162 RHYNCHOPHORA — CURCULTONIDAE. 



MAGDALINIDBS, 



Antennae imperfectly elbowed, scape slightly curved, 

 funiculus with seven joints, first two elongate, club oblong 

 oval, pointed ; eyes placed moderately far apart ; elytra not 

 broader than thorax, broadly rounded at apex ; tibiae more 

 or less slender, not tootlied on inner-side ; second abdominal 

 segment scarcely so long as third and fourth together, 

 separated from first by a curved suture ; body cylindrical. 



Magdalinus, Schoenh. 



Magdalinus, 



A, Femora toothed. 



a. Thorax as long or nearly as long as broad. 



I, Sides of thorax not toothed. 



1, Head punctured. 



A A. Interstices on elytra confusedly punctured, 

 without wrinkles ; rostrum nearly straight. 



Black, with bluish reflection ; elytra dark blue. Head 

 elongate, rather flat ; eyes not approximated, forehead elon- 

 gate ; rostrum as long as thorax, closely punctured ; thorax 

 longer than broad, rather flat, constricted in front, strongly 

 punctured ; elytra broader behind, with fine punctured 

 striae, punctures on interstices rather large, with traces 

 here and there of irregular double rows ; anterior femora 

 with a large pointed tooth. L. 2^ 1. Not common. 



M. phlegmatic u s, Herbst. 



S -B. Interstices on elytra with very fine 

 wrinkles, besides punctures ; rostrum curved. 



a a. Tarsal claws with a tooth at base ; length 

 2 1 lines. 



Black, rather shiny ; breast marked with a little spot of 

 whitish scales on each side. Eostrum as long as thorax, 

 curved, somewhat thickened at apex in male ; thorax nar- 

 rowed in front, strongly punctured ; elytra with punctured 

 striae, the punctures in the striae oblong and separated by 

 much raised transverse wrinkles, connected with those in 

 the neighbouring striae across the punctured interstices ; 

 under-side distinctly punctured ; anterior femora strongly 

 toothed. L. 2| — 3 1. vScarce. 3f. carhonarius, Lin. 



