590 Mr. Pascoe's descriptions of Cui-culionidje. 



the basal third, liueated with miuute granules, the interstices 

 with obscure whitish scales — only seen through a strong lens — 

 apices slightly produced ; abdomen glossy black ; legs with 

 whitish scales mixed with bristles; femora granulate. 



Shorter than any other species, except E. cinctus, and further 

 characterized by the two pale approximate stripes on the elytra. 



APIROCALUS. 



Rostrum a capite separatum, robustum, apice modice de- 

 clivum. Antennre breviusculaj, scapus incrassatus. Elytra ad 

 latera haud angulata, apice iiitegra. Coxm antica2 haud contigua?; 

 femora incrassata ; tihice arcuata?. Abdomen segmentis duobus 

 basalibus ampliatis. 



This genus differs from Elijtrurus in the elytra not forming 

 an angle at the sides, and not inflected at the apex so as to form 

 a cavernous, more or le?s elongate, process. The dilatation of 

 the elytra on each side posteriorly is found, although in not 

 so remarkable degree, in E. alatus and E. expansus, and cannot 

 be considered a generic character. In Ehjtrogonus the rostrum 

 is not separated from the head by a grooved line, it has also a 

 well-marked naked triangular clypeus, and contiguous anterior 

 coxae, 



Apirocalus cormifus. 



A. triangularis, niger, griseo-squamosus ; elytris gradatim 

 latioribus, apicem versus truncatis, lateribus postice bicornutis. 

 Long. 5 lin. 



Hab. Fiji. 



Triangular, black, densely covered with pale grey scales; 

 rostrum with a well-marked ridge above, scaly to the base of 

 the mandibles; scrobes triangular, not quite reaching the eye; 

 funicle with the first and third joints equal, the second longest; 

 prothorax narrowed anteriorl}^, rounded at the sides ; scutellum 

 very small, transversely triangular, black, scaleless; elytra not 

 broader than tlie prothorax at the base ; gradually expanding 

 posteriorly and produced into a stout horizontal, slightly diverg- 

 ing and somewhat compressed process tipped wdth a short fascicle 

 of hairs, the elyti-a between the two processes abruptly declivous, 

 as if truncated, the apex itself rounded; third and fourth abdo- 

 minal segments very short. 



