CURCULIONIDAE. 463 



Sub-Family IY._APIONIN^. 



Mentiini narrow, linear, niucli longer than wide, inserted upon 

 fi short gular peduncle of equal width ; slightly chaiuielled at tip, 

 reaching nearly to the mandibles, and quite concealing the ligula 

 and palpi, which are very small, niaxillee entirely filling the buccal 

 fissures with a large corneous mass ; there is but one broad lobe, 

 densely fringed with hairs ; palpi not visible ; on dissection they 

 appear very short, with not more than three joints. Mandibles 

 three-toothed, the middle tooth curved, acute, forming the apex; 

 near the tip on the anterior edge is a small tooth; the third tooth 

 is on the inner side and very large. 



Antenna? inserted in fovea;, at the sides of the beak, eleven- 

 jointed, straight, first joint longer than second; these two are 

 stouter than the succeeding ones; 9-11 _broader and longer, 

 forming an oval pubescent club, which is pointed at the end. 



Head prominent, not deflexed, not narrowed behind. the eyes, 

 which are rounded, convex, and not finely granulated; beak long 

 and slender, sometimes stouter towards the base; without antennal 

 grooves. 



Prothorax truncate, in front, without postocular lobes, sub- 

 sinuate behind, gradually narrowed fi-om base to tip; prosternum 

 very short, coxal cavities rounded, confluent, closed behind ; pro- 

 sternal sutures distinct. 



Mesosternum small, narrow between the coxse ; side pieces 

 diagonally divided; epimera triangular, pointed at the inner side, 

 and not attaining the coxal cavities. Metasternuni a little longer 

 than the fir.st ventral segment, side pieces narrower. 



Elytra ample, sometimes almost ventricose, deeply striate, 

 entirely covering the pygidium ; without epipleurce; fold on the 

 inner surface parallel with the side margin, diverging gradually 

 from it towards the tip. Wings large. 



Abdomen with the first and second ventral segments large, 

 closely connate, with a fine straight suture; third and fourth seg- 

 ments very short, sutures straight; fifth longer, flat, rounded at 

 tip ; dorsal segments membranous, pygidium small ; anterior 

 COX89 conical, prominent, contiguous; middle coxa? round, slightly 

 separated ; hind coxas small, transverse, rather widely separated. 



Legs rather long and stout; thighs somewhat clavate ; hind 

 trochanters long; tibiie truncate at tip, without spurs or spines; 



