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 SUPPLEMENT. 



EPJRHINUS, Sch. 



1. 'E. ephippiakis.Body yellowish-rufous, with nume- 

 rous prostrate haii^ : thorax with a slightly indented, 

 longitudinal line : elytra with rather wide impressed 

 striae, containing large punctures ; near the base a com- 

 mon transverse black spot, connected along the suture 

 with another transverse, triangular, black spot: beneath^ 

 excepting the feet, dusky : thighs unarmed. 



Inhab. Indiana. 



Length one tenth of an inch.. 



2. E. rufous, i?of?jr/pale rufous, with numerous, oblong 

 whitish, prostrate scales : m/rwrn longer than the head & 

 thorax , arquated, linear: elutra with impressed stria: 

 suture, near the scutel, indented : scutel not very obvious. 



Inhab, Missouri. 



Length one tenth of an inch. 



ANTHONOMUS, Germ. 



1. A. erythropterus. Bodij Black-brown : rostrum very 

 slightly curved, as long as the head & thorax, thickly punc- 

 tured : antennm rufous : Head not obviously punctured ; 

 with white, prostrate hair beneath ; a puncture rather 

 above the line of the eyes : thorax densely punctured : 

 scm/c/ with prostrate white hair, rounded : elytra beyond 

 the middle & excepting at tlie suture, dull rufous ; with 

 impressed, punctured striie ; & with scattered, rather short 

 hairs each side : stethidium w'ith prostrate, white hair. 



Inhab. Pennsylvania. 

 Length over one tenth of an inch. 

 Curculio erythropterus, Melsh, Catal. 

 Mr. Schoenherr informs me that Dejean has given to 

 this species the name oi mturulis. 



2. A. signatus, Body with numerous, prostrate, wljitc 

 hairs : rostrum longer than the hcad& thorax, slightly arqis- 

 ated, linear, lineated : scutel oval : elytra sanguineous, with 

 punctured, impressed strife ; region of the scutel to the^, 

 middle of the suture, & band of three large, unequal spots 

 behind the middle, brown. 



Inhab. U. 8. 



Length less than one tenth of an inch. 



