228 Mr. G. R. Waferhouse's Note on 



scales, the scales assuming a darker, and somewhat brownish hue, 

 in some parts than others : the brighter coloured scales form three 

 longitudinal bands on the thorax, and a transverse band rather 

 below the middle of the elytra, which is considerably dilated and 

 bent forwards at a short distance from the suture. These bands 

 are by no means well defined; and other parts are somewhat 

 variegated by a mixture of lighter and darker scales. The 

 rostrum is about equal to the head in length, is finely punctured, 

 and destitute of scales in front. The head presents a shallow 

 depression between the eyes, and has some scattered punctures. 

 The thorax shows a short carina behind, is pretty strongly but 

 not very thickly punctured on the parts clothed with the darker 

 coloured scales, but less distinctly punctured on other parts. The 

 elytra are punctate-striate, the punctures strong and for the most 

 part closely approximated on the basal half of the elytron, but 

 smaller and more or less remote on the hinder half. 



The two insects next to be noticed,, are without doubt very 

 closely allied to the species just described, differing chiefly in 

 having the rostrum curved instead of being straight, in the 

 antennae having the seventh joint of the funiculus confounded 

 with the club joints, and in the second joint being short ; and, 

 lastly, in the total absence of claw-joint to the tarsi. Here the 

 large, dilated, third joint of each tarsus is entire, showing neither 

 the apical notch, nor the groove on the upper surface, which is 

 seen in the corresponding joint when a claw-joint is present; but 

 it must be remarked that in Strongylorhinus the claw-joint is 

 already extremely small. 



Fam. ERIRHINIDiE. 



Genus Atelicus. 

 AntenrK^ breves, subtenues, thoracis apicem vix superantes, in 



medio rostri insertse ; scapo brevi, oculos non attingente ; 



funiculo 6-articulato, articulo primo longiusculo, obconico, 



reliquis brevibus ; clava elongata, acuminata. 

 Caput paullo exsertum, conicum : oculi laterales, rotundati, 



parum convexi. 

 Rostrum csLT^ke paullo longius, teres, arcuatum. 

 Thorax antice truncatus, postice bisinuatus, lateribus basi sub- 



rectis, intra apicem constrictus, infra pone gulara leviter 



emarginatus. 

 Scutellum minutum. • 



