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1 adopt the name proposed by Schoenherr, in preference 

 ■ to that of sanguinipennis, under which I described it. 



BALANINUS, Germ. 



B. cons/r/c/tw, Nob. (Rynchaenus) Journ. Acad. Nat. 

 Sc. Vol. 3, p. 513. 



TYCfflUS, Germ. Sch. 



1. T. araius, Body entirely covered with pale olivace- 

 ous, dense, elongated or rounded scales : rostrum as long 

 as the head & thorax, linear ; scales like robust hairs ; 

 transversely indented over the insertion of the antennse ; a 

 longitudinal impressed line ; tip naked, rufous : thorax 

 with the hair-like scales converging backwards to the dor- 

 sal line: elytra with indented striae, punctures are 

 not visible ; with densely imbricaited, rounded scales : 

 middle of the interstitial lines with a series of prostrate 

 scale like hairs : unarmed, emarginate. 



Inhab Missouri. 



Length three twentieths of an inch. 

 Can this be C.penicillus, Herbst? 



2 T. amoenus, Body dark brownish, with m'nute 

 scales : rostrum somewhat arquated, as long as the head & 

 thorax, dull rufous : thorax narrowed considerably before ; 

 base not undulated : c/i//m varied with whitish : feet un- 

 armed, dull rufous : tarsi black. 



Inhab. U. S. 



Length one tenth of an inch. 



BARIDIUS, Sch. 



1. B.nigrinu.% Body black, densely punctured: roa- 

 rum arquated, linear ; as long as the head & thorax : tho- 

 rax with rather larp^e, dense punctures, dilated & rounded, 

 at the scutel : sctttel as wide as long,rounded behind : elytra 

 with impressed, narrow, punctured strise, & much broader 

 flat interstitial lines, on which are regular, dilated, trans- 

 verse punctures. 



Inhab. Pennsylvania. 

 Curculio nigrinus; Melsh. Catal. 

 Length one tenth of an inch. 



2. B. interstitialis, Nob. (Hynchaenus.) Journ. Acad. 

 Nat. Sc. Vol. 3, p. 3 1 4. 



3. * B.' scoiopaxy Body dark chesnut: rostrum longer 

 than the head & thorax, slightly curved, linear : thorax 

 coaic , with small, numerous punctures : c/y/ra deeply im- 



