200 RHYNGIIOPIIORA — CURCULIUNIDAE. 



Procas. 



Oblong-ovate. Black, dull ; antennae and legs reddish- 

 pitch-brown ; pubescence scanty, gray, matted ; elytra 

 spotted with gray and brown. Thorax very closely punc- 

 tured, with an indistinct raised central line ; elytra with 

 distinct punctured striae. L. 3 1. Eare. P. Steveni, Gyll. 



HYLOBIIDES. 



A, Anterior coxae placed slightly apart. 



Eostrum generally slender, cylindrical; antennae in- 

 serted near middle of rostrum, short ; eyes oval ; elytra 

 with a callosity before apex ; second abdominal segment 

 much longer than third and fourth together, separated 

 from first by a curved suture ; tarsal claws free. 



Pissodes, Germ. 

 S, Anterior coxae contiguous. 



a, Eostrum cylindrical. 



Eostrum more or less robust ; antennae inserted toward 

 apex of rostrum, moderately long ; eyes elongate ; elytra 

 with a callosity before apex ; second abdominal segment as 

 long as next two together, separated from first by a 

 straight or angular suture ; tarsal claws free. 



Eylohius, Germ. 



b, Eostrum somewhat angular, flat and finely ridged 

 above. 



Eostrum moderately robust ; antennae inserted toward 

 apex of rostrum, moderately long ; eyes oval ; elytra 

 scarcely broader than thorax ; second abdominal segment a 

 little longer than next two together, separated from first 

 by a straight suture; tarsal claws free. Lepyrus, Germ. 



Pissodes. 



A. Base of thorax slightly sinuate, posterior angles scarcely 

 prominent. 



Lighter or darker pitch-brown ; scantily covered with 

 yellowisli scales, here and there in spots ; elytra with a 

 narrow band (formed of small spots) l^ehind middle and a 

 spot (usually double) before middle of yellowish- white or 



