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long and slender, cylindrical from the base to the antennae (about the middle), then 

 very slightly narrowed and again widening to the apex ; closely punctate throughout, 

 but the punctures on the basal half larger than those on the apical, those at the sides 

 scarcely larger than the dorsal ones, the basal half with no definite smooth central 

 line. Antennae with the basal joint of the funicle longer than joint 2, 4-6 nearly 

 equal and a little longer than broad, 3 distinctly longer, and 7 longer than its apical 

 width. Prothorax as long (in the middle) as broad, subparallel-sided near the base 

 (sometimes as far as the middle), then roundly narrowing, the apical constriction 

 well marked ; the surface closely set with low rounded granules of unequal size, which 

 become larger and flatter on the sides, the apical area rugosely punctate. Scutellum 

 not enclosed in front, obtusely angulate behind. Elytra cylindrical, a little broader 

 at the shoulders than the thorax, with regular rows of large oblong foveae, which 

 turn into shallowly punctate striae at the top of the declivity ; the intervals not 

 broader than the septa between the foveae, and bearing scattered low rounded 

 granules and sparse minu te recumbent setae. Sternum fairly closely covered with pale 

 plumose scales, the metasternum rugose, with low confluent granules. Legs clothed 

 almost entirely with plumose or bifid scales on the femora, but only simple setae 

 on the tibiae ; the two anterior pairs very long, their femoral teeth with 2-4 denticles 

 on the outer edge ; the front tibiae rather shallowly bisinuate on the inner edge and 

 with no median tooth, the middle tibiae rather strongly curved. 



Length, 1\ mm. ; breadth, 2| mm. 



Assam : Shillong, 5,000 ft., vi.-vii. 1918 (T. Bainbrigge Fletcher). 



Most nearly allied to A. ludificator, Fst., which attacks teak in Burma ; but in that 

 species the elytra are uniformly reddish, with an indistinct posterior band of yellowish 

 plumose scales ; the granules on the pronotum are flattened, with their apices directed 

 forwards, and the apical area is smooth, with small distant punctures ; the foveae 

 on the elytra are smaller and each contains two minute blackish granules, one on 

 each side ; the front tibiae are much shorter and rather broader, and the middle 

 pair much less curved. 



This weevil was found boring in the shoots of apple trees. 



