240 NATURAL HISTORY OE 



The thorax has a groove down the middle. The 

 elytra are prominent at the shoulders, marked with 

 punctured lines, and having several rounded tuber- 

 cles which are brownish or golden-yellow. It is a 

 native of Brazil, and, like most of its brilliant allies, 

 is invariably found on trees, principally those of the 

 genus Mimosa. It is named in honour of the cele- 

 brated French entomologist. 



CURCULIO SEXDECIMPUNCTATUS. 



PLATE XXII. Fig. 2. 



Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 618, No. 92 — Fair. Ent. Syst. 



The whole body is of a fine blue, a colour very sel- 

 dom observed in this tribe. The thorax is generally 

 marked with four, sometimes with five black spots, 

 and there are six others on each wing-case, of which 

 two at the suture, a little behind the middle, are 

 somewhat crescent-shaped and united. The under 

 side is blue spotted with black ; the antennae are 

 of the latter colour. A native of South America. 



CURCULIO MYRMOSARIUS. 



PLATE XXII. Fig. 3. 

 Rhigus myrmosarius, Schcenherr. 



Black, densely clothed with long black hair. 

 Head and thorax unspotted ; elytra M'ith a streak 



