164 EHYNCHOPHORA — CURCULIONIDAE. 



striae, interstices convex, very finely wrinkled. L. 1 — 1^ 1. 

 Eare. M. harhicornis, Latr. 



MHINOMA CEBIDES, 



A. Head transverse, nearly quadrangular. 



Maxillary palpi slender and flexible, labrum distinct; 

 rostrum scarcely longer than head, rather strongly dilated 

 in front ; elytra covering pygidium ; tarsal claws simple ; 

 fifth abdominal segment as large as fourth ; episterna of 

 metathorax narrow. Bhinomacer, Fab. 



H, Head longer than broad, nearly cylindrical. 



Rostrum variable ; elytra much broader than thorax, 

 nearly always leaving pygidium uncovered ; intermediate 

 coxae placed apart, tarsi moderately long, first joint shorter 

 than second and third together, claws appendiculate or 

 toothed ; fifth abdominal segment rarely as large as fourth ; 

 episterna of metathorax more or less long. 



Ehynchites, Herbst. 



MJiinoniacer, 



Oblong. Black ; antennae and legs reddish-yellow; 

 closely covered with gray hairs. Punctuation close, dis- 

 tinct. L. If 1. Not common. B. attelaboides, Fab. 



MhyncJiites. 



A, Posterior coxae oval, placed distinctly apart from epis- 

 terna of metathorax. 



a. Forehead only slightly impressed. 



Blue or green, with golden reflection, without hairs. 

 Thorax and elytra rather more closely and finely punc- 

 tured than in B. populi, former in female with a pointed 

 spine, directed forward, on each side in front. L. 2| — 3 1. 

 Rather common. B. hetuleti, Fab. 



h. Forehead with a rather deep furrow. 



Upper-side green, bronze or coppery ; under-side, rostrum, 

 and legs blue, without hairs. Thorax broader than long, 

 finely punctured, in female with a pointed spine, directed 

 forward, on each side in front ; elytra with irregular punc- 



