BRADYRHYNCHUS. 141 
on account of the above characters. Very few Otiorhynchide have so short and broad 
a rostrum. ‘The eyes are surrounded by a slender depression, and close to them on 
each side there is a short depression to represent the lateral groove of Epicerus, but 
no median groove. The absence of any incrassation of the hind tibia external to the 
cilia would cause the insect to be placed in Lacordaire’s series with open corbels ; the 
insertion of the tarsi, according to Horn’s phraseology, is intermediate between terminal 
and lateral. The scrobes are deep, arcuate, and moderately broad and definite, and 
the pterygia—although the rostrum is so broad—can be seen from the front. 
Bradyrhynchus is the nearest approximation in our fauna to the N. American 
Graphorhinus as defined by Horn and Leconte. 
1. Bradyrhynchus brevirostris, sp. n. (Tab. VI. fig. 7.) 
Brevis, convexus, niger, parce griseo-squamosus, antennarum scapo rufo-piceo; rostro brevissimo, fere sequali, 
fronte foveolata ; prothorace parce punctato. 
Long. 6 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Salazar (f/6ge). 
Club of antenn acuminate-oval, not elongate. Rostrum extremely short and broad, 
its anterior face a little uneven, but without groove; the forehead bears a well-marked 
fovea, and there is a short lateral depression on each side close to the front of the eye. 
Thorax strongly transverse, rounded at the sides and narrowed in front, black, with a 
few pale, squalid scales; along the middle with some large punctures, those towards 
the base being united to form an abbreviated channel. Elytra with regular series of 
rather large punctures. Tarsi small. 
We have received eight specimens of this species; they are all alike, and I do not 
think the black squalid condition of the surface is due to abrasion. 
2. Bradyrhynchus toluce, sp. n. 
Brevis, convexus, niger, fusco-squamosus, griseo-variegatus; rostro brevissimo, medio haud sulcato, fronte 
foveola parva; prothorace disco multipunctato. 
Long. 6 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Toluca (Sai/é). 
Antenne short; scape piceous at the base; club acuminate but short. Rostrum 
very short and broad, with two vague obsolete impressions on the front surface, the 
lateral depression on each side in front of the eye deep though short; the frontal 
fovea distinct. Thorax transverse, covered with fuscous squamosity, with a vague paler 
vitta on each side, some large punctures scattered on the upper surface. Elytra with 
regular series of rather fine punctures, covered with fuscous squamosity, with some 
white marks near the shoulder and a common Y-like white mark on the declivity. Two 
specimens, both in very decayed condition. 
