70 RHYNCHOPHORA. 
51. Apion vinosum, sp. n. 
Robustum, nigrum, supra, presertim in elytris, rufo-enescens; rostro mediocri, capite inter oculos striato ; 
prothorace conico, dense punctato; elytris sulcatis, sulcis profunde punctatis; pedibus rufo-obscuris. 
Long. 27-23 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, near the city, Duenas (Champion). 
Rostrum rather stout, slightly shining, but little sculptured, in the male shorter than 
the head and thorax, in the female much longer; eyes large and prominent, the space 
between them moderately broad, bearing three short, broad grooves separated by fine 
carine:; antenne black, inserted about as far in front of the eyes as the width of the 
space between them. Thorax conical, much narrowed in front, densely and rather 
coarsely punctate, with a short deep channel in front of the scutellum. Elytra broad 
and short, much broader than the thorax, with deep distinct grooves and flat interstices. 
Legs red, the coxe and trochanters black. Under surface sparingly clothed with 
white pubescence, which is dense at the sides of the breast, on the front of the anterior 
coxee, and at the sides of the rostral scrobes. Male with a short mucro at the apex 
of each of the middle and hind tibie. 
The dull reddish-eneous colour of the elytra is almost peculiar to this species. 
52. Apion chiriquense, sp. n. 
Sat elongatum, nigrum, subnudum, pedibus rufo-testaceis, femoribus posterioribus fuscescentibus; rostro 
crassiusculo, fortiter punctato; prothorace angusto, fortiter parce punctato; elytris late et profunde 
punctatis, interstitiis planis. 
Long. 2-2} millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Chilpancingo, Cuernavaca, Atoyac (ZH. H. Smith) ; GuaTEMALa, Zapote, 
Tamahu (Champion); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 
Rostrum stout, curved, not at all thinner towards the extremity, coarsely punctate 
all over, in the male scarcely so long as the head and thorax, in the female distinctly 
longer: eyes not large, slightly prominent; antenne inserted only about as far in 
front of the eyes as the width of the ocular space. Thorax narrow, a little narrowed 
in front, very feebly transversely impressed immediately behind the front margin ; 
coarsely and somewhat sparingly punctured, quite black. LElytra rather long and 
narrow, with deep and definite grooves, which are very distinctly punctate; at the 
base of the third interstice there is a very minute patch of three or four white hairs. 
Legs reddish-yellow, the hind femora dark, the coxe and trochanters black; middle 
coxee rather widely separated. 
53 Apion relictum, sp. x. 
Minus elongatum, nigrum, subnitidum, pedibus rufo-testaceis, elytris ad basin albido-bimaculatis; rostro 
crassiusculo, fortiter rugoso; prothorace fere brevi, fortiter punctato; elytris profunde sulcatis. 
Long. 2 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Cuernavaca in June, Amula in August, Teapa in March (4. . Smith), 
