172 RHYNCHOPHORA — CURCULIONIDAE. 



h 1. Eostrum closely punctured and 

 pubescent. 



Black, with gray pubescence ; base of antennae and 

 tibiae yellow-brown. Eostrum not much longer than head, 

 thick, not much curved, closely punctured and pubescent ; 

 thorax rather broader than long, closely and distinctly 

 punctured, base bisinuate, with angles prominent ; elytra 

 ovate, with very diffusely punctured furrows. L. ^ 1. Not 

 uncommon. A. flavimanum, Gyll. 



H b. Thorax nearly globular. 



Black, dull; with feeble pubescence ; elytra with slightly 

 greenish reflection. Eostrum moderately long, somewhat 

 thickened at base of antennae ; thorax as broad as long, 

 closely and finely punctured, with a scarcely visible central 

 furrow behind, sides rounded ; elytra oblong, with deep 

 punctured striae, interstices flat, transversely wrinkled. 

 L. 1\ 1. Eather common. A. Hookcri, Kirby. 



2, At least anterior femora brown-red or red- 

 yellow. 



A A, Eostrum dilated into a little tooth above 

 insertion of antennae ; intermediate coxae 

 placed near each other. 



a a. Pubescence on elytra evenly distributed. 



Black, with rough gray hairs ; anterior legs brown-red, 

 base of femora black, tibiae of hinder pairs red ; sometimes 

 with intermediate pair or all legs red. Eostrum very 

 long, thin, deep black ; thorax almost globular, rather 

 broader behind, narrowly bordered in front, with a central 

 furrow (hidden by pubescence) before scutellum. L. 1| 1. 

 Common. A. ulicis, Forst. 



b b. Elytra with markings of closer pubes- 

 cence. 



A a. Antennae at least partly red-yellow. 



A 1, Wliite streak on elytra oblique. 



Very similar to A. genistae, but with rostrum longer, 

 thorax almost longer than broad, elytra usually brown, 

 their streak of white hairs always abbreviated and reaching 

 obliquely from shoulder to middle of elytron, legs generally 

 yellowish-red. L. 1 — 1-|- 1. Common. A.fuscirostre,Fa,h. 



