Proceedings of the United States National Museum . intervals. This group appears to be closely related to the A. patruele groupbut its members differ in the more slender shape, tbe shallower basalfovea of the prothorax, the narrower frons, and the slight expansion ofthe beak over the antennal insertion. A. pervicax and A. importunummake a close approach to the A. patruele group. A. minor, with itsattenuate beak, seems to make an approach to the A. rostrum group. Apion {Trichapion) aciipunctatum Sharp Figure 14,a,6 Apion acupunctatum Sharp, Biologia Central!-Americana. Insecta, Coleoptera,Curcu
Proceedings of the United States National Museum . intervals. This group appears to be closely related to the A. patruele groupbut its members differ in the more slender shape, tbe shallower basalfovea of the prothorax, the narrower frons, and the slight expansion ofthe beak over the antennal insertion. A. pervicax and A. importunummake a close approach to the A. patruele group. A. minor, with itsattenuate beak, seems to make an approach to the A. rostrum group. Apion {Trichapion) aciipunctatum Sharp Figure 14,a,6 Apion acupunctatum Sharp, Biologia Central!-Americana. Insecta, Coleoptera,Curculionidae: Apioninae, vol. 4, pt. 3, p. 51, 1890. Description: Length, mm. Moderately robust. Black; pubescence inconspicuous, very fine,white, uniform. Female beak one-fifth longer than head and pro-thorax combined, moderately, evenly curved; basal one-third cylindri-cal, very gradually attenuate to apex; fine, sparsely punctured through-out. Antennae of female inserted at basal one-fourth of beak, at dis- SUBGENUS TRICHAPION—KISSINGER 349. Figure 14.—a, b, Apion acupunciatum Sharp: a, entire dorsal view of female; b, lateralview of head and prothorax of female, c, d, A. davidis Sharp: c, lateral view of head andprothorax of female; d, entire dorsal view of female, e, h, o, p, A. gracilirostre Sharp:e, lateral view of head and prothorax of male; h, dorsal view of head of male; o, mucroof tibia 2 of male; p, mucro of tibia 3 of male. /, g, A. hicolor Gerstaecker: /, lateral viewof head and prothorax of female; g, lateral view of head and prothorax of male, i-k, q,Apion impoTiunum Fall: i, lateral view of head and prothorax of male;;, lateral view ofhead and prothorax of female; k, dorsal view of head of male; q, mucro of tibia 3 of , A. managuense Wagner: /, dorsal view of head of male; m, lateral view of head andprothorax of female; n, lateral view of head and prothorax of male. Line equals mm. 350 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM vol. no tance from eye
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