198 RHYNCHOPHORA — CURCULIONIDAE. 



pubescence gray, ratlier close, spotted ; elytra spotted with 

 black, with a white-haired callosity before apex. Kostrum 

 only slightly curved ; thorax closely punctured, indistinctly 

 ridged in front, sides slightly rounded ; tooth on femora 

 pointed. L. 2^ 1. Eare. E. af finis, Payk. 



h &. Eostruni closely punctured ; thorax only 

 slightly broader than long. 



Oblong. Black ; antennae and legs rust-red ; pubes- 

 cence grayish, spotted ; elytra spotted with brown, with a 

 white-haired callosity before apex. Rostrum straight, 

 shorter and thicker than in E. ajflnis; thorax closely 

 punctured, scarcely ridged, sides nearly straight ; tooth on 

 femora pointed. L. 2 1. Eather common. 



E. validirostris, Gyll. 



S JB. Eostruni longer than thorax. 



a a. Presternum not emarginate at apex ; 

 thorax more finely punctured. 



Eather narrow. Pitch-brown ; antennae and legs red- 

 dish-yellow ; pubescence gray, spotted ; elytra yellow- 

 brown, with dark spots and a white-haired callosity before 

 apex. Eostrum striate ; thorax short, diffusely punctured ; 

 tooth on femora pointed. L. 1|- 1. Moderately common. 



E. tacniatus, Fab. 



h b. Prosternum somewhat emarginate at 

 apex ; thorax more strongly punctured. 



A a. Eostrum more or less striate. 



A 1. Thorax a little broader than long. 



Oblong, rather shiny. Eed, with scanty, fine, pale 

 pubescence ; head, rostrum and breast black; elytra scarcely 

 variegated behind. Eostrum longer than thorax, nearly 

 straight, deeply striate ; thorax a little broader than long, 

 scarcely narrower at apex than at base, sides some\vhat 

 rounded, strongly punctured, with central line inipunctate. 

 L. 1|1. Not common. E. salicis,^dli. 



B 1. Thorax as long as broad. 

 Eather narrow. Pitch-black ; legs reddish-yellow ; 

 pubescence gray, spotted ; breast closely covered with 

 white pubescence. Thorax longer than in E. taeniaius, 

 sides somewhat rounded. L. 1|1. Eather common. 



E. salicinus, Gyll. 



