Species of South- African Curcullonidaj. -l-tD 



rounded, broadest about middle, ocular lobes moderately 

 developed. Upper surface slightly convex, closely set with 

 small elevated shiny tubercles with short depressed apical 

 sefte, central furrow very narrow and without carina ; inter- 

 stices with sparse brown scaling. Elytra oblongo-ovate, 

 shoulders prominent, the breadth there much greater than 

 base of thorax, sides not much rounded, broadest before 

 middle, apical processes absent in female. Upper surface 

 slightly convex, with shallow closely punctured stria3; 

 intervals with small rather distant tubercles, which are some- 

 what depressed dorsally and near base, but conical towards 

 sides and apex ; intervals 2, 4, and 6 with the tubercles more 

 distant than the rest ; interval 1 slight, raised (female) on 

 declivity and with the tubercles there closely set ; tubercles 

 with a short apical seta, elytra bare except for a few small 

 scattered patches of yellowish scales. Legs black with fine 

 pale scaling ; second and third joints of posterior tarsi 

 subequal. 



Cape Colony {Cull, Pascoe). 



A fairly distinct species, coming nearest to //. deceptor, 

 Mshl., from which it may be distinguished by the absence of 

 the central furrow on the rostrum and the fine narrow central 

 carina ; also by the larger and more distant tubercles on the 

 elytra and the smallness of the prothorax. 



IJipporrhinus chirinJensis, sp. n. 



Long 17, lat. 8 millim, 



Beadconvex, with indistinct punctures and fairly dense brown 

 squamaa; forehead with a distinct central stria; anteocular 

 furrows very deep and strong, approaching one another closely 

 above. Rostrum not incised at base, about as long as head 

 and thorax, distinctly curved. Upper surface with a shallow 

 central furrow triangularly dilated to apex and containing a 

 faint central carina ; lateral sulci deep, the upper pair con- 

 vergent at base but not meeting; the interval between the 

 sulci carinate and rugosely punctured ; scrobes directed to 

 beneath base of rostrum ; inferior basal furrow shallow. 

 Antennce with scape not reaching eye ; the two basal joints 

 of funicle subequal. Prothorax broader than long, narrower 

 at apex than at base, sides strongly dilated, broadest about 

 middle, ocular lobes moderate. Upper surface almost j)lane, 

 with a broad transverse impression just behind apex, fairly 

 closely set with small shiny rounded tubercles, each bearing a 

 short de|)ressed seta ; central furrow shallow, containing a 

 very short but well-marked carina; interstices with unifunu 



