1904.] OF THE GENUS MIPPoRIlHINUS, 65 



Considerable confusion has occurred as to the identity of this 

 species, in spite of the passable figure of it given by Olivier. The 

 insect desciibed by Gyllenhal under the name ruhifer (Gen. Cure, 

 f. p. 468) is not this species, but a form of the very variable 

 (jlohifer F. //. condecoraUts Gyl., the type of whicli I examined 

 ;it Stockliolm, is a typical J ruhifer ; and although 1 have seen no 

 authentic examples of ruhrospinosas Fahr., the description leaves 

 no doubt as to its identity with the present species. In describing 

 the rostrum of condecoratus Gyllenhal says " undique granulis 

 «levatis piliferis adspersum " ; this does not agree at all with his 

 type, which has the rostrum punctured and without a trace of 

 •(elevated granules. 



50. H. ECKLo?fi Gyl. ■ 



H. eckloni Gyl. Schh. Gen. Cure. v. p. 756 (1840). 



Long. (excl. apical processes) 24-25, lat. 11-14, apical processes 

 4-5 mm. 



Head convex, with close shallow punctuation and bi-own scaling, 

 forehead with a shallow and indefinite impression ; anteocular 

 furrows distinct. Hostrimi not incised at base, as long as head 

 and prothorax, compai-atively slender and gradually curved. 

 Upper surface almost plane, veiy shallowly excavate near apex, 

 without any carina or smooth central line, but with close punctvia- 

 tion and dense scaling throughout ; upper lateral sulcus obsolete, 

 the lower one deep and distinct ; scrobes directed i-ather beneath 

 base of rostrum, but not so markedly as in allied species ; inferior 

 basal furrow distinct biit rather shallow. Antennce with scape 

 not nearly reaching eye ; the two basal joints of funicle subeqvial. 

 Prothorax as long as broad, apex much narrower than base, sides 

 moderately rounded, broadest before middle, dorsal anterior margin 

 €onvex, oculai- lobes strongly developed. Upper surface almost 

 plane, with a broad shallow transverse impression behind apex 

 which is almost devoid of tubercles, the rest of the surface fairly 

 closely set with low rounded tubercles, leaving a distinct central 

 furrow, which sometimes contains traces of a low carina ; tubercles 

 bare, with depressed pale setse, interstices densely covered witli 

 light brown scaling. Elytra elongato-ovate, shoulders sloping, 

 sides rounded, broadest about middle, apical pi-ocesses very long 

 jind thick but not very shai-p, slightly «livergent in ^ but usually 

 united to apex in $ . Upper sui-face convex, with regular rows 

 of small shiny granules in the very shallow sulci ; all intervals 

 «ven, each with a single row of low gi-anules except 3 and 5 

 which have double rows ; the gi'anules shiny and with strongly 

 depressed pale setfe, interstices with dense rounded greyish-brown 

 scaling. Legs stout, densely covered with pale scaling and setffi ; 

 posterior tarsi spongy beneath, the joints subequal in length and 

 breadth. 



Cape Colony: Algoa Bay (Dr. if . Braims), Uitenhage (^ew. J, A. 

 O'Neil). 



Type in the Stockholm jVFuseum. 

 Proc. Zool. Soc— 1904, Vol. I. Xo. V. 5 



