STEREOCORYNES. 115 



Stereoco7'ynes, 



Pitch-black or brown, shiny ; antennae and legs lighter. 

 Eostrum rather closely punctured ; thorax as long as broad, 

 sides slightly rounded, disc evenly, not closely but deeply 

 punctured ; elytra scarcely broader than, and scarcely 

 double as long as thorax, with deep, coarse punctured 

 striae, interstices smooth and shiny, with a not altogether 

 regular, very fine row of punctures ; anterior femora strong, 

 somewhat compressed, dilated on each side. L. IJ 1. 

 Rather common. S. truncorum, Germ. 



Phloeopliagiis, 



A, Body pitchy, with bronze reflection. 



Broad convex. Pitchy, with a bronze reflection, shiny, 

 smooth; club of antennae ovate; rostrum longer than head, 

 robust, finely and closely punctured ; thorax nearly ovaJ, 

 not very strongly and rather diffusely punctured ; elytra 

 scarcely dilated at sides, with a slight longitudinal impres- 

 sion on slioulders, with deep punctured striae, interstices 

 indistinctly punctured. L. 1| 1. Moderately common. 



P. aeneopiceus, Boh. 

 JB, Body pitch-black. 



Somewhat convex. Pitch-black, rather shiny, with fine 

 gray pubescence ; antennae and legs reddish. Rostrum not 

 very robust, almost as long as thorax, closely punctured ; 

 thorax oblong, with large but not deep punctures ; elytra 

 sliglitly dilated at sides, with notched striae, interstices 

 very finely, diffusely punctured and finely wrinkled trans- 

 versely. L. If 1. Not common. P. spadix, Herbst. 



ItJiojycUoinesites. 



Elongate. Pitch-black, not very shiny, smooth ; an- 

 tennae and legs dark reddish. Rostrum moderately curved; 

 thorax, oljlong half as long again as broad, strongly con- 

 stricted before apex, rather closely, moderately strongly 

 punctured, slightly impressed before scutellum, narrowly 

 bordered in front ; elytra with moderately strong punc- 

 tured striae, interstices ilat, finely wrinkled. L. 3 — 4| 1. 

 Not uncommon. E. Tardii, Curt. 



Cossonus, 



Black, bare ; elytra, antennae and legs pitchy. Rostrum 



