378 Genus 60. — APION. 
Parvum, masculo Apionis Cracce brevius etin elytris convexius.Ca- 
put breve, punctatum, planum, brunneum, cinereo-squamulosum ; 
oculi magni, semi-globosi, nigri; rostrum capite duplo longius, 
parum arcuatum, basi crassum, extrorsum attenuatum, punctu- 
latum, dilutius rufo-testaceum. Antenuz breviuscule, brunnez, 
clava diutius testacea. Thorax latitudine baseos brevior, sub-coni- 
cus, antice fere duplo angustior quam basi; apice truncatus, late- 
ribus obliquis, sub-rectis; basi sinuatus, angulis lateralibus acu- 
minatis; supra parum convexus, confertim punctulatus, rufo- 
brunneus, squamulis parvis, angustis, depressis, cinereo-albidis 
inzqualiter adspersus. Scutellum parvum, concolor. Elytra magna, 
antice thoracis basi paulo latiora , humeris rotundatis, elevato-cal- 
losis; lateribus ultra medium valde ampliata, apice conjunctim 
rotundata, thorace triplo longiora, supra valde convexa, gibbosa, 
sat profunde, sub-remote punctato-sulcata , interstitiis planis, alu- 
taceis; rufo-brunnea , opaca, squamulis cinereo-albidis inzqualiter 
variegata. Corpus subtus punctatum, rufo-brunneum cinereo- 
squamulosum. Pedes longiusculi, validi, dilute pallidi, genubus 
tarsisque rufescentibus. —Gnr. 
Stırps 2.— Rostrum cylindricum vel filiforme. (Spec. 16-199.) 
MANIPULUS 1. — Antenne versus basin rostri insert. (Spec. 16-83.) 
CrNTUn1IA 1. — Pedes toti obscuri. (Spec. 16-50.) 
A) — Longirostres; rostrum aut tenue aut validum. (Spec. 16-43.) 
Elytra aut atra vel nigra , aut nigro-enea; partim glabra partim 
opaca. (Spec. 16-34.) 
* 16. A. ConFtvEns. Kirby. — Huj. op. l. p 259. 19. 
Adde : SrEPn. Brit. Ent. IV. p. 179. 38. 
SAHLB. Ins. Fenn. ll. p. 11. 3. 
Der. Cat. Col. ed. 3. p. 262. 
Patria : Anglia, Gallia, Suecia , Finlandia. 
