260 cuECULioNii).?:. 



the lateral margin not sinuate, the apices jointly rounded. 

 Sternum, venter and legs as in Otiorrhynclius, except that the inter- 

 coxal process of the abdomen is much narrower, almost rounded 

 in front and hardly as broad as the coxae. 



Ranije. Europe, Siberia, Persia, India, Ceylon, China and Japan. 



Lacordaire includes this genus in his group Peritelides, on 

 the ground that the claws are connate. But in the t\q)e species, 

 as well as all the Indian forms, the claws are free. 



PtocJius tigriuus, Pedt., has a well-developed post-ocular lobe to 

 the prothorax and must be referred to the genus Hetcroptochv^, I'st-., 

 in the subfamily Eremnixje. 



Key to the Species* 



1 (2) Femora without any tooth ; upper 



surface with dull green scaling- ; 

 prothoriix narrower at apex than at 

 base; elytra with erect sette horridiilus, Fst., p. 262. 



2 (1) Femora with a small tooth ; scaling 



grey or brown above. 



3 (8) Prothorax narrower at apex than at 



base ; elytra with erect setfe. 



4 (7) Eyes dorsal, so that both sides of the 



head can be seen from above at the 

 same time. 



5 (6) Central dorsal area of rostrum widened 



behind, at its base as broad as the 

 forehead in § ; prothorax with erect 

 sette ; elytra widest behind middle. . piin'formis,ii\).\\., p. 263. 



6 [5) Central dorsal area of rostrum parallel- 



sided, at its base much nari'ower 

 than the forehead in 5 ; protliorax 

 with recumbent setce ; elytra widest 

 at middle strabo, sp. n., p. 263. 



7 (4) Eyes lateral iinbeUis, sp. n., p. 264. 



8 (3) Prothorax not narrower at apex than 



at base. 



9 (40) The intervals on the elytra regular, 



even and without tubercles. 



10 (21) Funicle with the two basal joints 



evidently unequal. 



11 (20) Funicle with joint 1 longer than 2. 



12 (15) Rostrum about as long as broad, 



dilated at the apex and with a 

 distinct carina on each side above 

 the scrobe. 



13 (14) Prothorax with the base and apex of 



equal width ; elytra with very short 



recumbent setpe ovuliim, Fst., p. 265. 



14 (13) Prothorax slightly narrower at the 



base than at the apex : elytra with 



rather long erect setas limhatus, s}). n., p. 270. 



* Ftoclms (?) crinitus, Eedt., is not included iii this key. 



