Mr. Kirby on Herbst's Genus Apion. 71 



distinctly marked, and at the same time one of the most elegant, 

 species of the genus. It appears never to have been noticed 

 before. 



54. APION ONOPORDI. 



A. atrum glabrum, coleoptris ovatis nitide viridi-eeneis cserules- 

 centibusve, thorace scabro. 



Long. Corp. 14 lin. 

 Habitat in Angliae Onopordo frequens. Mus. nostr. 

 DESCR. CORPUS atrum, glabrum, nitidiusculum. 



Caput breve, punctatum, postice elevatum, antice de- 

 pressum, inter oculos rugulosum seu punctatum punctis 

 confluentibus. Rostrum mediocre, apice nitidum, pone 

 antennas pauld incrassatum.. Antenna subiongiores, 

 posticas : clava ovata* Oculi prominulL 



Truncus subcjlindricus, punctis magnis valde excavatis 

 confluentibus scaber, postice lineola dorsali profundius 

 exaratus. Scutellum minutissimum. Coleoptra ovata, vi- 

 ridi-aeneo nitidula, sulcata: sulculis subpunctatis ; in- 

 terstitiis planiusculis. 



Obs.— Alt. Sex. Rostro longiori. 



Var. /3. Elytris viridi-caerulescentibus. 



y. atro-caeruleis. 



Panzer's figure of what he gives for Attelabus Craccce of Fa- 

 bricius (Faun. Germ. Init. 20. t. 10.) is very similar to this in- 

 sect; but since his is found upon Vicia Cracca and other vetches, 

 and ours only upon Onopordum Acanthium, I imagine we mean 

 distinct species. Sometimes the hinder part of the head is 

 drawn into the thorax, in which case it does not show the ele- 

 vated part. 



55. APION 



