302 Mr. F. P. Pascoe on new Neotropical CurcuUonidce. 



Subelliptic or somewhat ovate, glossy black, a broad stripe 

 of white scales beginning behind the eye and continued on 

 the back on each side of the prothorax and elytra to near the 

 preapical callus, joining its fellow at the sutura, at the apex a 

 patch of white scales ; head and basal half of the rostrum 

 coarsely punctured ; antenna pitchy, first joint of the funicle 

 as long as the three next together, the terminal joints slightly 

 setulose, club densely tomentose ; prothorax slightly broader 

 at the base than long, the apex tubular, the sides rounded, 

 closely punctured, an oblong cavity behind the apex; scutel- 

 lum subcordate; elytra broadest behind the base, abruptly 

 declivous behind, coarsely seriate-punctate, the intervals 

 transversely ridged, preapical callus not prominent, apex of 

 each elytron rounded; body beneath and legs with small 

 scattered setulfe. 



OCHETINA. 



Rostrum gracile, arcuatum ; scrobes premedianae, subrectae. An- 

 tennce tenues ; funiculus sexarticulatus. OcuU reniformes, 

 transvcTsi, grosse granulati. Protliorax trausversiis, basi rotun- 

 datus. Scutellum invisum. EJytra breviuscula, humeris prorui- 

 nuHs. Abdomen segmentis tertio quartoque brevissimis, segmeuto 

 secundo ad latera angulo producto. Femora subclavata, mutica ; 

 tibicB perparum arcuatae, intus sulcatae, apice mucronatse ; tarsi 

 elongati, lineares, articulo penultimo integro ; tmr/ues Kberi. 



In its linear tarsi this genus agrees with Bagous ; but its 

 long slender rostrum and entire propectus will at once diffe- 

 rentiate it. The peculiar structure of the tibia3 (grooved for 

 the reception of the tarsi in repose) is probably unique in this 

 family. 



Ochetina uniformis. 



0. ovata, fusca, squamositate grisea fere omnino tecta ; rostro cas- 

 taneo, denudato. Long. 2\ lin. 



Hah. Amazon (Ega?). 



Ovate, dark brown, almost everywhere covered with a 

 greyish squamosity or crust ; rostrum chestnut, shining, 

 much longer than the prothorax and well curved ; antennas 

 ferruginous ; two basal joints of the funicle longer than the 

 rest together, the first shorter and stouter than the second ; club 

 elliptical ; prothorax rounded at the sides and very slightly 

 at the base, irregularly punctured ; scutellum not apparent ; 

 elytra a little broader than the prothorax, striate-punctate, 

 the apex narrowly rounded; tibite with a broad groove, 

 clothed with short hairs, passing to the inner margin, and 

 receiving the tarsi in repose ; sterna and abdomen rather 

 remotely punctured. 



