378 Genus 60. — APION. 



Parviim,niasculo-<^^/omVCracca;breviusetineIytris convexius.Ca- 

 put breve, punctatum, planum, binniieum, cinereo-squamulosum ; 

 oculi magni, semi-globosi, nigri; rostruni capite duplo longius, 

 parum arcuatum, basi crassum, extrorsum attenuatum, punctu- 

 latum, dilutius rufo-testaceum. Antennae breviusculae, brunneae, 

 clava dilutius testacea. Thorax latitudine bascos brevior, sub-coni- 

 cus, antice fere duplo angustior quam basi; apice truncatus, late- 

 ribus obliquis, sub-rectis; b;isi sinuatus, angulis lateralibus acu- 

 minatis; supra parum convexus, confertim punctulatus, jufo- 

 brunneus, squamulis parvis, angustis, depressis, ciuereo-albidis 

 inajqualiter adspersus. Scutellum parvum, concolor. Elytra magna, 

 antice thoracis basi paulo latiora , humeris rotundatis, elevato-cal- 

 losis; lateribus ultra medium valde ampliata, apice conjunctim 

 rotundata, thorace triplo longiora, supra valde convexa, gibbosa, 

 sat profunde, sub-remote punctalo-sulcata, interstitiis planis, alu- 

 taceis; rufo-brunnea, opaca, squamulis cinereo-albidis inasqualiter 

 variegata. Corpus subtus punctatum , rufo-brunneum cinereo- 

 squamulosum. Pedes longiusculi, validi, dilute pallidi, genubus 

 tarsisque rufescentibus. — Ghl. 



Stirps 2. — Rostrum cylindricum vel filiforme. (Spec. 16-199.) 



Manipulus I. — Antennce versus basin rostri insertce. (Spec. i6-83.) 



Centuria I. — Pedes totiobscuri. (Spec. i6-5o.) 



A) — Loncfirostres; rostrum aut tenue aut validum. (Spec. iü-43.) 



Elytra aut atra vel nigra, aut nigro-cenea; partim gtabra partim 

 opaca. (Spec. 16-34.) 



* 16. A. CoNFLUENS. Kirby. — Huj. op. I. p iSg. 19. 



Adde: Steph. Brit. Ent. IV. p. 179. 38. 

 Sahlb. Ins. Fenn. II. p. 1 1 . 3. 

 Dej. Cat. Col. ed. 3. p. 262. 



Patria ; Anglia, Gallia, Succia , Finlandia. 



