590 Mr. Pascoe's descriptions of Curculionidre. 



the basal third, liueated with miuute granules, the interstices 

 with obscure whitish scales — only seen through a strong lens — 

 apices slightly produced ; abdomen glossy black ; legs Avith 

 whitish scales mixed with bristles; femora granulate. 



Shorter than any other species, except £'. cinctiis, and further 

 characterized by the two pale approximate stripes on the elytra. 



API ROC ALUS. 



Rostrum a capite separatum, robustum, apice modice de- 

 clivum. Antennce breviuscula\ scajjiis incrassatus. Elytra ad 

 latera hand angulata, apice Integra. Coxcb antica; haud contigUcT?; 

 femora incrassata ; tibia; arcuata?. Abdomen segmentis duobus 

 basalibus ampliatis. 



This genus differs from Elyti-urus in the elytra not forming 

 an angle at the sides, and not inflected at the apex so as to form 

 a cavernous, more or le?s elongate, process. The dilatation of 

 the elytra on each side posteriorly is found, although in not 

 so remarkable degree, in E. alatus and E. expansus, and cannot 

 be considered a generic character. In Elytrogonus the rostrum 

 is not separated from the head by a grooved line, it has also a 

 well-marked naked triangular clypeus, and contiguous anterior 

 coxae. 



Apirocalus cormitus. 



A. triangularis, niger, griseo-squamosvis ; elytris gradatim 

 latioribus, apicem versus truncatis, lateribus postice bicornutis. 

 Long. 5 lin. 



Hab, Fiji. 



Triangular, l)lack, densely covered with pale grey scales; 

 rostrum with a well-marked ridge above, scaly to the base of 

 the mandibles; scrobes triangular, not quite reaching the eye; 

 funicle with the first and third joints equal, the second longest; 

 prothorax narrowed anteriorly, rounded at the sides ; scutellum 

 very small, transversely triangular, black, scaleless; elytra not 

 broader than tlie prothorax at the base ; gradually expanding 

 posteriorly and produced into a stout horizontal, slightly diverg- 

 ing and somewhat compressed process tijjped with a short fascicle 

 of hairs, the elytra between the two processes abruptly declivous, 

 as if truncated, the apex itself rounded; third and fourth abdo- 

 minal segments very short. 



