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B. With the pygidium nearly covered by the elytra. 



Sp. 6. Salicivorus. Niger, supra cinereo subjmbescens, scutello corporeque 

 siibtus albo-squamosus, antennarum articulo prima obscure ferrugineo, rostro 

 longissimo airo. (Long. corp. l| — 2 lin.) 



Cu. Salicivorus. Paykul. — Ba. Salicivorus. Stepli. Catal. 163. No. IQQ2. 



Black; above slightly clothed with cinereous pubescence, with the scutellum 

 snow-white, and the under surface white : head finely punctulate : rostrum 

 very long, glossy-black, a little striated at the base: antennce with the basal 

 joint obscure ferruginous; the rest {uscous-biack, pilose: thorax punctured: 

 elytra somewhat deeply punctate-striate, the interstices each with a double 

 series of minute depressed cinereous scales: legs black; femora clavate, all 

 acutely dentate. 



Not uncommon on willows and pot-herbs within the metropolitan 

 district ; and I believe in other parts. " At times plentiful (near 

 Swansea)." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 7. curvatus. Ater, supra cinereo subpubescens ; subtus albo-squamosus, an- 



tennis rujis, clavd fuscescente. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 

 Cu. curvatus. Marsham.—Ba. curvatus, Steph. Catal. 163. A^o. 1663. 



Black : above slightly clothed with cinereous, beneath with white scales : rostrum 

 very slender, bent, about two- thirds the length of the body, glabrous and 

 polished: head slightly punctate: thorax opaque, slightly rugose: elytra 

 punctate-striated, the interstices with cinereous down; antenncE pale rufo-fer- 

 ruginous, with the club alone dusky. 



Abundant in hedges and gardens within the metropolitan 

 district. " Not uncommon in hedges (near Swansea.)" — L. W. 

 Dillioyn, Esq. 



Sp. 8. pyrrhoceras. Ater, supra subcinereo-pubescens, subtus albus, antennis 



rostrique apice rufis. (Long. corp. 1^ — 2 lin.) 

 Cu. pyrrhoceras. Marsham. — Ba. pyrrhoceras. Steph. Catal. 163. No. 1666. 



Black ; above slightly clothed with cinerascent pubescence, beneath with white : 

 head with a whitish patch of scales round the eyes : rostrum rather short, 

 villose at the base, black ; the apex glabrous, rufous : antennas testaceous, 

 with the club slightly fuscescent : thorax very thickly punctured : elytra deeply 

 striated, the interstices slightly clothed with hoary pubescence: legs black; 

 femora rather acutely dentate. 



Less abundant than some of the foregoing insects, but far from 

 uncommon in hedges within the metropolitan district in June. 



