466 MR. F. p. PASCOE ON TUE OUKCULIONIDiE. 



Cholus BROMiNUS. C. rliombicus, rufo-fuscus, opacus, supra uni- 

 color, lateribus prothoraois infia sternorumque dense albido-squa- 

 mosis ; rostro basi usque ultra medium carinato, lateraliter sparse 

 squamoso ; antennis ferrugineis, funiculo breviusculo j prothorace 

 subtilissime, baud confortim punctulato, piinctuHs unisquamulosis ; 

 scutello oblongo j elytris subcordatis, supra subplauatis, remote seri- 

 atim punetatis, inter puncta singula granule minuto instructis, intersti- 

 tiis mamillato-punctatis, punctulis squamulam miuutam gerentibus, 

 apice obsolete serratis ; corpore infra squamis piliforraibus adspersis ; 

 mesosterno antice fortiter producto ; coxis anticis spina valida armatis. 

 Long. 7 liu- 

 Hab. Peru (Quito). 



Of a uniform dark chocolate-colour above, and apparently with- 

 out scales, wliich are only seen under a strong magnifying-power. 

 There is a similar spine on the coia3 of G. tmdulatus. 



Cholus uniformis. C. subellipticus, in medio paulo depressus, rufo- 

 castaneus, sejunctim silaceo-squamulosus j rostro apice fortiter dila- 

 tatoj funiculi articulo primo duobus sequentibus sejunctim icquali ; 

 prothorace utrinque modice rotundato, granulis subcurvatis trausver- 

 sim vel oblique connexis munito; scutello subscutiformi ; elytris basi 

 prothorace paulo latioribus, lateribus irregulariter rotundatis, seriatim 

 punetatis, antice trausversim corrugatis, postice granulatis ; corpore 

 infra pedibusque squamis piliformibus silaceis, plurimis albidis iuter- 

 mixtis, sejunctim vestitis; mesosterno elevato, antice verticali ; femo- 

 ribus leviter incrassatis. Long. 5 lin. 



Hab. Para. 



l^or the present this species will bo best placed after G. 

 inornatus. 



Cholus nivosus. C. oblongo-ovatus, niger, nitidus, supra sparse 

 niveo-squamosus, plurimis condensatis guttulas formantibus; rostro 

 sat valde elongato, piceo; antennis piceis, clava ovata, acuminata; 

 prothorace longitudine latitudini fere aequali, irregulariter punctato, 

 interspatiis subtiliter transversim granulatis, utrinque niveo sub- 

 vittato; scutello subscutiformi; elytris obovatis, transversim granu- 

 latis, guttulis numerosis notatis, apice crenatis ; corpore infra pedibus- 

 que fusco-ferrugineis, illo niveo-squamoso, his squamis piliformibus 

 dispersis. Long. 5 lin. 



Hab. New Granada. 



For the present this species may be placed after G. irroratus, 

 Guer. 



Cholus atomarius. C. elongato-obovatus, modice convexus, fusco- 

 castancus, squamis piliformibus flavidis conspersus, aliis normalibus 

 maculatim irroratus ; rostro rufo-piceo, basi apiceque vix crassiore ; 



