280 Mi'. C'urtis's Descriptions of some rare 



Fam. CuRcuLioNiDiE. 



Genus 355. Balaninus. 

 \'l. icutellari*. 



This appears to be only a var. of the female of B. Brassier, Fab. 



with a white Bcutellum. 



Genus 356. Antiionomus. 

 5 . brunnipenni*. Orhrcous-brown, glossy, with short oclireous pubescence : 

 rostrum ferruginous, piceous at the base, faintly striated ; antennae fus- 

 cous, apex of basal joint ochreous : thorax thickly and coarsely punc- 

 tured : elytra paler, strongly punctate-striate : thighs ochreous at the 

 base, with a minute tooth beneath : 1 line long, including the rostrum. 



I swept four specimens of this new species off heath the lGth of 

 Aug. ascending the Fairie-hills in the Isle of Arran. 



Genus 361. Pissodes ? 

 4. pygmcEiis. Deep shining black, sparingly clothed with minute white 

 scaly hairs : club of antennae hoary ; thorax with variolose punctures ; 

 elytra firmly striated, a little variegated with white scales towards the 

 apex : legs and underside most thickly clothed with them : length | of 

 a line. 



I have entirely forgotten where I found the 3 specimens of this 

 very distinct little insect which are in my cabinet. At first sight 

 they look very like Molytes, but I have little doubt of their belong- 

 ing to the genus Pissodes. 



Genus 362. Hypera. 

 23. fumipes. Black, variegated with cinereous and cupreous scales : an- 

 tennae ferruginous, club piceous, funiculus 6-jointed : thorax with a 

 stripe of scales on each side : elytra slightly bristly towards the apex, 

 tessellated with black, especially down the suture and towards the ex- 

 tremity; legs ferruginous, sometimes inclining to fuscous, especially the 

 thighs: length 14- line, including the rostrum. 



I possessed only a single specimen when I gave the name of fu- 

 mipes to this species, which was taken I believe by Mr. Babington 

 near Cambridge. I have subsequently received others from Mr. Wal- 

 ton, which have ochreous and ferruginous legs, depending upon their 

 age. The 6-jointed funiculus readily distinguishes this small spe- 

 cies from the rest of the Hypera. 



Genus 376. Polydrusus. 

 6. sericeus. 



I detected a female under a stone, on the banks of the Thames 

 near Gravesend the 1st of June 1839, and Mr. Walton subsequently 

 found many more specimens. 



