244 RHYNCHOPHORA. CURCDLIONIDJE. 



cous; legs black; apex of the tibia? and the tarsi reddish. (L. 2. 1.) 

 Hedges : London district ; Norfolk : 4-6. 



1910 ventricosus Germ. I. N. i. 405. — Ste. M. iv. 122. — Varied with 

 griseous and fuscous : thorax with a dorsal furrow ; elytra sulcate, inter- 

 stices furnished with short setae ; legs griseous ; rostrum deeply grooved. 

 (L. 2 1.) Sandpits: Hampstead; Bristol: 4. 



1911 scabriculus L. M. ii. 531. — Herbst. C. vi. pi. 87. f. 10. ?— Ste. M. 

 iv. 122. — Ovate; black; densely clothed with fuscous scales; thorax 

 widish, roughly punctate, with a dorsal furrow ; elytra punctate-striate, 

 interstices roughly punctured and with a row of erect whitish scales ; legs 

 and antennae dull rusty-red ; rostrum furrowed. (L. If -2 1.) 



Var. ? Cu. hispidulus Herbst. C. vi. 354. pi. 87. f. 14. — Ste. M. iv. 122. 



— Elytra obsoletely tessellated with ash-coloured brown, and with scat- 

 tered spine-like scales behind only. Sandy and gravelly places : London 

 district ; Swansea : 4-6. 



1912 spinimanus Germ. I. N. i. 405. — Ste. M. iv. 123 Ovate; black, 



clothed with an ashy-brown pigment, and sprinkled with erect ashy-white 



'• scales: elytra finely striated ; legs and antennae dull red ; anterior tibiae 

 2-dentate externally at the tip. (L. 1^1.) Sand pits : Hampstead: 6. 



1913 digitalis Gyll. iv. 615. — Ste. M." iv. 123 Short, ovate; clothed 



with a cinereous pigment ; thorax flattish, with an obscure dorsal furrow ; 

 elytra faintly striated, and with a few whitish erect scales ; antennae and 

 legs dull red ; anterior tibiae furnished with 2 long, acute denticles towards 

 the apex. (L. 2 1.) Gravel pits: London district. : 5-6. 



395 Philopedon Schbnherr. 



1914 geminatus Fab. E. ii. 323 Herbst. C. vi. pi. 87. f. 7. — Ste. M. 



iv. 124. — Black; densely clothed with fuscous scales; thorax with the 

 sides and a dorsal line pale ; elytra faintly striate, alternate interstices 

 generally ashy or whitish, and all with an ashy pubescence ; antennae dull 

 reddish. (L. 2-4 1.) 



Var. Cu. parapleurus Marsh, i. 306. — Ste. M. iv. 124. — Elytra with the 

 sides and a few irregular spots white. On Arundo Arenaria, on sandy 

 coasts : Southend ; Deal ; Barmouth ; Swansea ; Tynemouth ; Cramond : 

 5-6. 



1915 exaratus Marsh, i. 303. —Bon. xii. pi. 414. f. 2. — Ste. M. iv. 125. 



— Fuscous ; clothed with ashy scales : thorax fuscous ; elytra ashy, rather 

 deeply punctate-striate, the 6 dorsal striae deepest ; rostrum broadish. 

 (L. 2^-4 1.) 



Var. Cu. plumbeus Marsh, i. 302. — Ste. M. iv. 125. — Ashy-black; legs 

 pitchy-red ; tibiae and tarsi paler ; antennae red; eyes with a fiery splen- 

 dour. Sand and gravel pits ; Hampstead ; Bottisham ; Swansea ; Hast- 

 ings ; Cumberland : 4-6. 



1916 scrobiculatus Marsh, i. 307. — Ste. M. iv. 128. — Black; clothed 

 with dull reddish scales ; thorax with a fovea on each side at the base ; 

 elytra obscurely striated, hispid; antennae dull red. (L. 2 1.) Devon- 

 shire : 6. 



396 Strophosomus Billberg. 



§ A. Thorax truncate at the base. 



1917 Coryli Fab. E. ii. 524 Mart. C. pi. 19. f. 20. — Ste. M. iv. 126. 



Black ; varied with fuscous and ashy scales : suture black at the base ; 



legs and antennae rusty-red ; forehead and rostrum with a rough longi- 





