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Title: Proceedings of the United States National Museum
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: United States National Museum Smithsonian Institution United States. Dept. of the Interior
Subjects: Science
Publisher: Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, (etc.)
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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an impunctate region in lateral basal half; basal foveadeep, punctiform, with a short, shallow anterior furrow. Elytra athumeri one-half wider than prothorax at base, nearly three times aslong as prothorax, length to width as 5:4 ; intervals convex, abouttwice as wide as striae, with several rows of minute punctures bearingextremely small scales; striae deep, fine. Scutellum triangular, 0.09by 0.09 mm., with slight median impression. Front femora aboutfour times as long as wide. Claws with acute basal tooth. Material examined: One female determined by Hans Wagner. Known distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro and Petr6polis (BMNH). Apion (Trichapion) gulare Fall Figure 13,a-c Apion gulare Fall, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 25, p. 140, 1898.—Blatchley andLeng, Rhynchophora or weevils of northeastern America, p. 78, 1916. Description: Robust. Black, with reddish aeneous luster; pubes-cence moderate, fine, white, sparse, slightly denser on sides of meso- SUBGENUS TRICHAPION—KISSINGER 339
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Figure 13.—a-c, Apion gulare Fall: a, entire dorsal view of male; b, lateral view of head andprothorax of male c, mucro of tibia 3 of male, d, e, A. nitidum Kirsch: d, mucro of tibiae3 of male; e, lateral view of head and prothorax of male. /, m, n, A. porcatum Boheman:f, mucro of tibiae 3 of male; m, entire dorsal view of male; n, lateral view of head andprothorax of male, g-j, A. patruele Smith: g, mucro of tibia 3 of male; h, lateral view ofhead and prothorax of male; t, lateral view of head and prothorax of female; /, dorsalview of head of male, k, I, A. perforicolle Fall: k, lateral view of head and prothorax ofmale; /, entire dorsal view of male, o, p, A. rufipenne Gyllenhal: o, dorsal view of pro-thorax; p, lateral view of head and prothorax of male. Line equals 0.50 mm. 340 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM vol. no thorax. Male beak as long as head and prothorax combined, slightlycurved, moderately dUated laterally and ventrally at antennal inser-tion, nearly cylindrical be

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