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Length one-fourth of an inch. 



Resembles E. vorax, Gyl. but the thorax is more rounded and -the elytra have 

 a more tesselated appearance. 



ANTHONOMUS, Germ. 



1. A. quadrigibbus, Ferruginous; elytra with about four tubercles, 

 Inhab. U. S. 



Curculio quadrigibbus, Melsli. Catalogue. 



Body dull ferruginous ; rostrum more than half the length of the body; thorax 

 with three obsolete whitish lines; pleura bilineate, of which one is more distinct: 

 elytra with double series of punctures, the interstitial lines alternately elevated, 

 the two inner ones on each with two or three compressed elevations, of which 

 the posterior one on the inner line is more prominent; posterior declivity paler : 

 anterior thighs two toothed, the posterior tooth prominent. 



Length [exclusive of the rostrum] less than three-twentieths of an inch. 



I have taken this species on the Crataegus. 



2. A. musculus, Dull rufous; scutel and elytra! spotted bands whitish. 

 Inhab. U. S. 



Curculio varians, Melsh. Catal. 



Body more or less dull rufous, or piceous, punctured ; head piceous ; rostrum 

 with elevated lines : antennae rufous ; club dusky ; thorax piceous, very much 

 crouded with punctures; small recurved distant whitish hairs ; scutel oval white; 

 elytra with dilated impressed striae of large punctures ; rufous with the edge 

 piceous; two or three undulated, macular, whitish bands of short hairs ; beneath 

 piceous ; feet rufous. 



Length including the rostrum one-tenth of an inch. 



Var. A. Obscure piceous, almost black bands obvious. 



This varies considerably in its depth of coloring. 



Subgenus, odontopus, Nob. 

 Eyes approximate. 



3. A. calceatus. Spine of the anterior thighs robust, denticulated before. 

 Inhab. Indiana. 



Body black : antennae piceous ; clava darker; thorax very densely punctured, 

 rather large, much narrowed before ; scutel longitudinal, oblong, sublinear; 

 elytra with profoundly impressed, punctured striae, interstitial lines flattened, 

 densely punctured; anterior thigh with a very prominent robust tooth; ante- 

 riorto which are small denticulations ; intermediate thighs with a small tooth ; 

 posterior pair with the tooch obsolete ; tibiae, anterior pair much arquated. 



Length nearly three-twentieths of an inch. 



This is not uncommon. With the form and habit ofthe insects of this genus 

 it has approximate eyes. 



EllODISCUS,Schoen. 



E. myrmccndes, Black, scutel and line on pectus and postpectus whitish. 

 Inhab. U. S. 



Body black, with numerous slender upright hairs ; thorax very convex 

 above ; scutel cinereous : elytra convex with slightly impressed striae, punc- 

 tured ; thighs clavate, cniarginate and with a large compressed tooth : tibiae 

 arquated at base ; anterior pair mucronate at tip ; pectus and postpectus with a 

 longitudmal white line. 



Length three-twentieths of an inch. 



