Epicaerus (Epicaerus) squalidus Sharp 1891

Hab.MEXICO, Oaxaca (Höge).

Angustulus, dense fusco-squamosus; prothorace subcylindrico æquali; elytris regulariter seriatim profunde punctatis.
 
Long. 8 millim.

This is a narrow Epicærus very densely covered with squalid squamosity in a uniform manner, except that there is an obscure transverse darker fascia across the middle. Rostrum densely squamose, feebly impressed on the front, with a fovea between the eyes. Thorax conico-cylindrical, not at all constricted near the base; the surface not uneven, but with a few distant punctures concealed by the squamosity. Elytra with remarkably definite deep foveiform punctures placed in very regular series. Three specimens.
 
This species is perhaps best placed near E. pedestris, compared with which it is found to be more continuous in outline, and more uniformly covered with darker squamosity; the eyes are smaller, the thorax less impressed, and the legs smaller.