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72. R. Epilobii: niger, cinereo- nebulofus, 

 antennis ferrughieis, thqrace qvairi- tu- 

 bercui.uo, margine artico emarginato, e> 

 lytr s bafi cruce albida* 



Curculio Epilobiu Payk. Fn. 3. zjp. $0. 



Habitat i.j Epiobio anguiiifoiiciWestrogo- 

 ihiie, ffarius.j 



Defcr» Fh. Ger*nii psullo minor, fatu^fite 

 tfiger. Caput rotundafam riigrum, crebre puncta- 

 turn, pilis n^idis aibidis adfperfum, fronte ir.ter o- 

 cu ! os imprffft; ocu*i hrunnti parum prominuii ; ro- 

 ftrurn JonjrinHine capiiis cum tho^ace, minus te- 

 jnue, aruntum, nigrum, ball fupra ft-iatu-m , inter- 

 dum aibido fqvamulofum. Anr>nnae capite cum ro- 

 ftro fere longtores, tenues , fufco- ferrugineae, cla- 

 va cinereo- pubefcente. Thorax antice valde coar- 

 6t<itua, juxta apic?m transverfim late impreffu*, 

 margine valde elevato fub-rc-fkxo, in medio Ut 

 prorunde cmarginato, unrfe qvafi duo tubercula ibi 

 exftant ; poftice bi - emav^inatus , fupra in aeqvalis, 

 totus niger , crebre punctatus , pilis cinereis parcius 

 adfperfus , in medio fat profunde canaliculatus , tu- 

 bercuiis quatuor, in lmearu transverfalem collocatis, 

 armatus, qvarum laterales e'evatiore.5 , fub-acnni- 

 narae, i .termediae lariores f vaide obtufse. Scutel- 

 lum punftiforme nigrum. E-ytra thoracis bsfi fere 

 dimidio latiora , hum-ris prominulis, & i«Ip vix 

 qvadruplo longiora, fupra modice convexa , obfole- 

 tius punclato ftriata , interftinis transverfim fub • ru- 

 gofis , fqvamulis parvis albidia, hinc inde in nebu- 

 ]as magis condenf*ti.s, acfprrfa; futura a bafi verfus 

 medium dtrnte a'bo fqvamofi, adjacente utiinque 

 macula duplici albid.i, unde quafl crnx formatur. 

 Corpus fubtus nigrum, obfoietius pus6tatum, parce 



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