160 RHYNCHOPHOKA — CURCULIONIDAE. 



rately rounded at apex, a little broader than thorax. 



Balaninus, Germ. 



Halanimis, 



A. Femora with a large triangular tooth before apex. 



a, Eostrum entirely red or red-brown, moderately long, 

 thickened at base. 



I, Last joint of funiculus of antennae at least double 

 as long as broad, reversed conical. 



Oblong-ovate. Black ; antennae red-brown ; rostrum 

 red ; with grayish-yellow scales, central line and sides of 

 thorax lighter, elytra with some indistinct darker bands, 

 the hairlike scales placed on hinder half of suture more 

 thickly and upright ; rostrum striate and punctured. L. 3 1. 

 Rather common. B. glandium, Marsh. 



II. Last joints of funiculus of antennae scarcely 

 longer than broad. 



Ovate. Black ; legs dark rust-brown ; rostrum red- 

 brown ; with gray or yellowish scales, scutellum and 

 irregular spots (here and there confluent into bands) on 

 elytra lighter. Funiculus of antennae thickly pubescent ; 

 rostrum striate and punctured at base, in male slightly, in 

 female strongly curved. L. 3 — 3| 1. Common. 



B. nucum, Lin. 



b. Eostrum yellow-red, with black apex, very long and 

 thin. 



Ovate, shorter and broader than -E'. glandium. Black ; 

 legs dark rust-brown ; rostrum yellow-red, apex black ; 

 checkered with gray or yellowish-gray scales. All joints 

 of funiculus of antennae elongate, only slightly thickened 

 at apex, scantily pubescent ; rostrum much curved, indis- 

 tinctly punctured at base. L. 2^ — 2| 1. Not common. 



B. tessellatus, Fourc. 



JB, Femora with at most a small tooth before apex. 



a. Last joints of funiculus of antennae oblong ; pygidium 

 uncovered ; length 1| — 2 lines. 



I, Upper-side brown-red or red-brown. 



1. Under-side brown-red. 



Brown-red ; eyes black ; thorax and under-side covered 

 tolerably evenly, elytra in spots with yellowish-white hair- 



