INSECTA. 487 



Polydrosus GERM., SCHOENH. 

 Sp. Curculio sericeus GYLLENH. &c. 



Chlorophanus DALM. 

 Sp. Curculio viridi-s L., SULZER Kennzeichen d. Ins. Tab. ill. fig. 14 ; 



SCH.EFFER, Elem. Entomol. 1766, Tab. 108, (.RAwaomacer), 

 Ins. Heft 107, Tab. 3 ; green, with longitudinal furrows on the shield- 

 covers ; beneath, and also along the margins of the shield-covers, yellow ; 

 length, 53'"; very common with us. 



Brachyderes SCHOENH. 



Sp. Curculio incanus L., PANZER DeutscU. Ins. Heft 19, Tab. 8, RATZEB. 

 Forst-Ins. I. Tab. IV. fig. 4, &c. wingless, greyish brown. 



Cneorhinus SCHOENH. 



Sp. Curculio geminatus FABB., 3'" long, with very short beak, very round 

 abdomen, wingless, grey brown, with white felt-hairs ; very common on 

 our sandbanks. 



Pachyrhynchus GERMAR. 



Here are to be referred several sub-genera, most of them apterous, pro- 

 posed principally by ScHOENHEBR. See his Tom. I. pp. 499 515, V. 

 pp. 800853. 



Entimus GERMAR. 



Concerning several sub-genera to be referred here, see ScHOENHERR I. 

 pp. 444 499, v - PP- 7 J 3 799; apterous, most from Southern Africa (sub- 

 genus Hipporhinus SCHOENH., with several species); winged, some from 

 South America, especially Brazil. Sp. Curculio imperialis DBURY, FABR., 

 LINDENBERG Noturforscher x. p. 86, Tab. n. fig. i, OLIVIER Coleopt. 

 No. 83, PI. i, fig. i, CUVIER E. Ani. 'ed. UL, Ins. PI. 57, fig. 6. 1 



b) Antennce with only nine distinct joints, short, thick, arcuate. 



Brachycerus FABR. Body apterous, with elytra connate, gib- 

 >ous. Feet strong, with tarsi not spongy below. 



Sub-genera : Brachycerus SCHOENH., Protomantis SCHOENH., 

 Microcerus GYLLENH., SCHOENH. Comp. SCHOENH. i. pp. 385 444, 

 v. pp. 605730. 



Sp. Brachycerus apterus F., Curculio apterus L., VOET Coleopt. n. PI. 33, 

 fig. A. Brachycerus olesus FABR., SULZER Gesch. d. Ins. Tab. iv. fig. 10, 



1 This insect is commonly called Diamond-beetle, and in gorgeous colour exceeds, 

 erhaps, all other natural objects. 



