268 M. H. Jekel. — Tentamenta Entomologica. 



Sect. II. Including: Brassiccp, Fabr. ( = SaUcivorus, Gyll.). 

 Pyrrhoceras, Msh. 

 Troglodytes, Jekel, huj. op. 

 The latter species, although only recorded from Anatolia, will 

 probably be found on this side of the Bosphorus. 



Balanimis mastodon, Jekel. Oblongo-ellipticus, rufo-piceus, supra 

 dense flavo-subochraceo-subtus albescenti-squamosus ; rostro lon- 

 gissimo antennisque longis parum tenuibus, rufis ; thorace subtrans- 

 verso, antice baud constricto, confertim punctato-ruguloso ; elytris 

 tenuiter confertimque punctato-striatis, interstitiis transversim rugu- 

 losis, femoribus acute dentatis. 



Long. corp. (rostr. excl.) 9-10, rostri $ 9-10, S 7-8, latit. burner. 

 3_8_4 niillim. 



Patria : Hispania {Do7n. Dupont). — Mus. D. Bowring et Jekel. 

 Balan. elephanti, Scb., proximus, sed multo major, pro rations brevior 

 latior et crassior, et secundiun sexus vero difFert : 



Caput magis couicuni et minus convexum, inter oculos obsolete 

 impresso-canaliculatimi, profundius punctatum. Antennce pro rations 

 crassiores, sed nou breviores, articulis funiculi apice evidentius sub- 

 clavato-incrassatis, 1° secimdo dimidio longiori. Postrum ut in illo 

 formatum et elongatum, pro ratione certe crassius, apice tantum 

 minus abrupte incurvum, basi utroque sexu evidentius punctatum, 

 carinuia basali elevatiore, prsesertim in c? ; obscure rufum, apice 

 nigi'o-picemii et punctulatimi. TJiorax latior, subtransversus, apice 

 multo minus angustatus et constrictus, baud marginatus, basi etiam 

 minus angustatus, ergo lateribus minus rotimdatus, latins et nou 

 pulvinato-convexus, fortius et confertius ruguloso-granulatus. Scu- 

 tellum ovatimi, sat elevatum. Elytra basi conjimctim minus emar- 

 ginata, lateribus versus apicem magis conico-angustata (potius ut in 

 Balan. pellito, Scb., formata, etsi longiora), supra anterius minus 

 planata, pone mediimi minus elevata, striis profimdius crenato- 

 punctatis, interstitiis e^ddenter transversim rugulosis. Corpms supra 

 squamositate crassiore densiore obscure flavo-subocbracea, infi'a palli- 

 diore tenuioreque vestitum. Pedes rufo-picei, dense griseo-squamosi. 



Balantmis troglodytes, Jekel. Anguste ovato-ellipticus, niger nitidius- 

 culus ; tborace subtus, lateribus pectoris abdomineque fere omnino 

 tenuiter albo-squamosis ; antennis flavis cum clava picea; tborace 

 angusto subcylindrico, rude punctato-rugoso ; elytris profimde pimc- 

 tato-striatis, interstitiis convexis pimctis profundis distantibus pilis 

 albidis biseriatis repletis; femoribus anticis obtusissime, posticis 

 obtuse dentatis. 



(S . Rostro fere longitudine capitis cum tborace, a medio ad apicem 



Isete rufo-flavescenti. 

 2 . Rostro paulo longiori, a medio ad apicem obscure rufo aut 



pieeo. 

 Long, (rostr. excl.) 1 -f^, latit. bvmier. -^^ mill. 



