PIvSSODES. 201 



yellow scales. Elytra with punctured striae, punctures of 

 dorsal striae large, deep, oblong. L. 3| — 4 1. Moderately 

 common. P. pini, Lin. 



JB. Base of thorax deeply sinuate, posterior angles promi- 

 nent, acute. 



a. Elytra with white spot before middle. 



Similar to P. pini but with markings paler ; large punc- 

 tures of dorsal striae oblong-quadrate. L. 3 — 4 1, Scarce. 



P. notatus, Fab. 



&. Elytra without white spot before middle. 



Oblong- ovate, not very convex. Brown-red, with white 

 scales ; a transverse row of small spots on thorax, the scu- 

 tellum and an interrupted band near middle of elytra 

 closely covered with white scales. Punctures on thorax 

 farther apart than in P. notatus and not confluent. L. 2 1. 

 Rare. P. piniphilus, Herbst. 



Hylobius, 



Pitch-black, dull ; covered with narrow yellowish-gray 

 scales, placed more closely here and there ; elytra with 

 from two to four irregular bands of yellow spots. Thorax 

 deeply punctured in wrinkles, constricted in front, with 

 central ridge ; elytra with chains of punctures, interstices 

 flat, strongly wrinlded. L. 4 — 6 1. Common. 



H. abietis, Lin. 



Ije2)yrus. 



Black ; covered with brownish-gray scales and hairs ; 

 thorax with a white line on each side ; elytra with a small 

 whitish spot before apex. Thorax dilated behind, with a 

 somewhat indistinct central ridge. L. 4| — 5 1. Very 

 rare. L. hinotatus, Fab. 



CLBONIDES. 



A, Rostrum cylindrical, scrobes generally commencing 

 more or less far from apex, 



a. Body cylindrical ; scrobes not meeting beneath. 



Rostrum variable; first two joints of funiculus of antennae 

 often long, equal to each other or not ; eyes oval, oblong or 

 elongate ; thorax transverse or not, more or less regularly 



