Genus 189. — NERTI10P8. i53 



Genus 189. NERTHOPS. Nobis (i). 

 Lixus Oliv. — Rhinobatus Dhjean. — Rliyncliites Wiedem. 



Character generis. ■ — Antennse brevissimse, crassiusculae, sub-in- 

 fracta?; sca{30 brevissimo, sub-clavato; funiculo y-articulato; arti- 

 culis duobiis basalibus brevibus, sub-tuibinatis, S-y transversis , 

 valde coarctatis, successive latioribus, ultimo clavse arcte adnexo ; 

 clava ovata, acuminata. 



Rostrum longitudine capitis, crassiusculum , teres, paulo arcua- 

 tum; scrobs curvata, linearis, sensim subtus llexa. 



Oculi laterales, maximi, rotundati, infra caput fere connexi, non- 

 nihil prominentes. 



Thorax transversus, basi leviter bi-sinuatus, lateribus valde am- 

 pliato-rotundatus, juxta apicem subito angustatus, antice trunca- 

 tus, supra perparum convexus. 



Scutellum sat magnum , trianguläre. 



Elytra oblongo-subquadrata, basi singulatim rotundata, bume- 

 ris obtuse angulatis; supra modice convexa , apice obtuse rotun- 

 data, anum haud occultantia. 



Observ. — Corpus ovato-sub-quadralum , parum convexum, squa- 

 mulosum; minoris magnitudinis. 



* I. N. GUTTATUS. 



Niger, antennis tarsisque pice.is , tliorace amplo , granulato-punctatu, 

 sub-carinato, eljtris punctato-striatls, macuüs sparsis albo-sqiiamo- 

 sis. — Bhn. 



Lixus id. Oliv. Ent. 83. p. 27g. n° 299. T. 35. f. 539. 

 Nerthops multigiittatus. Bohem. in Acta Mosqu. VI. p. 26. n° 26. 

 Rliyncliites id. Dom. Wiedem. in Litteris. 



Bruclms punctalus. Fabr. Syst. El. II. p. 397. n° 7.? — Ent. Syst. 

 Suppl. p. 1 58. 11-6-7.? 



Palria: Gap. Bonoi Spei. 



2. N. Calcaratus. Clievrolat. 



Ovatus, niqer, pilis cervinis vestitus , tliorace sub-rotundato , subtiliter 

 confertim punctulato, etytris subtiliter punctata- striatis, interstitii'^ 

 planis , altenns cervino-pubescentibus , alternis denudatis, maculis 

 remotis cervinis, variecjatis. 



(i) Schh, Cure. Disp. Melb. p. 60. 11° 21. 



