308 RHYNCHOPHORA. - [Gymnetron. 
i. Thorax with abroad and sharply defined border 
of scales ; lateral pieces of the breast clothed with 
broad white or yellowish scales. 
1. Elytra ferruginous with suture darker; breast 
completely covered with scales . . G. VILLosuULUS, Germ. 
2. Elytra black, rarely with reddish markings; 
breast pubescent with the ee of the side 
pieces. . G. BECCABUNG#, L. 
ii. Sides of thorax (and the whole upper and under 
surface of the insects) clothed with fine grey hairs 
or hair-like scales, which do not form a distinct 
border, and are sometimes undistinguishable from 
the general pubescence. 
1. Tarsi black. 
A. Tibi black; elytra with the sides a 
and the striz finer; sizesmaller . . G. MELANARIUS, Germ. 
B. Tibie red; elytra with the sides rounded, 
and the strize coarser; size larger . . . . G. ROSTELLUM, Herbst. 
2. Tibi and tarsi red ; claws black. 
A. Elytra dark with grey pubescence and 
with or without a large and rather obscure 
reddish spot towards apex; anterior femora 
toothed in themale . . G. pascuoruUM, Gyll. 
B. Elytra dark with grey pubescence, with more 
or less distinet waved reddish bands and 
markings; anterior femora simple in both 
sexes . . G. LaBiLis, Herbst. 
II. Third stria of elytra joined to the sixth behind ; 
form larger and broader (facies of Miarus). (Rhinusa, 
0 SEDD ye 
. Rostrum aprOn Ey i subulate from insertion of 
antenne@ .. . Sete es 8s. oe Xe ANTLRR HUNT we Cice 
(noetis, Brit. Cat.) 
ii. Rostrum not subulate, gradually narrowed in 
front. 
1. Intermediate and posterior femora strongly 
toothed ; rostrum feebly curved . G. cotiinus, Gyll. 
2. Intermediate and posterior femora. without 
distinct tooth ; rostrum scarcely curved . . . G. LINARIZ, Panz, 
G. villosulus, Gyll. Black, elytra ferruginous, with the suture 
more or less broadly darker, breast and sides of thorax thickly covered 
with scales, which are of a greyish yellow or slightly reddish colour ; 
rostrum moderately long and scaicely curved, antenne pitchy with a 
large club ; thorax transverse, with the sides aati and narrowed in 
front, closely but distinctly punctured; elytra broader than thorax, 
with the shoulders well marked, clothed with recumbent silky pube- 
scence, punctured striz moderately distinct, interstices flat, very closely 
punctured ; femora dark, tibiz and tarsi red, the latter sometimes pitchy. 
L. 2-2$ mm. 
Marshy places; on Veronica anagallis (Water Veronica); very local and not 
common ; Notting Hill and Haumersmith (formerly) ; Esher; Raynbam, Norfo k; 
Deal ; Arundel ; Knowle, near Birmingham; Repton, Burton- on-Trent (on water- 
nasturtium, W. ‘Garneys) ; Scotland, very rare, Tweed district. 
