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Rostrum perpendiculax'e, latum, oblongo - quadralam , sub- 

 trancatum. — OcuU laterales, rotundati, prominali. — Tliorax 

 subquadratas, antice paallo angustior, lateribus juxta medium 

 in lobara sab-bidentatam dilatatus, intra basin linea elevato- 

 carinata, subtransversa, in medio interrupta notatus. — Scu- 

 tellum minutum, subrotundatum. — Elytra oblonga, linearia, 

 sai^ra dorso depressa, anum quoad partem tegentia. 



Typus: — Anthrib. latirostris Auct. — nec plures 

 species vidi. 



A Jilarvg latus , qIp nasus, 



Subgenus D. Tropideres. Anthribus Fabr., Gyll,, 

 Gerin. , Thunb, — Amblycerus Thunb. — Ma- 

 crocephal: Oliv. — P 1 a tyr liin u s Billb. 



^dumbr atio : — Anteniiae tenaes, longiusculae, in 

 medio latenun rostri insertae ; articulis 3-8 elongatis, ob- 

 conicis-, clava elongata, distincta, subcompressa, — liostrum 

 perpendiculare, latum, planum , apice plus minusve dilata- 

 tam, sabtruncatum. — Oculi magni, integri, subdepressi, in 

 IVonte saepius subappi-oximali, — Thorax antice multo an- 

 gustior, lateribus oblique subrectis, jjostice subbisinuatus, 

 paullo ante basin striga elevata, transversa, integra nota- 

 tas. — Scutellum punctiforme, — Elylra thoracis basi parum 

 latiora, quo vix etiam triplo longiora , apice rotandata, ad 

 latei-a rccta, supra mediocriter convexa, — Corpus ob- 

 longum, 



Stirps In. Piostrara eh>ngatum, apice dilatatum. Oculi 

 sub -approxiaiati, 



Typus : — A n t h r, a 1 b i r o s t r i s Fabr. — congene- 

 rici: Anthrib, dorsalis Gyllenh. — undulatus 

 Panz. — aculeatus ct longicornis Fabr. ? — 



Stirps 2\ Rostram bi-eve, apice parum dilalatum. 

 Oculi interdum minus approximati, 



Typus : — A n t h r, n i v e i r o s t r i s Fabr, — conge- 

 nei-ici. A, sepicola Fabr, — cinctns GvU. 



A iQu^Kiq carina, hiQi] collum. 



Ohservatio : — Anlennarum articuloram, rostri et ocii- 

 lorunr lormae diflerentia hocce subgenus praccipue a Pla- 



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