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  Dr. 
  Sharp 
  on 
  the 
  Rhynchophorous 
  

  

  elongata, 
  laxe 
  articulata 
  ; 
  thoracis 
  carina 
  praebasali 
  in 
  medio 
  sub- 
  

   angnlata. 
  Long, 
  rostro 
  subporrecto 
  4| 
  mm. 
  

  

  Antennae 
  very 
  slender, 
  joints 
  3 
  — 
  8 
  very 
  elongate 
  and 
  slender 
  

   even 
  the 
  eighth 
  three 
  times 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  broad 
  ; 
  the 
  club 
  infuscate, 
  

   sparingly 
  setose, 
  its 
  three 
  joints 
  subequal 
  in 
  length, 
  the 
  point 
  of 
  

   articulation 
  between 
  each 
  of 
  them 
  very 
  delicate. 
  Rostrum 
  very 
  

   short, 
  transverse, 
  sparingly 
  clothed 
  with 
  fine 
  pubescence 
  ; 
  eyes 
  

   very 
  widely 
  separated 
  behind, 
  but 
  strongly 
  convergent 
  in 
  front, 
  

   where 
  they 
  are 
  separated 
  by 
  less 
  than 
  half 
  the 
  width 
  of 
  the 
  

   rostrum. 
  Thorax 
  slender, 
  subconical, 
  gently 
  narrowed 
  in 
  front, 
  

   disc 
  not 
  deplanate 
  or 
  impressed 
  ; 
  the 
  carina 
  strongly 
  developed, 
  

   nearest 
  to 
  the 
  base 
  in 
  the 
  middle, 
  thence 
  A^ery 
  slightly 
  divergent 
  on 
  

   either 
  side, 
  but 
  without 
  any 
  sinuation 
  or 
  distinct 
  curve, 
  joining 
  the 
  

   lateral 
  margin 
  by 
  a 
  slightly 
  obtuse 
  angle. 
  Elytra 
  slender, 
  much 
  

   variegate, 
  the 
  colour 
  being 
  pallid 
  red 
  at 
  the 
  sides, 
  nearly 
  black 
  

   about 
  the 
  suture, 
  and 
  bearing 
  vague 
  maculations 
  ; 
  without 
  eleva- 
  

   tions. 
  Legs 
  rather 
  stout, 
  pale 
  red 
  (including 
  the 
  tarsi), 
  very 
  

   indistinctly 
  variegate. 
  Prosternuna 
  short, 
  middle 
  coxae 
  but 
  Httle 
  

   separated. 
  

  

  Four 
  specimens. 
  Nagasaki 
  and 
  Nara 
  in 
  June, 
  Junsai 
  ; 
  

   Oyama, 
  1st 
  June, 
  1881. 
  

  

  There 
  can 
  be 
  no 
  difficulty 
  in 
  identifying 
  this 
  species, 
  

   which 
  is 
  by 
  no 
  means 
  near 
  to 
  any 
  other. 
  

  

  20. 
  Tropideres 
  longipes, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Convexus, 
  nigro-fuscus, 
  maculis 
  pallidis 
  numerosis 
  sat 
  variegatus 
  ; 
  

   antennis 
  tenuibus, 
  testaceis, 
  clava 
  nigricante 
  laxe 
  articulata; 
  

   thoracis 
  carina 
  leviter 
  arcuata, 
  utrinque 
  ab 
  elytris 
  divergente. 
  

   Long, 
  rostro 
  subporrecto 
  7 
  mm. 
  

  

  Antennae 
  with 
  joints 
  3 
  — 
  8 
  very 
  slender, 
  even 
  the 
  eigthth 
  three 
  

   times 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  broad 
  ; 
  the 
  club 
  well 
  marked, 
  but 
  long 
  and 
  

   slender, 
  composed 
  of 
  three 
  subequal, 
  laxly-articulated 
  joints, 
  dark 
  

   in 
  colour. 
  Eostrum 
  very 
  broad, 
  quadrate, 
  straight 
  at 
  the 
  sides, 
  

   covered 
  with 
  fine 
  griseous 
  setosity, 
  which 
  is 
  not 
  sufficiently 
  marked 
  

   to 
  give 
  a 
  predominant 
  colour 
  ; 
  eyes 
  very 
  widely 
  separated, 
  convex, 
  

   a 
  little 
  convergent 
  in 
  front. 
  Thorax 
  rather 
  elongate 
  and 
  narrow, 
  

   a 
  little 
  narrowed 
  in 
  front, 
  coarsely 
  punctate, 
  but 
  httle 
  variegate, 
  

   the 
  carina 
  feebly 
  curved, 
  the 
  curve 
  extending 
  slightly 
  away 
  from 
  

   the 
  elytra 
  on 
  each 
  side, 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  distinctly 
  sinuate, 
  then 
  dfrected 
  

   forwards 
  with 
  a 
  very 
  rounded 
  angle, 
  and 
  continued 
  only 
  for 
  a 
  very 
  

   short 
  distance 
  forwards. 
  Elytra 
  convex, 
  rather 
  narrow, 
  rusty- 
  

   black 
  in 
  colom", 
  with 
  numerous 
  small 
  pallid 
  spots, 
  which 
  are 
  not 
  

  

  