Lixus. 203 



narrowed in front, extremely finely and closely punctured 

 in ^vlinkles, anterior margin with long fringe behind eyes ; 

 elytra with indistinct punctured striae. L. 6 — 7 1. Not 

 common. L. ijarci'plecticus, Lin. 



II. Points at apex of elytra short. 



Broader than L. paraplecticus. Black, with gray pubes- 

 cence, jDowdered with greenish-yellow ; sides of thorax and 

 two streaks on its middle rather lighter. Elytra with rows 

 of distinct punctures. L. 6 — 7| 1. Eare. 



L. turhatus, Fab. 



b. Apex of elytra separately rounded. 



I. Eostrum longer than thorax, moderately curved, 

 strongly punctured; length 6 — 6| lines. 



Elongate. Black ; antennae brown-red ; with scanty 

 gray pubescence. Thorax almost longer than broad, some- 

 what narrowed in front, roughly wrinkled; elytra with 

 distinct rows of punctures, impressed rather deeply on 

 shoulders, slightly behind scutellum. Not common. 



X. angustatus, Fab. 



II. Eostrum shorter than thorax, straight, wrinkled, 

 ridged ; length 3| — -i lines. 



Elongate. Black ; with gray pubescence, powdered 

 with brownish ; orbit of eyes with yellow hairs ; thorax 

 with a yellow line on each side ; elytra with grayish-white 

 spots. Thorax as long as broad, somewhat narrowed in 

 front, roughly punctured ; elytra with fine rows of punc- 

 tures, only slightly impressed at base. Not common, 



L. licolor, 01. 



IB, Scape of antennae scarcely longer than first three 

 joints of funiculus. 



Elongate. Black ; antennae and tarsi rust-red ; with 

 gray pubescence, powdered with yellow ; thorax with four 

 yellow lines. Eostrum almost as long as thorax, closely 

 punctured, indistinctly channeled at base; thorax conical, 

 with a deep transverse impression in front, closely and 

 finely granulate ; elytra scarcely impressed at base, sepa- 

 rately rounded at apex, with close and fine punctured 

 striae, interstices closely granulate. L. 3 — 4 1. Eare. 



L.filiformis, Fab. 



