CHAMPION—COLEOPTERA ; CURCULIONIDA 471 
Prothorax elongate, narrowing from about the basal third to the deep subapical con- 
striction, rounded at the sides posteriorly; closely, finely punctate. Elytra elongate, 
subparallel in their basal half; finely, shallowly punctate-striate, the mterstices flat and 
densely rugulose. Beneath sparsely, finely punctate, the sides of the metasternum and 
first ventral segment depressed and rugulose, the metasternum canaliculate; ventral 
segments 1 and 2 excavate down the middle in g. Third tarsal joint greatly dilated, 
bilobed. 
Length 243—3 mm. (9). 
Loc. Seychelles: Mahé. 
Upwards of fifty examples of this species were obtained by Mr Scott in the forest 
above Cascade and in the Mare aux Cochons district. S. tarsalis is easily distinguishable 
from the allied forms by its long head, the greatly developed third tarsal joint, and the 
uniformly ferruginous body, the upper surface of which is dull, alutaceous, and micro- 
scopically pubescent, and the lower surface shining. It bears some resemblance to the 
much larger S. (Pentarthrum) prolixa, Sharp, of the Hawaiian Islands. 
96. Stenotrupis caliginosa, n. sp. 
Very elongate, narrow, subparallel-sided, strongly depressed, opaque above, shining 
beneath; piceous or nigro-piceous, the tip of the rostrum obscurely rufescent, the 
antennz and tarsi rufo-testaceous; clothed with an excessively fine pubescence, which 
becomes longer and more conspicuous on the apical portion of the elytra. Head and 
rostrum very densely, rugosely punctate, the apex of the latter smoother and shining 
in $; head strongly exserted, oblong, constricted at the base, the post-ocular space from 
two to three times the length of the eyes, the latter small and depressed; rostrum (f) 
rather long, feebly curved, moderately stout, widened towards the base and apex, 
(?) longer and more slender; antennz slender, the club abrupt, ovate. Prothorax much 
longer than broad, subconical, rounded at the sides posteriorly, strongly constricted before 
the apex; very densely, minutely, rugosely punctate, sometimes with an indication of a 
smooth. median line. Elytra elongate, subparallel in their basal half; closely, finely 
punctate-striate, the interstices flat, densely rugose. Beneath closely, finely punctate ; 
metasternum canaliculate ; ventral segments 1 and 2 suleate down the middle, and 5 with 
a large rounded fovea, in ¢. Anterior coxe narrowly separated. Legs short; intermediate 
and posterior tibize subtriangular ; third tarsal joint feebly lobed. 
Length 24—24 mm. (¢9). 
Loc. Seychelles: Mahé, Silhouette. 
Seven specimens, mostly from the high forest: Silhouette, near Mont Pot-a-eau, 
ca. 1500 feet; Mahé, high forest of Morne Blanc, forest above Cascade Estate, and 
Mare aux Cochons district. A very depressed, parallel-sided form, opaque and extremely 
finely pubescent above (when viewed under a powerful lens) and shining beneath, the 
head elongated and strongly exserted. This species bears some resemblance to the 
Malayan Leptomimus fragilis, Woll.*, an insect living in Bambusa; but it is much less 
* The sexes of this insect were described by Wollaston as different species, Z. delicatulus being the ?. 
