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Type.— Femsile, Cat. No. 28832 U.S.N.M. Type, allotype, and 

 three paratypes. Paratypes also in the collections of the Illinois 

 State Natural History Survey, and of H. P. Loding. 



In many respects this species closely resembles the allied cleonoides, 

 new species, the differences being largely comparative but sufficient for 

 specific differentiation. The rostrum is longer and more robust, the 

 body is on the average wider, and the vestiture of the dorsum is 

 more profuse. 



LIXUS CLEONOIDES, new species 



Elongate, subcylindrical, a little less than four times as long as 

 wide, black, only moderately shining, vestiture dense, forming a 

 broad whitish-gray lateral vitta extending from the back of the eyes 

 to the apex of the elytra ; sharply limited on prothorax, but vaguely 

 defined on elytra ; antennae dull reddish brown ; elytra and first and 

 second pairs of legs densely covered with narrow dark brown scales. 

 Head finely punctate, interocular and interantennal foveae con- 

 nected by a fine thin carina. Rostrum in the male a little shorter 

 than the pronotum, moderately thick, narrowing to apex, nearly 

 evenly and distinctly arcuate; surface finely punctate, with a row of 

 a few punctures each side, punctures nearly concealed by the vesti- 

 ture; apex still more finely punctate. First funicular joint notably 

 widest and longest, second narrow, not so long as next two combined ; 

 surface with very fine scales and sparse pale setae ; scrobes extending 

 nearly two-thirds toward apex. Pronotum wider than long, conical, 

 depressed; sides feebly arcuate, basal third subparallel, apical two- 

 thirds gradually narrowing to apex ; surface with rather large, mod- 

 erately dense punctures, more widely spaced along middle; inter- 

 spaces densely punctulate. Antescutellar region very slightly im- 

 pressed. Elytra slightly wider at base than pronotum, angles not 

 prominent, humeri not prominent, sides for three-fourths their 

 length parallel, postscutellar region feebly impressed, lateral basal re- 

 gion hardly impressed; strial punctures, except at extreme base, fine 

 and sparse. First and second ventral segments finely ocellate, last 

 three with very long hairs, especially at the sides. Middle and pos- 

 terior femora incompletely annulate. Anterior tibiae distinctly 

 serrate. 



Length, 8.75 mm. ; width, 2.75 mm. 



Type locality. — Stamford, Tex,, June 17, 1907. On Heleniwn 

 mAcrocephala DC. (Hunter No. 1436). 



Type.— C^i. No. 29032, U.S.N.M. 



This is a well-defined species. First, the brown body color due to 

 the scaly covering is unusual and the broad lateral vitta and the arcu- 

 ate and thick rostrum are noteworthy, as are also the unimpressed 

 sides of the elytra at the base. The single tuft of hair on the lower 



