168 KHYNCHOPHORA — CURCULIONIDAE. 



pubescence somewhat upright, gray. Head (with eyes) 

 broader than front of thorax, constricted behind, forehead 

 flat, coarsely and diffusely punctured; thorax distinctly 

 longer than broad, finely, rather closely and evenly punc- 

 tured, sides somewhat rounded ; elytra half as long again 

 as together broad, with deep punctured striae, interstices 

 very finely punctured in rows. L. 1| — If 1. Not uncom- 

 mon. B. megacephalus, Germ. 

 11, Elytra black. 

 Ovate. Black, shiny ; pubescence very fine. Eostrum 

 scarcely longer than head, dilated at apex ; head very 

 large, constricted behind, punctured (as also thorax) finely 

 and closely ; elytra with punctured striae, interstices with 

 a more or less regular row of punctures. Male with pos- 

 terior femora much thickened. L. 2 1. Common. 



B. hettolae, Lin. 



A TTELABIDBS. 



A. Intermediate coxae contiguous or feebly separated by 



two processes, arising from the meso- and metathorax. 



Head more or less prolonged behind eyes, but without 

 constriction or neck ; funiculus of antennae with seven 

 joints, first five reversed conical, gradually decreasing ; eyes 

 lateral; thorax much shorter than elytra. Attelahus, Lin. 

 S, Intermediate coxae rather strongly separated by a 



process of metasternum only, reaching the level of their 



anterior margin. 



Head much narrowed and nearly always constricted 

 behind, with a globular neck ; joints of funiculus of an- 

 tennae reversed conical ; elytra much broader than thorax ; 

 mesosteruum without process behind. Apoderus, 01. 



Attelabus, 



Black ; thorax, elytra and usually also base of antennae 

 red ; without hairs. Thorax with extremely fine, scattered 

 punctures ; elytra with feeble punctured striae, interstices 

 very diffusely punctured. L. 2 — 2f 1. Common. 



A. curculionoides, Lin. 



Apoderus, 



Black ; hinder part of thorax, elytra and sometimes legs 



