Mr. F. P. Pascoe on neio Curculionidce. 359 



Baris ccelestis, 



B. elliptico-ovata, Isete cserulea vel violacea, antennis tarsisque 

 nigris ; rostro modice elongate, basi constricto ; elytris profunda 

 striatis, interstitiis planatis, uniseriatim punetatis. Long. 3 lin. 



Hah, Delagoa Bay. 



Elliptic-ovate, clear blue or violet, antennae and tarsi black ; 

 head finely punctured ; rostrum rather elongate, the base 

 compressed and coarsely punctured, beyond glossy black, with 

 finer punctures ; prothorax transverse, slightly concave, 

 closely and coarsely punctured ; scutellum equilaterally tri- 

 angular, with the apex towards the prothorax ; elytra nar- 

 rowly striate-punctate, the strise blackish, with greenish specks 

 between the punctures, interstices flat, each with a row of 

 rather marked punctures ; body beneath and legs punctured, 

 each puncture bearing a short white hair j tarsi with the three 

 basal joints gradually broader. 



This species belongs to Schonherr's first " stirps,'"" ^. e, 

 those species with stout antennse. The colour varies a little 

 according to the light. The form of the scutellum is peculiar. 



Baris ehurifera. 



B. cylindrica, atra, opaca ; elytris maculis sex albis basalibus 

 munitis ; rostro fortiter striato-punctato ; pedibus ferrugiueis. 

 Long. 1| lin. 



Hah. India? 



Cylindrical, opaque black, elytra with six spots at the base, 

 formed of tufts of white or cream-coloured scales ; rostrum 

 stout, not longer than the prothorax, curved, closely punc- 

 tured between slightly elevated longitudinal lines; antennse 

 ferruginous, short, stout, the funicle gradually thickening 

 into the club; prothorax nearly as long as broad, bisinuate at 

 the base, closely punctured; scutellum small, triangular; 

 elytra parallel for about half their length, then gradually 

 rounded to the apex, striate-punctate, punctures oblong or 

 shortly linear, interstices slightly raised ; legs dark ferrugi- 

 nous, with sparse greyish scales. 



This species has lately occurred in hothouses in England, 

 imported with orchids from India or the East. It is one of the 

 smaller kinds, like B. morio, but peculiar for its tufts of close- 

 set white scales on the elytra, to the naked eye resembling 

 little ivory points. 



Acythopeus genuinus. 

 A. ovatus, niger, opacus ; rostro basi baud gibboso ; prothorace 



