from the Galapagos Islands. 39 
wedge-form, or at least an approach. It departs from other spe- 
cies of the genus in haying the lateral processes of the rostrum, 
forming the lower boundary of the groove for the antenne, rather 
less prominent, the eyes more conyex, and the antenne shorter. 
It is not without considerable hesitation that I place this msect 
in the genus Otiorhynchus. 
From Charles’ Island. Found in sweeping the herbage in the 
high central parts of the island. 
Family ErrRuINIDZ. | Poa oe 5 pa nas 3 
Genus Anchonus, Schonh. 
29000 
Anchonus galapegoensis. Anch. subovatus, niger, opacus; .rostro, 
basi constricto, rugoso-punctato ; thorace fere cylindrico sed intra. 
apicem distincte constricto, antice truncato, postice sub -bisinuato, - 
rugoso-punctato, setis fuscis adsperso; elytris seriatim punctatis 
interstitiis tuberculis magnis, oblongis, dense fusco-setosis, obsitis ; 
corpore subtus punctis magnis adspersis; antennis tarsisque pi- 
ceis.—Long. corp. preter rostrum 24—2# lin. ; lat. 1 lin. 
From James’ Island. 
The thorax is narrower than usual in this species, beimg less 
dilated in the middle ; its sides are nearly parallel, but in front 
it is rather suddenly constricted, and immediately. behind the 
constricted portion the thorax is sometimes a trifle_broader than 
elsewhere : the punctures in the thorax are very large and coarse, 
and close together, the interspaces bemg mere ridges. The elytra 
are nearly ovate, but the sides in the raider nice an approach 
to parallelism ; they are strongly punctured, and the punctures 
are arranged in rows, and for the most part distinctly separated’ 
from each other; the interspaces between the rows of punctures 
are impunctate, but present very narrow tubercles, and these are 
rather widely separated on the fore-part of each elytron, but on 
the apical portion they are longer and nearer together, and here 
the interstices are somewhat convex; on the third, fifth and 
seventh interspace the tubercles are rather more developed than 
on the intermediate interspaces ; these tubercles are provided with 
largeish semi-erect setiform scales, and these are of a brownish 
yellow colour; similar scales are scattered in other parts, and 
sometimes the whole surface of the thorax and elytra is covered 
with a brownish substance, of the nature of which I cannot 
satisfy myself. 
Section CYCLICA. 
Family Haxricip2. 
Haltica galapagoensis. Hal. znea, antennis pedibusque testaceis ; 
corpore oblongo-ovato, valde conyexo ; thorace postice transversim 
