Genus 269. — BROTHEUS. 421 



mulis griseis tlorso parce lateiibus dense obsitus. Scutellum nul- 

 liim. Elytra ovata, basi conjunctim introrsum emarginata, antice 

 thorace nonnihil latiora , humeris rotundatis ; mox pone humeros 

 ampliata , poiie medium angustata , apice ipso conjunctim rotun- 

 data, thorace duplo longiora^ supra convexa, postice declivia, 

 subtilitei- punctato-striata, interstitiis alternis planis, alternis ma- 

 gis elevatis , sub-cariuatis ; tota nigra , squamulis griseis undique 

 dense tecta, setulisque bre\ibus, declinatis, albidis seriatim adsper- 

 sa. Corpus subtus nigrum, dense griseo-squamosum et pulveru- 

 lentum. Pedes longiusculi, nigri, punctulati, squamulis griseis 

 vestili; femoribus modice incrassatis , muticis; tibiis sidj-teretibus, 

 rectis ; tarsis gracilibus , obscure ferrugineis , subtus griseo-spon- 

 giosis. — Bhn. 



Genus 269. BROTHEUS (i). Stephens. 

 Stephens. Brit. Ent. IV. p. i52. Not. gen. 333(2). 

 I. B. PoRCATUS. Marsliam. 



/Iler, thorace por eis duabus elevatis, crenatis; thorace , femonbus ti- 

 biisque cinereo-albido-sciuamosis . — Steph. 

 Steph. Brit. Ent. IV. p. 1 54- i . not. 

 Curculio id. Marsh. JS'?^^ Brit. p. 255. 49- 

 Patria : Afiica meridionalis? 



CoHORs II. — Thorax infra pro receplione rostri aut minus profunde 

 aut itidistincte canaticulalus. (Gen. 270-274- ) 



Genus 270. RHYTIRHINUS. Nobis. 



Cure. Disp. Meth.^. 162. genus 85. — Huj. op. II. p. /\i5. ge- 

 nus i^-. 



(1) Genus mihi invisum. 



(2) Antennae not geniculated , 12-jointed, curved, tlie basal Joint, or scape, 

 slightly elongate, robust, clavate, the following Joint also a iittle robust and sub- 

 globose-conic, the uext smaller, somewhat obconic , the reniainder of the fuuiculus 

 short, sub-nodose , the eighth Joint being transverse : club large, ovate, acuminate. 

 Eostrura very short and robust , inserted during repose iu a deep, shost groove on 

 the anterior niargiu of the thorax benoath, the latter oblong-quadrate , with the 

 disc longitudinaüy porcate, the anterior margiu lobate behnid the eyes ; these 

 last depressed, concealed? during repose; elytra broad, convex, theapex abniptiy 

 retuse, the disc uneijual ; legs short, stout; femora uuarmed; tibiee straight, with 

 a hook at the apex within ; tarsi broad, stout, setose, arraed at the tip coith two 

 long , distant claws. 



