174 . RHYNCHOPHORA. 
scrobes deep, descending to beneath the eyes, and extending sinuously forward to near the apex; antenne 
inserted at the middle of the rostrum, joints 3-7 of the funiculus very short, closely articulated, and 
widening outwards, 1 twice as long as 2, 7 almost forming part of the club, the latter stout. Prothorax 
convex, broader than long, slightly rounded at the sides, and gradually narrowing from a little before the 
base to the apex, not constricted in front, sparsely, finely punctate. Elytra much wider than the 
prothorax, short, gibbous, the humeri obtuse; finely and lightly punctate-striate, the interstices smooth 
and shining. Legs rather short ; femora each with a small tooth; anterior tibiz not hollowed within; 
tarsal claws with a very short tooth. 
Length 2, breadth 1 millim. ( ?) 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 
One specimen only, somewhat immature and abraded, of this curious species has 
been obtained. It is probably black, and has white pubescence on the scutellum 
and under surface, when mature and in good condition. The head is coarsely, and 
the prothorax and elytra are finely, punctured; the rostrum is very stout and 
curved, with the scrobes deep and descending (the insect in this respect approaching 
A. alboscutellatus) and continued forward; and the tarsal claws have a very short 
tooth. 
A, ceruleisquanis-group. 
32. Anthonomus ceruleisquamis, sp.n. (Tab. X. figg. 12, 12a, ¢.) 
Ovate, convex, black, the basal two-thirds of each of the femora, the apex of the antennal scape, and the first 
joint of the funiculus, rufo-testaceous ; the upper surface thickly clothed with pale blue scales, which are 
rounded and rather coarse on the prothorax, and minute and oval in shape elsewhere ; the side-pieces of 
the meso- and metasternum, and the underside of the head, densely clothed with ochreous, the rest of the 
under surface with bluish-white, scales; the legs sparsely clothed with a bluish-white squamiform 
pubescence. Head rugulose, faintly sulcate between the eyes above, the latter very prominent, the head 
feebly constricted behind them; rostrum feebly curved, very long and slender, rugulose and finely carinate 
at the base, and narrowly sulcate at the sides posteriorly, for the rest smooth and shining, the antenne 
inserted at about two-fifths from the base, joint 1 of the funiculus elongate, as long as 2-4 united. 
Prothorax broader than long, rounded at the sides, much narrowed and feebly constricted in front, strongly 
bisinuate at the base ; the surface closely impressed with moderately coarse, round punctures, in each of 
which there is a blue scale. Elytra a little wider than the prothorax, slightly rounded at the sides, the 
humeri swollen, but obtuse ; punctate-striate, the interstices rugulose and almost flat. Pygidium covered. 
Legs long and rather stout ; all the femora strongly clavate, and each with an acute triangular tooth, the 
tibie sinuate within; tarsal claws with a long tooth. 
Length 31, breadth 14 millim. (@.) 
Hab. Guatemata, Mirandilla, Pacific slope (Chamvion). 
A single specimen. This is one of the most remarkable forms of Anthonomus yet 
discovered, and recognizable at a glance by the blue squamosity of the upper surface. 
33. Anthonomus squamiger, sp. n. 
Ovate, convex, black, the rostrum rufo-piceous at the tip, the antenne (the club excepted) and legs rufo- 
testaceous, the knees and tarsi slightly infuscate ; thickly clothed with rounded bluish-white scales, those 
on the prothorax rather coarse, the vestiture of the under surface dense and white, becoming yellowish 
on the sternal side-pieces, the legs with a sparse whitish squamiform pubescence. Head rugulose and 
faintly sulcate between the eyes, the latter very prominent, the head distinctly constricted behind them ; 
rostrum long and slender, moderately curved, rugulose and obsoletely carinate at the base, for the rest 
