Mr. Pascoe's descriptions of Curciilionida3. 589 



Black, densely covered witli white scales, with a slight tinge 

 of rose, especially beneath ; rostrum modei'ately robust, the sides 

 parallel, a well-marked ridge in the middle above, and a linear 

 impressed line on each side in front of the eye; antenuaj slender, 

 joints of the funicle obconic ; prothorax transverse, distinctly 

 flattened on the disc; scutellum small, subcordif orm ; elytra short 

 and convex, with distinct punctures in scarcely impressed lines; 

 basal joint of the tarsi not transverse. 



In form this species does not differ from the ordinary Eu}>holi, 

 except that the elytra is a little shorter and more convex. 



Elijtrurm nisticus. 



E. subellipticus, fuscus, sparse griseo-squamulosus ; rostro sat 

 elongato, late canaliculato ; elytris in medio latioribus, ad latera 

 postice serrulatis. Long. <S lin. 



Hab. Fiji. 



Subelliptic, dark brown, with small grey scattered 

 head sparingly and finely punctured; rostrum rather long, some- 

 what deeply canaliculato, Avith a nearly obsolete line in the 

 middle; second joint of the funicle twice the length of the first; 

 prothorax punctured anteriorly, granulate behind ; scutellum 

 minute, triangular ; elytra broadest at above the middle ; appar- 

 ently striated, the interstices minutely granulate ; abdomen 

 glossy black, the fir^jt tAVO segments punctured ; legs normal, 

 femora more or less granulate. 



The nearest ally appears to be E. serrulatus, C. Waterh., but, 

 inter alia, the elytra are much more attenuated behind, the 

 rostrum longer and canaliculate. The apparent striae are due 

 to certain rows of punctures bearing each a greyish scale. 



Elytrurus snhvittatus. 



E. subellipticus, niger, sparse griseo-squamosus ; rostro in 

 medio carinato ; elytris ante medium latioribus, singulis vittis 

 duabus approximatis inconspicuis, ornatis. Long. 6 lin. 



Hab. Fiji. 



Subelliptic, shorter in proportion, di;ll black, Avith two incon- 

 spicuous greyish approximating stripes on each elytron ; rostrum 

 rather short, a raised line in the middle; prothorax finely granu- 

 late ; scutellum very small, triangular ; elytra broadest at above 



