1078 (iENvs 399. — CATOLETIIRUS. 



junctim obtuse rotundata, thoraceplus duplolongiora, supra j)aulo 

 convexa, dorso fere plana, anum occitltantia. — Pedcs breves, va- 

 lidiusculi, hasi modice distantes, longitudine sub-aequales; femori- 

 biis coiiiprc'Ssis,latiiisculis, muticis ; (ibiis lectis, basi tenuioribus, 

 apictMii vtrsus nonniliil aiiiplialis, apire txtus uiico niinut(i, detlexo, 

 arnialis; tarsis gracilibus, articulis aiijjiislaiis, penullinio paulo 

 latiore, ultimo clavato, bi-unguiculato. 



Typus. — Catoletlirus longnlus, 

 A -/.arw^ESpo? perniciosus. 

 Patria : America mcridionalis. 



ObseiiK — A genere lihynculo , rostro tenuiori, lonyiori , arcuato, 

 basi sub-constricto, antennis basin rosiri propius insortis, tliorace 

 niayis elongato, supra piano, elytris minus convexis, bene et fa- 

 cile distinguitur. — Bhn. 



6g I. C. LoNGULUS. Chevrolat. 



Lineari-clongaUis , angustus, nigro-piceus , siib-nitkhts, glaber, rostro 

 tenui ; thorace snpra fere pUvw , subtilifer sub-remote piinctalato , 

 antice constricto ; elytris subtiliter prmctato-strialis , interstitiis planis 

 subtilisnime vage punctulatis. 



Cossonns longiilus. Dom. Chevrolat in Litterls. 

 Rliynculus tetiidrostris. Schh. in Litteris ohin. 



Patria : Mexico. A Dom. Ciieviiolat benovole conimunicatus. 

 Mus. Schh. 



Magnitudo Colydiielonyati. Caputbrove,convcxum, nigro-piceum, 

 niti(hmi, subfilissimo rcmote punctulatum ; ocidi laterales, ovati , 

 band pr()minuli,nigri;rostrum tliorace noiiiiiliil brexiiis, sub-tenue, 

 leres , basi paulatim incrassatum et sub-constriciuin, prajsertim in 

 mare, modice arcuatum, subtiliter remoJe punctulatum, nigro-pi- 

 ceum, sub-nitidum , apice dilutius , maris paulo brevius et cras- 

 sius. Antennie nou procul a basi rostri inserta;, validiuscula;, ruFo- 

 piceae, pilosa?, dava oblongo-ovata, acumiiiala,cinereü-pubescente. 

 Tliorax latitudine baseos multo longior , anlice subito angustior , 

 basi apicecpie truncatus, intra apicem constrictuset transversim im- 

 pressus,lateiibusponestricturaui modice rot undato-ampl latus, supra 

 planus, punctis parvis sub-remotis, dorso evidentioribus imprcssus, 



