crebre ruguloso-exasperatum ; 

 oculi oblongi, depressi, obscure brunnei ; rostrum capite dimidio longius 

 et angustius, deflexnm, crassum, parum arcuatum versus apicem nonnihil 

 atnpliatum, nigrum opacurn, crebre rugoso-punctatum, carinula media 

 obsoleta notatum. Antennas capite cum rostro fere breviores, paulo pone 

 medium rostri insertae, crassae, nigro-piceae, griseo-pilosse, clava ovata, 

 acuminata. Thorax latitudine media multo longior, apice truncatus, an- 

 terius nonnihil angustior, coarctatus, lateribus in medio nonnihil rotundato- 

 ampliatiis, basi leviter sub-bisinuatus, supra parum convexus ; totus niger 

 opacus, crebre sed non profunde rugulosus, pilis rigidis depressis flavescenti- 

 bus, parce adspersus, in rnedio dorsi carinula abbreviata, sat distincta. 

 Scutellum subtriangulare nigrum opacum. Elytra basi subtruncata antice 

 thoracis basi paulo latiora, et illo triple longiora, humeris antrorsum promi- 

 nulis, obtuse angulatis, lateribus inflexa, pone hmneros nonnihil ampliata, 

 dein apicem versus sensim angustata, apice ipso conjunctim obtuse rotun- 

 data, ante apicem callo vel gibbere notata ; supra modice convexa, nigra 

 opaca, striis parum profundis, angustis, obsolete punctatis, pulvere cinereo 

 repletis exarata, interstitiis latis planis, conferdssime subtiliter granulatis, 

 setulis brevissimis pallidis depressis parce adspersa. Corpus subtus nigrum 

 obscurum, setulis flavescentibus discretis adspersum, pectore fortius, ventre 

 tenue punctulatis. Pedas longiusculi, validi, nigro-picei, flavescenti pilosi ; 

 femoribus incrassatis, remote punctatis, omnibus dente crassovalido acumi- 

 natoarmatis ; tibiis subcompressis, rude rugoso-punctatis, intus ante medium 

 ampliatis, subdentatis apice uncinatis ; tarsis elongatis dilutius piceis, sub- 

 tua fulvo-spongiosis. 



9. Hylobius assimilis Boh., Sch. Cure, ii, 345. 



Oblongus, niger, capite profunde remote punctato, rostro obsolete cari- 

 nato, thorace angustiore, antice valde coarctato, punctato -rugoso, linea 

 media Isevi, elytris dorso fere planis, punctis oblongis striatis, interstitiis 

 undique granulate -rugosis. 



Habitat in America boreali, a Com. Dejean missus. Mus. Schh. 



