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fifth still longer ; seventh fully ^ thicker and more asperate^ 

 cylindric, fully as long as wide ; eighth f wider, as long as wide ;. 

 ninth and tenth equal, but slightl}^ thicker than the eighth and as 

 long as wide ; eleventh notably thicker, very obliquely and gradu- 

 ally pointed and as long as the two preceding. Prothorax 

 moderate in size, conic with distinctly arcuate sides; apex fully 

 ^ as wide as the base, which is scarcely more than ^ wider than 

 the head ; surface strongly and uninterruptedly impressed trans- 

 versely near the base. Elytra scarcely ■§■ longer than wide, dis- 

 tinctly more than twice as long as the prothorax and fully -| wider,, 

 narrowly rounded behind, widest at basal f, the sides broadly and 

 evenly arcuate ; humeral plica long and very strong ; subhumeral 

 impression large, deep and conspicuous ; fovese deep ; subsutural 

 impressions deep and distinct ; suture strongly beaded basally,. 

 the bead expanded rather gradually at base. Abdomen with the 

 basal segment very feebly arcuate, overlapping the next and 

 fringed at apex with distinct porrect membranous scales. Legs 

 long, the femora all rather strongly clavate. Length 1.3 mm.;: 

 width 0.6 mm. 



Illinois (northern). The terminal spur of the hind tibiae in the- 

 male is straight, oblique, bent at base, simple and slender and is 

 not quite half as long as the tarsus. The description is taken 

 from the male, but the female does not differ observably. Two- 

 specimens. 



This species differs from paganum in the longer antennal club, 

 with the penultimate joint not transverse, and from nigrum in its- 

 smaller size and relatively much larger subhumeral impression. 

 It agrees, throughout with the original description of Anthicus- 

 politus of Say, the position of which has been so long in doubt. 



73. C longipilosiini n, sp. — Moderately stout, highly polished and im- 

 punctate, red-brown, the antennae concolorous ; elytra and legs throughout 

 pale testaceous ; pubescence abundant, rather fine, pale, very long, erect and 

 conspicuous on the elytra. Head only slightly wider than long, broadly para- 

 bolic behind the eyes, which are rather small and only moderately prominent ; 

 antennal prominences large and very feeble ; clypeus long and well developed,. 

 flat toward tip, with a few fine setigerous punctures, the apical edge perfectly 

 even and without trace of median protuberance. Antennse rather slender, 3^ 

 as long as the body, the club narrow and gradual in formation ; second joint 

 very feebly obconic, fully }4 longer than wide, rather longer than the next 

 two and distinctly wider ; three to six equal in width, smooth and cylindric ;. 

 third distinctly wider than long ; fourth nearly as long as wide ; fifth and, 



