thorax being more cuneate in side view. The sculpture seems 

 to be about the same in both. In the present specimen there 

 is still evidence of fine pubescence on the elytra, while the front 

 and middle tibiae are closely clothed with minute hairs, directed 

 longitudinally. All the femora are transversely finely wrinkled 

 or striate, those of the front and middle legs more plainly. 



APION SCUDDEEIANUM sp. nov. 

 (Plate III, fig. 17). 



Form fairly elongate, back not much arched except posteriorly. Head, 

 measured from the front of the eye, more than two-thirds the length of the 

 prothorax, strongly tapering, moderately coarsely and, in general, closely 

 but not quite regularly punctate above the eye, finely striate beneath. 

 Beak, measured from the same place, only a trifle longer than the prothorax, 

 not tapering, except near the tip, regularly and gently curved, almost per- 

 fectly smooth. Eye elliptical, a little oblique, not very distant from the 

 front margin of the prothorax. Antennae not defined except what is 

 probably a bent portion of the scape lying upon the beak. Prothorax about 

 one and two-thirds times as high as long, moderately tapering anteriorly, 

 back pretty strongly and regularly arched, punctuation deep, moderately 

 coarse, close and regular. Elytra not strongly convex on the dorsum ex- 

 cept near the apex, striae deep, barely visibly punctate basally, interspaces 

 hardly wider than the striae, transversely a little wrinkled. Sculpture of 

 the underside weak. Legs not shown except one fore femur which is long 

 and moderately stout but is not included in the figure. Length, exclusive 

 of rostrum, 2,80 mm. 



Described from one specimen with counterpart. 



By the description and figure, this would come close to Apion 

 refrenaiiim from the Florissant shales, but the present species 

 is larger, has a much shorter beak and elliptical instead of circu- 

 lar eyes. The two short intermediate abdominal segments show 

 very distinctly and have influenced my generic assignment. 



CEUTOEHYNCHUS BLAISDELLI sp. nov. 

 (Plate III, fig. 15). 

 Form moderately robust. Back, in side view, not strongly arched. Head 

 with ill defined sculpture. Beak fairly stout, curved, about equal in length 

 to the head and prothorax united, distinctly but finely striate and punctate. 

 Eyes small, rounded. Prothorax about two-thirds as long as high, tapering 

 anteriorly, without defined tubercles or spines, surface uniformly moderately 

 coarsely cribrately punctured. Elytra subtruncate at apex, deeply striate, 

 each stria with a row of small, well separated, rounded punctures, inter- 

 stitial areas convex, each with about sixteen tubercles, low and flat near 

 the elytral base but high and pointed apically. These tubercles are nearly 



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