62 Dr. Sharp on the Rhyncliopliorous 



for it apply completely to Rhynchites, and a specimen of 

 Eedtenbacher's species in om* national collection is appa- 

 rently rather close to the Japanese B. ursulus, Koel. 



Rhyncldtes It eras. 



Rhynchites heros, Eoelofs. Ann, Soc. Ent. Belg.. xvii., 

 p. 141. 



Var. R. sumptuosus, Eoelofs, C. E. Soc. Ent. Belg., 

 xviii., p. cxxxii. 



This is apparently a very variable species, but I see 

 no characters in the small series before me that would 

 make me suppose it consists of more than one species. 

 Mr. Lewis has not obtained the var. snmjitnosus. 



It is a remarkable fact that in this species the apices 

 of the prosternal epimera are slightly separated, the 

 jjoint of the centro-sternal piece penetrating between 

 them at the base, and their hind margins not closing 

 behind this. Thus it will i)robably form a genus distinct 

 from R. aaratus and hacchus, to which it is in many 

 characters so very similar. 



Feeds on jjr^nws and eriohotrya. 



Rhynchites urs ulus . 



Rhynchites ursulus, Eoel., Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., xvii., 

 p. 142. 



I have broken up a specimen of this remarkable species 

 in order to ascertain the structure of the presternum, 

 which cannot very well be seen in an unbroken example 

 owing to the hair. It proves to be a true Rhynchites, 

 with the prosternal epimera larger than usual, and in 

 front of them a very minute centro-sternal piece. It is 

 a curious fact that in this insect, where the colour of the 

 exposed parts of the body is so different from that of 

 other species of Rhynchites, the dorsal plates of the hind 

 body when the wing-cases are opened display the blue 

 colour seen in other species on the outer surface. 



Eare, and not recently met with Occurs on a short 

 mountain-oak. 



Rhynchites sanguinipennis. 

 Rhynchites sanguinipennis, Eoelofs, Ann. Soc. Ent. 



Belg., xvii., p. 144. 

 This has not been met with again, and the male is 



