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2, Elytra with alternate interstices distinctly- 

 broader and raised, suture not raised behind, apex 

 not produced. 



Oblong. Black ; tibiae rust-red ; variegated with gray- 

 scales ; each elytron with a white spot behind middle on 

 third interstice. Kostrum moderately long and curved ; 

 forehead furrowed ; thorax closely punctured, constricted in 

 front, sides nearly straight ; elytra with indistinct punctured 

 striae, suture and alternate interstices raised, with a feeble 

 callosity before apex. L. 1| 1. Common. 



B. lutulentus, Gyll. 

 S. Funiculus of antennae with six joints. 



a. Body oblong. 



Oblong. Black ; antennae (except club) and legs red- 

 brown ; closely covered with whitish scales, thorax with 

 four dorsal spots (anterior ones indistinct), elytra with dif- 

 fusely placed markings of brown scales. Eostrum rather 

 long, curved ; thorax broader than long, deeply constricted 

 toward apex, closely and finely punctured, with feel)le 

 central furrow, sides nearly straight ; elytra with distinct, 

 but diffusely and feebly punctured striae, inner interstices 

 rather convex, outer ones flat. L. If 1. Eare. 



B. in c era tics, Gyll. 



b. Body elongate. 



Narrow, cylindrical. Black ; antennae and tibiae red- 

 brown ; closely covered with gray scales. Thorax almost 

 longer than broad, sides and base straight ; elytra scarcely 

 broader than thorax, with fine striae, strongly compressed 

 before apex, without callosity before apex ; tarsi elongate, 

 scarcely shorter than tibiae, second and third joints equal 

 in breadth, former not transverse. L. 1^ — 1| 1. Not 

 common. B. cylindrus, Payk. 



Hydrononius. 



Black ; funiculus of antennae, tibiae and tarsi yellow- 

 brown ; under-side rather closely and evenly, upper-side 

 more scantily covered with grayish or yellowish-white 

 scales, placed more closely on sides and central line of 

 thorax, apex of elytra and several spots on their disc. 

 Eostrum rather short, nearly straight ; thorax impressed 

 on each side ; interstices on elytra flat ; tibiae curved. 

 L. 1^ — 1|- 1. Common. II. alismatis, Marsh. 



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