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impression, and the tip notched, they are evidently males, as 

 the^ other two, evidently females, have the apical segment 

 different. It appears to be very close to hinotatus, but in that 

 species the sexual differences of the rostrum, antennae, and 

 legs are very marked. In the present species the only distinct 

 ones are in the abdomen. The rostrum is perhaps a trifle 

 shorter in the male than in the female, but its punctures, and 

 the insertion of antennae, are practically identical. The female 

 may be distinguished from the female of hinotatus by the 

 prothorax being covered all over with large granules or small 

 tubercles. On hinotatus the prothorax is entirely without 

 granules for a considerable space along each side of middle. 

 This species also has the third interstice gently and regularly 

 elevated from near the base to beyond the middle. On that 

 species the third is elevated into a small but distinct tubercle 

 near the base, then depressed, and about the middle gently 

 undulated, or elevated into feeble tubercles. On the pro- 

 thorax there is a small, elongated (but easily abraded) fascicle 

 on each side of middle ; in the middle itself there is an obscure 

 whitish spot. On the elytra there are rather numerous small 

 fascicles on the third and fifth interstices, and sometimes on 

 others. The narrow white spots are on the third about 

 middle, on the fifth near it, on the seventh beyond middle, 

 and three or four on the ninth ; but they are sometimes 

 obscured, and are easily abraded. 



Episodiocis inconstans, n. sp. 



S . Blackish, antennae and tarsi reddish. Moderately 

 clothed with rusty-brown or ochreous-brown scales, obscurely 

 variegated with sooty ones; a few stout whitish scales on 

 apical portion of elytra. 



Head with dense partially-concealed punctures. Kostrum 

 rather long, thin, and parallel-sided; with dense punctures, 

 moderately large and distinct in front of antennae, larger and 

 partially concealed behind same. Scape inserted about two- 

 fifths from apex of rostrum. Prothorax rather small, 

 moderately transverse, sides strongly rounded, apex more than 

 Tialf the width of middle ; with very dense partially-concealed 

 punctures. Elytra much wider than prothorax, base lightly 

 trisinuate, sides parallel to slightly beyond the middle; with 

 rows of large, more or less oblong punctures, in places partly 

 concealed, and becoming smaller posteriorly; interstices with 

 dense punctures; third with a small subfasciculate tubercle 

 near base, and another in middle, fifth with two in similar 

 positions, and another fairly close to apex. Under-siirface 

 with dense, partially-concealed punctures. With a wide 

 shallow depression, common to metasternum and to basal 



