.FAIIU/RU.^, COLKOPTEHA ( Al Fl{ A I! I.'F.. 6<^9 



interstitiisque dorsi subelevatis; tota nigra, subnitida, pilis flavo- 

 griseis parce adspersa. Corpus subtus coiivexum, tenuiter gra- 

 luilato-puiictatum, nigrum, flavo-griseo-pubescens. Pedes medio- 

 cres, nigri, griseo-pubescentes, tibiis anticis, apicem versus fulvo- 

 sericeis, interniediisque externe denticulatis; tarsis elongatis, 

 iinguibus rufis. 



"<1'2. Dostrichus tristis: elongatus, cylindricus, ater, opacus, pube 

 brevissiraa, flavescente-sericea, undique obsitus; antennis piceis, 

 clava testacea; thorace subtrans verso, angulis posticis elevatis, 

 dorso canaliculato, antice muricato medioque iinpresso. angulis 

 breviter productis; elytris fortiter, partim subseriatim, punctatis, 

 obsolete tricostatis. $. Long. 14, lat. 4^ millim. 



Caput deflexum, ruguloso-punctatum, fronte transversim im- 

 pressa, linea insculpta ab epistome distincta; oculi majusculi, 

 rotundati, valde prominuli. Antennae medium thoracis attin- 

 gentes, picepe, clava testacea. Thorax latitudine postica paulla 

 brevior, medio indistincte rotundato-ampliatus, apicem versus 

 angustatus, basi fere truncatus, angulis elevatis, prominulis; 

 antice in medio irapressus. angulis in cornu breviusculuni pro- 

 ductis; supra convexus, ruguloso-punctatus. medio tenuiter ca- 

 naliculatus, cornibus lateribusc[Ue antice irregulariter tuberculatis. 

 Scutellum subelevatura, triangulare, dense flavo-griseo-tomento- 

 sum. Elytra thorace paullo latiora et fere quadruplo longiora, 

 cylindrica, apice conjunctim rotundata, humeris subrectangulatira 

 elevatis; fortiter rugoso-puuctata, obsolete tricostata, stria sutu- 

 rali impressa. Corpus subtus, crebe punctulatum, pedesque 

 nigra, griseo-pubescentia. 



2H. /)ost7'ichus picipennis: oblongus, cylindricus, niger, subnitidus, 

 tenuiter griseo-pubescens, antennis testaceis; thorace antice mu- 

 ricato, apice bidentato, angulis posticis subelevatis; elytris sat 

 regnlariter strinto-punctatis, piceis, femoribus castaneis. Long. 

 8. lat. 2| millim. 



Caput latitudine brevius, tenuiter ruguloso-punctatum, ni- 

 grum, griseo-pubescens, labro fulvo-hirsuto; oculi majusculi, serai- 

 globosi. Antennai latitudine capitis panllo longiorea, rufo-testa- 

 ceae. Thorax latitudine postica vix brevior, antrorsum angustatus, 

 l)asi truncatuS; angulis rectis, subelevatis, latcribus juxta angulos 

 subsinuatis; supra convexus, postice minus fortiter punctatus, 

 autice rauricatus, apicem versus declivis ac longitudinaliter ira- 

 pressus, ipso apice sinuato, utrimque dente porrccto, subreflexo, 

 munito; totus niger, tenuissime griseo-pubescens. Scutellum 

 triangulare, subelcvatum, piceum. Elytra thorace vix latiora, at 

 triplo longiora, linearia, basi subtruncata, apice conjunctim ro- 

 tundata, ai(|ualiter convexa, sat regnlariter striato-jiunctata, picea 

 aut castanea, tenuiter griseo-pubescentia. Corpus subtus modice 

 convexura, crebre punctulatum,. griseo-pubescens. Pedes medio- 

 cres, tenuiter pubescentcs, femoribus castaneis, tibiis tarsisque 

 obscurioribus. 



