398 RHYNCHOPHORA. 
transverse, shortly tubulate in front, deeply bisinuate at the base; scutcllum free, triangular, on the 
same plane as the elytra; elytra short, rounded-triangular, separately rounded at the apex ; pygidium 
exposed, transverse, subvertical; prosternum deeply sulcate to near the base, the anterior portion short, 
the broad basal process almost covering the mesosternum ; anterior cox separated by about their own 
width; legs short and stout, femora linear and unarmed, tibie strongly unguiculate and also toothed at 
or near the inner apical angle (fig. 26), tarsal claws small and connate ; body short and broad, rhomboid- 
ovate, metallic, glabrous. 
Type, E. e@ruginosus. 
The two species referred to this genus differ from Eurhinus (type, £. cyaneus, Gyll.) 
in their very short rostrum, prosternum, and legs, more slender antenne, non-prominent 
humeri, smaller tarsal claws, &c.; and they cannot even be satisfactorily placed in the 
section “ Eurhinides” as defined by Lacordaire. Hurhinopsis will probably include 
various unnamed S.-American forms existing in collections. , 
1. Eurhinopsis z2ruginosus, sp.n. (Tab XX. figg. 1, la, 2.) 
Convex, subopaque above, shining beneath, metallic green, the femora and tibia cupreous, the tarsi and 
antenns nigro-piceous. Head finely punctate, foveate between the eyes; rostrum feebly curved, very 
short, not longer than the prosternum along the median line, sparsely, finely punctate. Prothorax 
transversely convex, arcuately narrowing from the base to the apical constriction ; closely and uniformly 
impressed with coarse, rounded punctures, which are separate one from another. Elytra depressed along 
the suture, the humeri rounded; sharply punctate-striate, the interstices flat and coarsely, closely, 
seriately punctate. Pygidium closely punctured. Beneath very coarsely and closely, the median portion 
of the ventral segments sparsely and much more finely, punctate. Legs coarsely, closely punctate, 
Length 34, breadth 23 millim. ( 9.) 
Hab. Murxico, Oaxaca (L/ége). 
One specimen. The upper surface in this insect is very finely alutaceous, thus 
appearing subopaque. 
2. Kurhinopsis viridicolor, sp. n. (Tab. XX. figg. 2, 2a, b.) 
Broad, somewhat: flattened above, shining, golden-green, the antenne and tarsi nigro-piceous. Head finely 
punctate, foveate between the eyes; rostrum arcuate, very stout, about as long as the prosternum along 
the median line, sparsely, finely punctate. Prothorax moderately convex, gradually narrowing from the 
base to the abrupt apical constriction; sparsely, finely punctate, the punctuation becoming coarser 
towards the sides. Elytra slightly flattened on the disc, sharply, finely striate, the striz with scattered 
conspicuous punctures, the interstices broad, flat, and very finely and sparsely seriate-punctate. Pygidium 
closely punctate. Beneath very coarsely and closely, the median portion of the ventral segments sparsely 
and more finely, punctate. 
Length 3;,-4,15, breadth 2-23 millim. 
Hab. GuaTEMALA, Panima in Vera Paz (Champion); Panama (coll. Fry, in Mus. 
brit.). 
Two specimens, perhaps male and female, varying in size and in the sculpture of the 
prothorax. Broader, less convex, and more finely and sparsely punctured above than 
E. eruginosus, the upper surface shining golden-green, the femora and tibie similarly 
coloured, the prothorax abruptly constricted in front. Eurhinus malachiticus, Kirsch, 
