Proceedings of the United States National Museum . inserted more distad on the beak. The beak of themale of A. hadromerum is clothed with long, bristly pubescence. The SUBGENUS TRICHAPION—KISSINGER 327 beak of the males of the other species is clothed with shorter pubes-cence. The mucrones of the males of A. perpilosum project at anangle with the tibiae and the elytral intervals are flat. The mucronesof the male of A. auriferum project in line with the tibiae at the baseand curve out at an angle in the apical half and the intervals areconvex. Apion {Trichapion) auriferum Wagner Figure ll,a,6,A
Proceedings of the United States National Museum . inserted more distad on the beak. The beak of themale of A. hadromerum is clothed with long, bristly pubescence. The SUBGENUS TRICHAPION—KISSINGER 327 beak of the males of the other species is clothed with shorter pubes-cence. The mucrones of the males of A. perpilosum project at anangle with the tibiae and the elytral intervals are flat. The mucronesof the male of A. auriferum project in line with the tibiae at the baseand curve out at an angle in the apical half and the intervals areconvex. Apion {Trichapion) auriferum Wagner Figure ll,a,6,A;Apion (Trichapion) auriferum Wagner, Arch. Naturg. Berlin, vol. 78, p. 100, 1912. Description: Length, to mm. Moderately robust. Black; pubescence conspicuous, fine, white,sparse, coarser and denser at base of elytral interval 3 and sides ofprothorax, mesothorax, and metathorax. Male beak one-seventhlonger than prothorax, slightly curved, slightly expanded laterally overantennal insertion, evenly attenuate toward apex; in basal three-. FiGURE 11.—a, b, k, Apion auriferu7n Wagner: a, entire dorsal view of male; h, lateral viewof head and prothorax of male; k, mucro of tibia 3 of male, c, /, g, j, A. perpilosumWagner: c, dorsal view of head of male; /, lateral view of head and prothorax of male; g,lateral view of head and prothorax of female; ;, mucro of tibia 3 of male, d, h, I, Wagner: d, dorsal view of head of male; h, lateral view of head and prothoraxof male; /, mucro of tibia 3 of male, e, i, m, A. submetallicum Boheman: e, dorsal view ofhead of male; i, lateral view of head and prothorax of male; m, mucro of tibia 3 of equals —59 6 328 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM vol. no fourths sparsely punctate and pubescent, apical fourth smoother andshining. Antennae inserted at distance from eye equal to width offrons, at basal fifth of beak; first segment one-half longer than second,shorter than next two; second segment slig
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