APION. 83 
Of remarkably short form and peculiar coloration, the upper surface bearing a scanty, 
but rather elongate, white setosity. The rostrum is red and as long as the head and 
thorax, somewhat slender, shining, sparingly punctate; the eyes are small but slightly 
convex, placed near to the thorax; antenne inserted as near to the eyes as the width 
of the ocular interval, which is not great. Thorax short and broad, much narrowed in 
front, without distinct punctuation, but with a conspicuous depressed white setosity. 
Elytra pale testaceous-red, with the suture black, with rather fine moderately deep 
grooves and broad interstices, which have a slight convexity. Legs, including the tro- 
chanters, yellow ; metasternum very short; middle coxe slightly separated. 
We have no other species at all closely allied to this one. 
Three examples, 
82. Apion amenum, sp. n. 
Nigrum, elytris viridi-cyaneis, femoribus rufis apicibus nigris; rostro gracili, anterius polito, oculis prominulis ; 
prothorace parce punctato, canaliculato ; elytris sat late profundeque sulcatis, interstitiis planis. 
Long. 23-23 millim. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 
Rostrum of the female longer than the head and thorax, the anterior part very polished, 
quite slender, the basal part considerably thicker but still slender; eyes convex, not 
widely separated ; antennze inserted about as far in front of the eyes as the width cf the 
head and eyes, the two basal joints stout, piceous; in the male the rostrum is less 
elongate, and its anterior portion not so slender and polished. ‘Thorax moderately 
large, a good deal narrowed in front, with the anterior margin somewhat elevated ; 
sparingly and not coarsely punctured, with an elongate channel on the middle. Elytra 
with deep grooves, which are very distinctly punctate, and broad plane interstices. 
Legs rather long; femora bright red, except at the tip; front coxe with white 
pubescence in front; there is a similar setosity outside the middle coxe and along the 
sides of the metasternum ; middle cox moderately distant. 
This insect 1s perhaps nearer to 4. nodicorne than to any other species, although the 
two are so different in colour and appearance. 
A single pair. 
83. Apion grallarium, sp.n. (Tab. II. fig. 23.) 
Elongatum, angustum, brunneum, albido-setosum, antennis rufis, pedibus pallide flavis ; elytris ad apicem 
angulo externo singulo quasi nodoso-dilatato. 
Long. absque rostro 3 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, San Gerénimo (Champion). 
This curious Apion is like no other species of the genus; it is of slender form, with 
long, slender, pallid legs; of a dull brownish colour, bearing numerous long, depressed, 
white sete. The rostrum is rather slender, narrower in front, nearly straight; the 
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