Memoirs on the coleoptera

CERAMBYCID.E 3QI
and less diminishing posteriorly, being still rather large apically;
apices nearly as in incertus; fifth ventral broadly truncate, rather
shorter than the fourth. Length (cT) 8.5 mm.; width 2.4 mm.
Indiana, Levette brevicornis n. sp.
4 Form moderately slender, the third antennal joint always very much
longer than the fourth 5
Form very slender and more linear or parallel, the third antennal joint
but very slightly longer than the fourth; elytral apices as in villosns
throughout 7
5 Elytra each transversely truncate at tip, the truncature limited by two
equal straight slender spines. Body rather shining, piceous, the
elytra, legs, antennae and under surface paler; head very closely,
strongly punctured; antenna? (9 ) not quite as long as the body, very
slender, sparsely pubescent, the spines small, rather flattened dis-
tally and with the internal, densely punctate opaque areas conspicuous;
prothorax cylindric, rather longer than wide, the parallel
sides feebly, subevenly arcuate throughout; surface very coarsely,
deeply and closely but not confluently punctured throughout, without
even a median smooth spot and with rather coarse, short, pale
and decumbent hairs and a few spots of dense yellowish pubescence,
of which one at each side just before the middle is especially dense
and well defined; scutellum well developed, densely pubescent,
semicircular as usual; elytra three times as long as wide, parallel,
straight at the sides, dehiscent at apex, fully one-half wider than
the prothorax, with sparsely scattered, irregular and dense pubescence
but without erect hairs; punctures rather sparse, not very
coarse, about half the diameter of the pronotal punctures basally,
becoming fine and feebly asperulate distally; under surface finely,
sparsely punctate, the prosternum coarsely and densely. Length
(9) 15.0 mm.; width 3.4 mm. Levette Cabinet, unlabeled.
abruptus n. sp.
Elytra each with a small deep apical sinus, which is limited internally by a
small fine sutural spicule and externally by a longer, though moderate,
more or less incurvate spine or tooth 6
6 Prothorax (cf , 9 ) about as long as wide, more or less at the sides.
feebly rounded
Pronotum (cf) very finely, densely punctate throughout
and dull, or ( 9 ) with coarse, deep, clearly defined and very
close or crowded punctures and with the sides minutely subprominent
at the middle, the pubescence tending to form two narrow ragged
vittae; scutellum well developed; antenna? only moderately slender
1
basally, with small spines, distinctly longer (cf ) or shorter (9 ) than
the body; elytra tapering slightly, rounding apically at the sides to
the apex of the lateral spines, coarsely, rather closely punctate
basally, finely but not asperulately toward apex; pale
hairs rather
long, decumbent, somewhat sparse, the condensed clusters small,
irregularly scattered and not well defined. Length 14.5 mm.;
width 3.2 mm. Atlantic states to Iowa and Texas, .villosus Fabr.
A Similar to villosus but paler in coloration, dark testaceous, more
shining but with the elytra distinctly tapering from base to apex
and the antennae more slender though otherwise nearly similar;