Species of Soutli- African CurculioiiiJce. 455 



intervals 2, 4, and G witliout any, or at most a few isolated, 

 grannies; granules black, shiny, each with a depressed seta; 

 scaling thin, uniform brown. Legs black, with sparse 

 brownish-grey scaling and a paler ring near apex of femora ; 

 posterior tarsi with joints 2 and 3 subequal. 



MashoNALAND : Salisbury and Marandella's. 



From its nearest allies, talpa, Fahr., and vicinus, Mshl., 

 this species may be recognized by the sparser and more 

 elevated granules on the prothorax, the almost entire absence 

 of granules on intervals 2, 4, and 6 of the elytra, and tlie 

 much larger and more distant granules on the remaining 

 intervals. From other small species having a rostral tubercle, 

 such as corniculatus, nasuta.f, and ar/natus, Fahr., it may best 

 be distinguished by the fact that the scape extends well 

 beyond the anterior margin of the eye. 



Hipporrhinus aculeadis, sp. n. 



Long. 12, lat. 5 millim. 



Head broadly and deeply excavated ; densely clothed witli 

 brown scaling, with the vertex, a narrow central line, and a 

 ring round the eye paler and with a metallic reflexion ; a 

 short fine central stria between the eyes; anteocular furrows 

 narrow but deep, approximated dorsally. Bostram not in- 

 cised at base, as long as head and thorax, deflecte 1 ami 

 slightly curved, its upper outline very strongly angulated 

 beyond middle. Upper surface convex, densely covered with 

 pale scaling, 5-sulcate, the carina? edging the central furrow 

 being gradually raised so as to form a sharp angular promi- 

 nence beyond middle. Lateral sulci deep and distinct, the 

 upper pair meeting at base ; scrobes straight and directed 

 beneath base of rostrum ; basal transverse furrow beneath 

 present, but not strongly marked. Prothorax as long as 

 its width at base, very little narrower at apex, sides not 

 much rounded, broadest about middle, ocular lobes mode- 

 rately developed. Upper surface not very convex, with a 

 broad median furrow (without a carina) and three regular 

 rows of long, cylindrical, spine-like tubercles, each row con- 

 taining five. The wiiole surface densely clothed with brown 

 scales, except the extreme apices of the tubercles, each of 

 which bears a long depressed seta. Elytra elongato-ovate, 

 sides not much rounded, broadest about middle, apical decli- 

 vity longer and more abrupt than usual, no apical processes. 

 Upper surface very convex, with regular rows of punctures 

 (somewhat obscured by the dense browni.sh scaling) ; the 

 intervals slightly and e(paally costate, each with a regular 



