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49. Apion poeticum, sp.n. (Tab. III. fig. 14, ¢.). 
Elongatum, gracile, nigrum, nitidum, antennis, pedibus marisque rostri parte anteriore flavis; oculis sat 
prominulis, inter sese mediocriter distantibus; rostro graciliore. 
Long. 27 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, Mirandilla (Champion); Panama, Tolé (Champion). 
This is distinguished from A. hastifer by its more delicate build, longer legs and 
rostrum, and the narrower head and eyes; by this latter character it is easy to 
separate the two when they are placed side by side. We have received four examples 
of A. poeticum. 
50. Apion rufinulum, sp.n. (Tab. II. fig. 24.) 
Sat robustum, rufescens, elytris sanguineis, prothorace, capite rostroque cum antennis nigricantibus; pro- 
thorace parcissime punctato; elytris plus minusve obsolete seriatim punctatis. 
Long. 23-3 millim., 
Hab. Mexico, Chilpancingo, Teapa (H. H. Smith); British Honpuras, Belize (Blan- 
caneaux); GUATEMALA, Panajachel, Mirandilla, Zapote, Aceituno, San Gerénimo, San 
Juan in Vera Paz, Cahabon, Chiacam (Champion); Nicaragua, Chontales (Janson) ; 
Panama, David (Champion). 
Rostrum of the male scarcely so long as the head and thorax, rather stout, punctate, 
but shining, of the female considerably longer, more slender, polished; eyes convex, 
somewhat widely separated; antenne black, inserted a little farther in front of the 
eyes than the width of the interocular space. Thorax rather short, moderately 
broad, a good deal narrowed in front, and slightly constricted, blackish in colour, more 
or less feebly eenescent, shining, very sparingly punctate. Elytra dark red, smooth and 
shining, with series of faint distant punctures, which, however, are variable in their 
size; there is a marginal deeply impressed stria, and at the apex of each wing-case two 
or three deep impressions with convex interstices. Underside of the breast and 
abdomen red, the former with white hairs at the sides; middle coxe widely separated. 
Legs variable in colour—usually red, but in some specimens the front femora are infus- 
cate in the middle; sometimes they are all so much infuscate as to be nearly black. 
The male has a well-marked mucro at the apices of the middle and hind tibie. 
We have received a fair series of this species, but made up from very scattered 
localities. If all belong to one species then it is a very variable one; the colour of 
the legs, as already stated, varies from clear red to nearly black; and the head, thorax, 
and rostrum are sometimes rufescent to a greater or less extent. But the most striking 
variation is in the sculpture of the elytra: the serial punctures are sometimes scarcely 
to be detected, while in other cases they are well marked and quite conspicuous, and in 
some individuals those near the suture are deep and connected together so as to form 
there two or even three strie. 
