72 ME. r. p. PASCOE ON THE CURCUL10NID.E. 



portant one, and is almost entirely neglected by writers ou this 

 family. The species are less massive than in Barystethus, and 

 have all, except D. nitidicollis, a short impressed longitudinal line 

 on the base of the rostrum. The tibise are more or less densely 

 fringed vt^ith fulvous hairs on the inner margin. 



DiATHETEs RUFICOL.LIS. (PI. IV. fig. 7-) D. ellipticus, nigcr, 

 parum nitidus, prothorace toto rufo-fulvus ; capite, vertice excepto, 

 rostroque imj>iinctatis ; antennis ferrugineis ; prothorace oblongo, 

 utrinque modice rotundato, impnnctato, in medio linea longitudinali 

 leviter impressa ; scutello punctiformi j elytris fortiter sulcatis, sulcis 

 punctis obloRgis, singulis seta minuta albida mimitis, impressrs ; 

 pygidio obtuse, basi rufo-fulvo ; metasterno abdomineque nitide nigris. 

 Loug. 5|-6 lit). 



Hab. Waigiou. 



DiATHETES SANNio. D. subellipticTis, rufescens, nigro varius ; capite 

 rostroque subnitide rufo-ferrugineis, illo subtilissime, hoc )Jiiaus 

 leviter pusictulato ; antenais fusco-piceis, clava triangulari, parte 

 spongiosa hrevissinia ; prothorace oblongo, utrinque modice rotun- 

 dato, ocellato-punctato, plagis nigris, una mediana longitudinali, 

 alteris lateralibus, notato ; scutello lineari ; elytris striato-punctatis, 

 striis nonnuUis parura flexuosis, interstitiis convexis, alternis manifeste 

 latioribus, nigris, rufo interruptis ; corpore infra pedibusque punctis 

 squamigeris irregulariter adspersis. Long. 7 bn. 



Hah. Aru. 



This species has ocellate punctures on the prothorax, as in the 

 Splienocorynk 



DiATHETES NITIDICOLLIS. D. cUipticus, omnino nitide niger; capite 

 vage subtilissime punctulato, rostro basi punctis sj)arsis sat. fortiter 

 impresso, reliquo subtiliter punctato ; clava transversa, parte spon- 

 giosa ampliata; prothorace oblongo, utrinque magis rotundato, in 

 medio impunctato, latera versus punctis gradatim majoribus impresso y 

 scutello elongato-triangulari ; elytris sulcato-punctatis, basin versus 

 planatis, postice convexis et in certa luce opacis, vel quasi subveluti- 

 uis ; corpore infra vage punctato ; femoribus infra fulvo ciliatis. 

 Long. 6-8^ tin. 



Hab. Araboyna; Goram. 



DiATHETES STRENuus. I>. robustus, clliptico-ovalis, niger; rostro 

 crassiore, ad apicem manifeste punctulato ; clava oblonga ; prothorace 

 utrinque versus basin paulo incurvato, disco tenuiter vage punctulato ; 

 scutello fere sequilateraliter triangulari ; elytris fere ut ia preecedente, 

 sed interstitiis basi magis convexis, et ad apicem maculis griseis 

 fasciculatis notatis ; pygidio postice utrinque paulo excavato, punctis 



