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outer margin. The central area, which is inclosed by the trans- 

 verse bands, has a whitish opalescent aspect. 



A short longitudinal and slightly curved stripe from the middle 

 of the base of each elytron, but not reaching the first trans- 

 verse band. Also from the base to the second transverse band 

 a narrow sutural stripe and in the apical third of each elytron 

 an anteriorly forked subsutural stripe, which is recurved in the 

 apical triangle toward the outer margin and joins the second 

 transverse band. The suture is apically slightly raised. Each 

 femur, with two tomentose spots. Tibia dull dark blue and 

 finely bristled above apically. First abdominal segment with 

 a band at the fore margin. Outer margin of all abdominal 

 segments and the last segment almost entirely creamy white 

 tomentose. The latter with a longitudinal medial groove, a 

 character that is also found in the genus ApropJiata:- 



Length, 18 millimeters; width, 7. 



Catanduanes, Virac. Type in my collection. 



The type of the genus Acronia is perelegans Westwood,^ also 

 from the Philippines; Luzon, Tayabas Province, Casiguran 

 {Semper) . 



CURCULIONID^ 



Pachyrrhynchus sumptuosus sp. nov. 



Head, thorax, legs, and underside glossy black, with a coppery 

 luster. Elytra dull glossy, iridescent purplish brown or green. 

 Rostrum finely and sparsely punctured, a prominent pitlike de- 

 pression in the basal half. In the depression a rather indistinct 

 longitudinal groove. Thorax with an indistinct groove near the 

 fore margin, laterally only. Hind margin raised. Female with 

 a group of very minute bronze-green scales at the lateral margin. 

 Each elytron with a row of punctiform impressions near the 

 outer margin, extending from the middle to the apex. In the 

 apical part these depressions run together, forming a groove. 



^ I described in This Journal, Sec. D (1916), 1 1, 348, Abryna ? hoffmeisteri, 

 placing the species provisionally in the above-mentioned genus, following 

 Westwood's conception. The species Ytoffmeisteri Schultze should be placed 

 in the genus Aprophata. Furthermore I find that A. hoffmeisteri is identical 

 with A. ruficolUs Heller. Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr. (1916), 308. Through 

 the kindness of Professor Baker I received a reprint of Heller's paper, 

 but from it I am unable to state the date of publication and whether the 

 former (issued January 3, 1917) or the latter specific name will have 



priority. 



My copies of the Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift', as well as those 

 for the library of the Bureau of Science, Manila, are evidently being held 

 up or lost. 



'Westwood, Tra7is. Ent. Soc. Loyidon (1863), III, 633, PI. 24, fig. 4. 



