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along suture, dull-red elsewhere. Head closely covered with 
whitish elongate scales, becoming subfasciculate between eyes ; 
rostrum (except at base) with sparse suberect scales. Upper- 
surface with white and ochreous scales intermingled, the white 
scales on the prothorax slightly condensed at the sides and 
forming two longitudinal stripes (very feebly separated) from the 
middle of the base ; on the elytra forming two scarcely traceable 
transverse fasciz ; one just beyond the middle, the other between 
it and apex. Legs and under-surface with white scales. 
Rostrum rather stout, slightly longer than prothorax, feebly 
arcuate ; with seven narrow, sharply-raised costz, partially con- 
cealed by clothing; apical third punctate. Antenne compara- 
tively stout; scape inserted about one-fourth from apex of 
rostrum, and which it considerably passes, slightly longer than 
funicle; first joint of funicle longer than second-third, second dis- 
tinctly longer than third; third-seventh transverse, third shortest 
of all, its suture with fourth somewhat indistinct; club ovate, 
almost the length of four preceding joints. Prothorax transverse, 
sides and base gently rounded ; densely punctate. lytra with 
the sides gently rounded; seriate-punctate, punctures rather 
large and subapproximate. Prosternal channel wide and: 
moderately shallow, apex deeply emarginate. Abdomen with 
third and fourth segments straight, except for a slight angularity 
at sides. Legs moderately stout; posterior femora distinctly, 
intermediate scarcely, anterior not at all dentate; tibiz short, 
feebly bisinuate beneath. Length, 24 mm.; rostrum, = mm. 
Female. Differs in having a slightly longer rostrum, setose 
instead of squamose, and with the carine feebly marked, scape 
inserted one-third from apex of rostrum, &c. 
Hab.—Forest Reefs, 
Allied to, and on first sight apparently identical with, the pre- 
ceding, but differs in its clothing, legs, and abdominal sutures. 
STOREUS LITHOSTROTUS, %. Sp. 
Male. Elongate-elliptic. Dull-red. Head and rostrum to 
antenne densely and almost uniformly clothed with pale- 
ochreous-white scales. Upper-surface with ochreous and pale- 
ochreous scales, forming a distinctly tesselated pattern. Under- 
surface with whitish scales. 
Rostrum the length of prothorax and scutellum combined, 
moderately stout, straight to antenne, and then bent downwards ; 
costz sharply raised, but almost concealed by scales ; apical half 
strongly punctate, the interspaces densely and finely punctate. 
Antenne rather stout; scape inserted one-fourth from apex of 
rostrum and more than half passing, as long as funicle and first 
joint of club combined; funicle with first joint obtriangular, 
equal to first-third combined, second slightly longer than third, 
