350 



evidently older. All were taken from Euphorbia and the male 

 was not procured (O. H. Swezev), 



Proterhinus impressiscutis n. sp. 



A red or ferruginous species with a dark elongate marking on each 

 side of the elytra near the middle of their length. The appressed clothing 

 is golden in fresh examples at least, the head and pronotum being dense- 

 ly clothed. On the elytra a not very distinct stripe, appearing slightly 

 paler, extends from each humeral angle, these stripes being convergent ; 

 erect white setae are quite evident along the side margins and on the 

 posterior part of the wing-cases, but they are sparse and short. 



Rostrum of the female polished and elongate, about twice as long 

 as wide, and with the impressed punctate lines very distinct and well- 

 marked. Antennae entirely red, slender, with 3-joined club. Eyes small. 

 Pronotum as wide or wider in the middle than the width of elytra at 

 their base, and with the anterior foveae not deep, less evident in a well- 

 clothed example than in a partially denuded one, and rounded at the 

 sides, with little or no appearance of a constriction anter'iorly ; the pos- 

 terior foveae are obsolete or indistinct. Elytra subcuneate, the humeral 

 angles distinct, owing to the obliquity of the basal margin of each wing- 

 case, the scutellar region occupied by a deep fovea. Punctures in some 

 aspects very distinct and definite, and not dense. Basal abdominal seg- 

 ment beneath shining, distinctly, but not closely, punctured in the middle, 

 the sternum coarsely punctured. Length, female, i-ix 3 mm. 



Hab. Oahn, Mt. Kaala (July 4, 1910) ; described mainly 

 from a single female captured by Mr. O. H. Swezey on Eu- 

 phorbia. I have once or twice captured single examples that 

 uppear to be this species, in the same locality, but without note 

 of food-plant. These specimens are covered with exudation, 

 which I have at present been unable to clean off satisfactorily. 



Proterhinus bridwelli n. sp. 



A red species, the head and pronotum more sordid or rufofuscous, 

 rostral portion of head black. In some aspects and lights the antennae 

 are entirely red, in others they appear largely dark (male). The elytra 

 have a vague dark marking near or behind the middle on each side. 

 The clothing is golden, the elytra bearing some white spots chiefly on 

 the apical portion and there are a very few short white erect setae on 

 them posteriorly. Eyes prominent, but not large. Antennae with very 

 short globose second joint, the club very definitely 3-jointed, its basal 

 joint being very large compared with the preceding and its apex seen 

 at the widest is hardly less so than that of the following joint. The 

 joints preceding the club are short and submoniliform. Pronotum only 



