. The Rhynchophora of America, north of Mexico [microform]. Beetles; Beetles; Coléoptères; Coléoptères. f fit iff k ! i hi 170 CURCULIOXID^. [LeOonte. 2. Elytra ovate, rounded on the sides 3. " ohlonji, parallel " " 4. 3. Prolhorax transverse, scales yellow 1. corpulentus. " scarcely wider than lonj;, scales gray 2. ovipennis. 4. Beak slraiftht, scales gray 5. " curved 6. 5. Elytra suddenly wider than prothorax 3. griaeus. " gradually, slightly wider than prothorax 4. obtectus. G. Of usual size, scales yellow, elytra rather 5. flavicans. Very small,
. The Rhynchophora of America, north of Mexico [microform]. Beetles; Beetles; Coléoptères; Coléoptères. f fit iff k ! i hi 170 CURCULIOXID^. [LeOonte. 2. Elytra ovate, rounded on the sides 3. " ohlonji, parallel " " 4. 3. Prolhorax transverse, scales yellow 1. corpulentus. " scarcely wider than lonj;, scales gray 2. ovipennis. 4. Beak slraiftht, scales gray 5. " curved 6. 5. Elytra suddenly wider than prothorax 3. griaeus. " gradually, slightly wider than prothorax 4. obtectus. G. Of usual size, scales yellow, elytra rather 5. flavicans. Very small, scales grayish, elytra narrow 6. pusio. Of usual size, mottled with spots of 7. tychioides. 7. Interspaces of elyti"a not setose 9. " " with single rows of 8. 8. Of usual size and form 8. vestitus. Smaller and more elongate 9. seriatus, 9. Scales mottled in color lO. " small, uniform bright fulvous 10. fulvus. " large, dirty gray 11. sordidus. 10. Elytra longer and less convex 12- cinereus. " more convex, scales large, oval 13. squamulatuo. " " " " narrow 14. corniculatus. 1. S. corpulentus, n. sp. Robust, black, densely clothed with oval ochreous scales ; beak punctured, slightly curved, as long as the head and prothorax, thinly pubescent. Prothorax nearly twice as wide as long, convex, sides strongly rounded, densely i)unctured, punctures obscured by the scales, disc darker than the sides. Elytra convex, sub ovate, one fourth wider than the i)ro- thorax, humeri prominent, rounded, stria' well imi)ressed, fine, interspaces flat; disc with a common dark sjjot extending from the base nearly to the middle, wider behind, and reaching the third stria. Antennte with the funicle rather stout, second joint not longer than the third ; hind tibiije scarcely mucronate. Length mm ; .11 inch. One specinu'n, Louisiana. Resembles in form Pachytychiun dhcoideui, but easily distinguished by the generic cha
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