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RHYNCHOPHORA, 
ii. Elytra, if viewed sideways, with fine raised 
setz or hair-, which are more or less depressed 
towards apex, but are distinct from the general 
pubescence. 
1. Sides of elytra narrowed from middle to base ; 
prevailing colour of scales brownish. . . . 
2. Sides of elytra parallel; prevailing colour of 
scales grey or silver grey. 
A. Thorax as long as broad ; i more ~ 
minent . 
B. Thorax broader than long 5 - eyes less pro- 
MIMCHO) yee) is 
i, Elytra without raised sete or hairs distinct 
from the general pubescence. 
1. Eyes very prominent ; thorax with the sides 
strongly rounded and dilated, and with 
the sculpture consisting of large coarse punc- 
tures, and very closely punctured interspaces 
2. Eyes not or not strongly prominent; thorax 
with the sides nearly straight or at most 
moderately rounded. 
A. Forehead deeply excavate from eye to eye. 
a. Breast pubescent; side pieces of meso- 
and metasternum squamose; size ae 
scales somewhat coppery . . 
b. Breast and side pieces of meso- and 
metasternum with the same clothing; 
size larger; scales dull brown and grey- 
ish, with a light patch at shoulders of 
elytra. : 
B. Forehead not, or only ‘slightly, “excavated. 
a. Thorax with ‘the anterior mar gin distinctly 
raised. 
a*, Thorax with the sides moderately 
rounded and the eyes rather promi- 
nent. . . 
b*, Thorax with the sides ‘nearly straight, 
and the eyes flat. 
a}. Upper surface with the scales more 
or less distinctly coppery, elytra with 
a light band along suture : - 
b+}. Upper surface with dull scales, 
elytra without light band pee su- 
CULC 7. . 
b. Thorax with the anterior margin not, or 
scarcely, raised. 
a*, Rostral furrow ceasing just before or 
between eyes, sometimes absent and 
replaced by a puncture or stria; 
length6mm. .. . 5 ¢ 
b*. Rostral furrow continued ‘nearly 
to anterior margin of thorax. 
at. Size large; length 5-53 mm.; 
upper surface very thickly clothed 
with brownish scales, which are 
scarcely at all variegated . . 
| Sttones. 
S. LINEELLUS, Gyll. 
S. trpratis, Herbst. 
S. BREVICOLLIS, Schinh. 
S. camBricus, Steph. 
6 V. cinerascens, Fahr. 
S. sutcrrrons, Thunb. 
S. HUMERALIS, Steph. 
S. LINEATUS, Z. 
S. SUTURALIS, Steph. 
S. oNONIDIS, Sharp. 
S. PUNCTICOLLIS, Steph. 
S. FLAVESCENS, Marsh. 
V. longicollis, Fahr. 
