THE INSECTS OF THE FLY RIVER, NEW GUINEA, 



"COLEOPTERA." 



By William Macleay, F.L.S., &c. 



(Continued from page 157.) 



Family. CURCULIONID^E. 

 Sub-Family. BRACHY DERIDES. 



118. Rhinoscaphus Dorle. Pascoe. 



Ann. Mus. Civ. Genoa. Ser. II., Vol. II., 1885. 



There are a number of specimens varying in size and colour, of 

 what I take to be this species. Mr. Pascoe's description must I 

 fancy have been taken from a worn and discoloured specimen, for 

 all those before me show silvery -green patches and markings, 

 instead of whitish as in the published description. 



119. Pachyrhynchus quadripustulatus. Gestro. 

 Ann. Mus. Civ. Genoa, Vol. VII., p. 1,008. 



I think there can be no doubt that P. verrucosus, Bates (Proc. 

 Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 184), is identical with this species, but much 

 more fully described. Gestro's description was probably taken 

 from a rubbed specimen. 



120. Apocyrtus Froggatti. n. sp. 



Black, subnitid. Rostrum rugosely punctate, thinly clothed 

 with short setiform ashen scales, and with two small ridges con- 

 verging to the head, scrobes short and large. Head smooth 



