994 Genus 394. — CÜSSONUS. 



Genus 394. COSSONUS. ClairvUle. 



Cossonus Clairv., Fabk., Latr., GeriM., Gyllenh., Oliv., Covier, 

 Illiger, Thuxrerg, Dejean, Zltterst. , Stephens, Walcken., 

 ScHU. (i). — Curculio Linn., Herbst, Payk. , Panz. — Hyie- 

 sinus Fabr. 



Character generis : — Antennae mecHocres, validiusculae, versus 

 apicem rostri inserta?: funiculo 7-articulato: aiticiilis duobus basa- 

 libus lougiuseulis, brevissime obconicis , relitiuis brevibus, a^qua- 

 libus, transversis, aut lenticularibus, autsub-perfoliatis, parum 

 coarclalis, ultimo olavae baud adprcsso; clava majuscula, ovata , 

 sub-solida. 



Piostrum eloiiyatum, saepissinic basi angustum, extrorsuni valde 

 incrassatum, dilatatum, nonnibil complanatum, modice arcuatuiu; 

 in nonnullis teres, sublineare, crassum. 



Thorax oblongus, sub-quadrangulatus, juxta apicem jam cito 

 angustior, sub-coarctatus, basi saepissiiuc bi-sinuatus, apicc trun- 

 catus, supraaliquantisperconvexus, inpierisque dorsoposticelongi- 

 trorsuni impresso. 



Eiytra elongata , linearia, basi truncata , apice conjunctim ro- 

 tundata, anum haud exacte occultantia , supra niodic»' convexa, 



Pedes mediocres; femora modice clavata ; tibise stib-tereles, basi 

 angustatae , intus leviter bi-sinuatt-e , apice unco magno deflexo arma- 

 tae; tarsi graciles, articulo penultirno angustato. 



ObseiD : — Corpus valde elongatum , sub-lineare, sculpturatum , 

 durum, alatum; rainoris magnitudinis. 



Patria : Totus orbis terrarum. 



(i) Schli. Cure. Disp. Mclh. p. 33o. igS — Clairv. Kiit. Helv. I. p. 58.— Germ. Ins. 

 Spec. 1. p. 307. — Id. in Wetter. Aiinal. I. p. 129. i-.>. — Fabr. Syst. El. II. p. %6. 

 160. — Lalr. Ilisl. nat. des O. et iles Ins. III. p. 199. XI. p. io3. — Id. Gen. Cr. et 

 Ins. II. p. 271. -284. — Id. liejjne auim. p. 395. — Id. les Cnisl. , les Araclin. et lis 

 Ins. II. p. 8g. — Id. Consid. gencr. p. 228. »32. — Oliv. Ent. V. p. 74. y- — Gyllenli. 

 Ins. Sucr. III. p. ^56. — Cuvier, Rigne anim, III. p. .^29. — Stepl.. Brit. Ins. V. p. 7. 



2-J2. — llllg. Mag. III. p. 104. 71 Zctterst. Fn. Läpp. I. p. SJo. —Walcken. Fn. 



Par. I. p. 294. Tlmiib in N. .\cta Ups. VII. p. n 8. 



