. The Rhynchophora of America, north of Mexico [microform]. Beetles; Beetles; Coléoptères; Coléoptères. Horn.] OPHRYASTINI. 55 Two species compose this penus. Intervals of elytra convex, tilterniitely more elevated ; liu- nuiri not prominent torpidus. Intervals convex, etpial ; humeri obtusely prominent cinereus. N. torpidus Lee. {Ilyhbim) Pacif. Rep. Ajip. 1, p. 55. Elongate oval, surface densely covered with cinereous scales and witli very short sul)-ere(;t setic. Head and rostrum lonfier tlian the , sparsely i)uncturcd, densely pubescent, and with very few short sub-erect scale-
. The Rhynchophora of America, north of Mexico [microform]. Beetles; Beetles; Coléoptères; Coléoptères. Horn.] OPHRYASTINI. 55 Two species compose this penus. Intervals of elytra convex, tilterniitely more elevated ; liu- nuiri not prominent torpidus. Intervals convex, etpial ; humeri obtusely prominent cinereus. N. torpidus Lee. {Ilyhbim) Pacif. Rep. Ajip. 1, p. 55. Elongate oval, surface densely covered with cinereous scales and witli very short sul)-ere(;t setic. Head and rostrum lonfier tlian the , sparsely i)uncturcd, densely pubescent, and with very few short sub-erect scale-like hairs. Rostrum tlat above, tij) with small triani^ular .smooth space, a fine median line near tlie tip. Thorax slia;htly broailer than long, sides in front rather strongly arcuate, then gradually narrowed to base, disc moderately convex with a rather l)road median channel deeper in front, surface sub-granular and very densely scaly and with few sub-erect scale- like hairs. Elytra oblong oval, slightly wider at base than the thorax, humeri rounded, disc moderately convex, feebly striate, strise witli mode- rate, rather closely placed, round punctures, each filled with a large scale, intervals convex, the sutural 2-t-*l-8 more elevated, surface densely scaly, each interval with one row of short scjile-likt; sub erect hairs. Body be neath and l(\gs very densely covered with scales similar to those of the upper surface. Length . inch ; mm. Old si)ecimens of this species are frequently brownish. One female in the cabinet of Dr. LeConte has onei)f the short abdominal segments absent. Not rare in Oregon. N. eequalis, n. sp. Form oblong oval, surface densely covered with cinereous scales, and with sliort erect scUe. Head and rostrum slightly longer than the thorax, densely scaly, sparsely setose. Rostrum slightly rounded above, at til) with very small smooth space and without median line. Thorax slightly broader than long, sides, moderattdy arcuate, disc feebly co
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