432 Mr.F.P. Pascoe on some new Genera of Curculionids. 
gazella, only there is in that species no basal marginal line, and the 
sutural lines diverge from each other so as to form two lines. 
Another species of Asytesta differs, inter alia, in having a much 
shorter prothorax, not narrowed in front to anything like the same 
extent as in the two described above. The rostrum is also shorter. 
Asytesta maura. 
A, ovata, tota nigra, opaca ; capite confertim punctato; rostro mediocri, 
supra reticulato-foveato ; prothorace elytris paulo angustiore, confertim 
scrobiculato, squamulis setiformibus adsperso, lateribus rotundato, an- 
tice haud angusto-producto; elytris breviter ovatis, seriatim tubercu- 
latis, tuberculis magnis elevatis, apicibus nitidis, interstitiis foveatis ; 
pedibus griseo-setulosis ; tibiis longitudinaliter sulcatis. Long. 2 lin. 
Hab, Moluccas. 
Blepiarda lophotes. 
B. subelliptica, fusca, squamis albidis et ochraceis tecta ; capite inter oculos 
leviter impresso; rostro haud carinulato, apice excavato; antennis 
scapo nigro, funiculo ferrugineo, nitido, clava murino-pubescente ; pro- 
thorace remote punctato, dorso vix inzequali; elytris seriatim oblongo- 
punciatis, interstitiis haud elevatis, lateribus postice sensim compressis, 
ad declivitatem elevatis et piloso-cristatis, pilis ochraceo-brunneis, 
apice rotundatis ; corpore infra nigro; seemento primo abdominis late 
emarginato; pedibus albido-squamosis. Long. 5 lin. ; 
Hab, Fiji. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE XVII. 
The fore legs and antennz are also represented, when not 
otherwise mentioned. 
Fig. 1. Syarbis pachypus. Fig. 16. Asvotes notabilis (and un- 
» 2. Xynea saginata. der side of the prothorax, 
» 0 Aromagis echinatus. to show the emargina- 
5, 4. Aphela helopoides. tion). 
» 9. Methypora postica. 5, 17. Hyomora porcella. 
» 6. Stgastus fascicularis. » 18. Oncorhinus scabricollis, 
»  %. Llacuris laticollis. Schon. 
» 8. Stmallus sulcicollis, claws, » 19. Myrtesis caligata. 
&e. y 20. Thyestetha nitida. 
5 9 Egrius camelus, claws, &c. y 21. Semio ricinordes. 
» 10. Physarchus pyramidalis, 9, 22. Atychoria funesta. 
» Ll. Metatyges turritus. » 23. Myossita rufula. 
» 12. Bleparda undulata. » 24. Odoacis grallarius (hind 
» 13. Asytesta humeralis. leg, ant. coxee, &c.). 
» 14. Isax gallinago. » 26. Ethemaia sellata. 
», 15. Mormosintes rubus. 
