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42 (43) Forehead willi a deep dorsal 



stria oil each side of the central 



furrow; scaling green cequalix, Walk., p. 147. 



43 (42) Forehead without dorsal strioe ; 



scaling not green. 



44 (45) Rostrum rather narrower at the 



base than at the geine ; scales 

 on prothorax much smaller and 

 more sparse than those on elytra; 

 sette on elytra much smaller than 

 the scales ; outer apical angle 

 of hind tibiffi a sharp right angle, lewisi, s]). n., p. 149. 



45 (44) Rostrum broader at base than at 



genai ; scales on prothorax as 

 large and almost as dense as 

 those on elytra ; setas on elytra 

 as large as the scales ; outer 

 apical angle of hind tibiiB a 

 broadly rounded obtuse angle. . cinnamumeics, sp. n., p. 148. 



46 (35) Funicle with joint 1 longer than 2. 



47 (50) I'ront coxto distinctly separated. 



48 (49) Anteniife dark piceous ; scales on 



prothorax smaller and more 

 sparse than those on elytra; 

 elytra with interval 3 not 

 broader than 4 immiuiis, Walk., p. 15U. 



49 (48) Anteiinie yellowish red ; scales on 



prothora.x as large and as dense 

 as those on elytra ; elytra with 



interval 3 broader than 4 .... canus, sp. u., p. 151. 

 6U (47) Front co.xa3 contiguous horni, sp. u., p. 152. 



91. Astycus clirysochlorus, Wied. 



Curcnlio c/iri/soclilorns, W'iedemanu,* Zool. Mag. ii, 1,1823, p. 122. 

 Astycus variabilis, Gylleuhal,* SchiJnh. Gen. Cure, ii, 1834, p. 91. 

 Astycns adultus, Faust'* (? Olivier), Ann. Mus. Oiv. Genova, xxxiv, 

 1894, p. 173 (1895). 



Colour black, with uuiform brilliant metallic pale green scaling 

 above, the head, rostruui and legs with a coppery reflexion, the 

 lower surface grey ; occasionally the entire sealing is uniform 

 grey. 



Head finely and closely punctate beneath the scaling, the fore- 

 head almost plane ; eyes large, oval and not prominent. Rostrum 

 longer than broad, slightly dilated near the apex, almost plane 

 above, with a deep central furrow (ascending the forehead to the 

 middle of the eyes), a shallow longitudinal impression on each side 

 and a sharp marginal carina, the sides almost vertical. Antennce 

 blackish, with grey pubescence, the funicle with joint 2 not or 

 scarcely longer than 1, 3 longer than 4. Prothorax a little 

 broader than long, the sides strongly rounded in d" , broadest 

 rather behind the middle, less rounded in 2 , the apex much nar- 

 rower than the base, the basal margin faintly sinuate towards the 



