SXELOHRHINUS. MYLLOCERUa, 29 1 



terminating abruptly so as to fbriu a transverse furrow between 

 the eyes ; the latter widely separated and almost circular. 

 Rostrum about as long as broad, longer than the liead, somewhat 

 dilated at the apex, the raised dorsal area depressed in tlie middle, 

 with a short low central carina, the lateral carinse elevated far 

 above the upper margin of the eyes and forming an angular 

 prominence above the insertion of the antennae. Antennce stour, 

 the scape with dense brown scahiig and numerous long broad 

 subrecumbent seta; ; joint 1 of tlie f unicle with dark scaling, 

 2 to 6 with wliitish scalincf, the scales on 7 narrower than those 

 on the other joints. Froiliorax subcylindrical, the sides almost 

 straight, the apex scarcely narrower than the base, tlie basal 

 margin deeply bisinuate, the apical margin roundly prominent ; 

 when the scaling is intact the upper surface is closely covei'ed 

 with small punctures each containing a short scale-like seta, and 

 there is a shallow transverse impression behind the middle. 

 Elytra comparatively broad, with the shoulders rather prominent, 

 the sides slightly sinuate behind the shoulders and rounded 

 posteriorly, being broadest behind the middle, the apices broadlv 

 truncate, the longitudinal curvature very convex, the strife deep 

 and distinctly punctate, the intervals convex and closely set with 

 short curved broad scale-like setae, those on the pale area longer 

 for the most part. Legs red-brown, with green and grey scaling. 



Lencith, 5.4-6.| mm. ; breadth, 2|— 3 mm. 



Assam: Sylhet, Caehar. Burma : Tharrawaddy, on teak 

 seedlings [E. P. Stehbiug). 



Tiipe in the British Museum. 



In specimens which appear to be females of this species the 

 rostral plate is rather narrower and its sides are distinctly sinuate 

 and not strongly carinate. 



Genus MYLLOCERUS. 



M)//focerus, Sohoiiherr, Uisp. Metli. 1826, p. 17S; Lacordaire, Gen. 



Col. vi, 1863, p. 213. 

 Macrocorynus, SehiJuherr, /. c. 1826, p. 179. — Type, Ciirculio discoideus, 



Oliv. 



Type, Curmlio curvicomis, F, 



Read transverse, eyes variable in positioii and convexity. 

 Bostrum stout, variable, the genae dilated or not, the apical 

 emargination varying from deep and triangular to shallow and 

 rounded ; tlie scrobes visible from above, very deep in front, but 

 becoming rapidly shallow behind and vanishing before reacliing 

 the eye ; the mandibles obtuse, pincer-like, not prominent and 

 with a distinct scar ; the mentum small and almost circular, but 

 filling the buccal cavity, normally bearing only two setae ; the 

 submentum without any peduncle. Antennce inserted close to 

 the apex of the rostrum; the scape elongate, curved and extending 

 beyond the anterior margin of the prothorax; thefunicle 7-joiuted, 



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