224 CUECULIONID,^. 



of it. Eostrum as long as broad, not, or very slightly, dilated 

 towards apex, the central furrow deep, the dorsal costae distinctly 

 sulcate. Antennoi witli the two basal joints of the funicle equal, 

 joint 7 variable, in the type form it is cylindrical, as long as and 

 very little uarro\^ er than the club. Frothorax a little broader than 

 long, subparallel from base to about middle, thence iiarrowed to 

 the apex, basal margin shallowly bisinuate, the central furrow 

 broad and deep. ScuteUum small, enclosed anteriorly by the 

 sutural margin. Elytra broadly ovate, rather variable iu shape, 

 the shoulders rounded, not acuminate at apex, the suture scarcely 

 elevated on the declivity ; upper surface without any definite basal 

 impression, the striaj deeply aiid closely punctate, stria 6 not 

 reaching the base, the intervals narrow and subcostate. Legs 

 with dense pale ^cahng, tlie posterior femora without darker 

 markings; the hind tibia^ of (S with an internal row of very 

 prominent tubercles. 



Lei>(/th, 7^-13 mil). ; breadtii, 4-71 mm. 



Bengal : Calcutta (Ind. Mus.) ; Orissa. Bombay : Mercara, 

 'N. CooYg (T. Bainliri'jije FhtcJwr — Pusa Coll.); on bajri, Surat 

 (Pusa Coll.); Belgauiii {II. E, Andrewes) ; Sampgaon and Sutgati, 

 Belgaum {E. P. Barroiv) ; Londa, Belgautn {H. V. Knnhall). 

 Madras: on tur, Samalkot ; on held beans, Coimbatore (Pusa 

 ColL) ; Mysore (Ind. Mus.) ; Polihetta, S. Coorg {T. B. Fletcher— 

 Pusa Coll.) ; Athurrapam, Salem dist. (Pusa Coll.) ; Kallar, 

 1000 ft., Teppukadu, 25U0 ft., and Pillur, 3000 ft., Nilgiri Hills 

 {H. L. Andreives); Anaii.alai Hills, 3500-4000 ft. {ff. L. Andrewes) ; 

 Madura (C. kiomers Smith). 



Type in tlie British Museum ; type of E. nuhecnlostis at Stock- 

 holm ; of E. hohemard at Dresilen. 



This common and widespread species varies considerably not 

 only in size, colour and shape, but also iu the structure of the 7th 

 joint of the funicle. In the type form this joint is cylindrical, 

 about as long as and only slightly narrower than the club. In 

 Faust's variety bohemani it is more slender, evidently widening 

 from base to apex and with a tendency to become shorter than 

 the club. In a c? and § from the Nilgiris (Sir G. Uampson) this 

 joint has become still more reduced, being slightly broader than 

 long and much shorter than the club. This form may be known 

 as var. piyer, nov. As these three forms of the 7th joint are not 

 correlated with any other constant differences and are themselves 

 variable to some extent, it seems preferable to treat them as mere 

 varieties. Faust has erroneously stated that Fabricius's type was 

 a uniformly whitish-grey example ; it is really a dark brown insect, 

 Itaving the lighter markings of paler brown. In the type of 

 E. nubecidosus the paler markings are almost white, but they have 

 practically the same distribution, and structurally the two forms 

 are inseparable. 



Mr. H. E. Andrewes notes that in Belgaum this weevil was 

 generally found on a kind of bean grown beside and between 

 rice-fields. 



