126 Genis 18Ü. — LAUINUS. 



nigrum, paic«; cinereo-tomentosuni. Antennae breves, piceoe, clava 

 albido pul>escente. Thorax latitudine baseosbrevior, anteriusniulto 

 anffustior ibiquc obsoleti- oonstrictus, aplce siiiiiato-eniaifjinatus, 

 lateribus obli([uis, vix ampliatis, basi profuiulc bi-siiiualiis, supra 

 inodice convexus,confertissirae punctatus et nifjulosus, nigulissul)- 

 tiliter punctulatis; niger, plus minusve cinereo-tomentosus, prae- 

 sertim versus latera.Scutellum inediocre, trianguläre, nigrum,ma- 

 gis evidens quam in plerisque hujus generis. Elytra ovata, antice 

 singulatim rotundata, thoracis basi arcte applicata, ibique illo 

 parum latiora, sed mox pone basin anipliata, apice conjunctini 

 rotundata, thorace triplo longiora, supra convexa,regu1aritoretsub- 

 remote punclato-striata, interstitiis planis, confertim subtiiiter 

 transversim rugulosis; nigra, tomento cinereo, interdum flavescente, 

 maculatim condensato, tessellata. Corpus subtus nigruni, confer- 

 tim subtiiiter granulatum et punctatum , griseo-pubescens. Pedes 

 longiusculi, nigri, punctato-scabri , griseo-pubesccntes ; femoribus 

 modice clavatis, muticis; tibiis arcuatis, intus denticulatis; tarsis 

 dilatatis, subtus brunneo-spongiosis. — Ghl. 



* 35. L. Canescens. 



Ovatus, lüger, griseo-tomentosus , roslro brevi , llneari , leviter cari- 

 nato, titorace tiansverso , lateribus ampUato, elytris jninctato-stria- 

 tis, griseo-nebulosis. 



Sturm. Ins. Cat. 1826, p. 160. 



* Var. ß. Dimidio major, densius griseo-tomentosus et flavo-pol- 

 linosus. 



Patria: Hungaria. Dom. Stürm; Caucasus. Dom. Steven. Var. p, 

 Podolia. Dom. Besser; Pcrsia. Dom. Faldermann ; et ab illis bene- 

 vole communicatus. Mus. Schh. 



Larinoturbinato aequalisotsiinilis,sed rostrum lineare et thoracis 

 latera minus anipliata ; a Larinoßavescentiiiii't'crt rostro breviore et a 

 Larino piano statura latiore, breviore. Caput breve, latuni, confer- 

 tim, inaequaliter punctatum, nigrum, griseo-tomentosum, fronte 

 plana; oculi ovati, nigro-brunnei, paruni prominuli ; rostrum capilc 

 parum longius, crassum, lineare, sub-arcuatum, supra rugulosuni, 

 leviter carinatum,ni{;rum.Antenna; piccos, griseo-pubesccntes. Tho- 

 rax transversus, antice duplo angustior, tubulatus, apice emargi- 

 natus, lateribus rotundato-anipliatus, basi profunde bi-sinuatus, 

 supra |>arum convexus, ante scuteilum impressus,undique conler- 

 tiui ruguU)sus et j)unctatus,niger, lateribus deuse,in dorso parcius 



