2^4 RHYNCHOPIfORA. — ATTELABIDJE, 



416 ArioN Herbst. 

 A. Rostrum subulated at the apex, thickened at base. 



1989 Cracca? L. ii. 606.— Herbst. C. vii. pi. 102. f. ii. B. — Ste. M. iv. 166. 

 — Black, obscure ; with a slight hoary pubescence : rostrum compressed, 

 gibbous beneath, apex attenuated ; antenna? testaceous at the base J cole- 

 optra somewhat globose, punctate-sulcate. (L. 1|-1^1.) 



<J Ap. ruficorne Herbst. C. vii. 110. pi. 102. f. 8. U. — Ste. M. iv. 167. — 

 Rostrum more slender ; antenna) wholly testaceous. On Vicia cracca ; 

 London district ; Norfolk ; Yorkshire : 5-7. 



1990 Pomona? Fab. E. ii. 425. — Ste. M. iv. 167. — Ap. ca?rulescens Lin. 

 Tr. (Kirby) ix. pi. 1. f. 4. — Black ; with a hoary pile : forehead rugulose; 

 rostrum gibbous beneath, punctured ; thorax somewhat convex, punctured ; 

 coleoptra somewhat ovate, bluish, punctate-sulcate : antenna? basal, 1st joint 

 red at the base in the $ , and forehead sulcate. (L. If -2^ 1.) On firs and 

 whitethorn: Hertford; Dulwich ; Southend; Cambridge: 3-7. 



1991 subulatum Lin. Tr- (Kirby) ix. 28. pi. 1. f. 5. —Ste. M. iv. 167. — 

 Black, opaque, somewhat pilose : rostrum elongate : forehead striated : 

 head and thorax punctured, the latter with a short dorsal impression : elytra 

 punctate-striate : $ with basal joint of antenna? reddish. (L. 1^-2 1.) 



$ Ap. Platalea Germ. M. ii. 143. pi. 3. £ 23 Ste. M. iv. 1687 — Ros- 

 trum slightly dilated and flat before the tip; thorax cylindric, coleoptra 

 oblong oval. 



Var. <j> Ap. Marshami Ste. M. iv. 168. — Bluish black : thorax very 

 rough, with an obscure dorsal impression. On Lathyrus pratensis : London 

 district ; Suffolk ; Yorkshire ; Norfolk : 3-6. 



B. Rostrum filiform, or somewhat cylindric. 

 a. Rostrum short. 



1992 Limonii Lin. Tr. (Kirby) ix. 1. pi. 20. — Ste. M. iv. 168. — Brassy, 

 with fine decumbent pile ; above purplish copper or violet, rarely golden- 

 green : head smooth behind ; forehead and thorax punctured : coleoptra glo- 

 bose-ovate, punctate-striate: eyes and antenna? black. (L, 1-2 1.) On 

 Statices Limonium : Clay, Burnham Market, &c, Norfolk and Suffolk: 4-6. 



1993 Rumicis Lin. Tr. (Kirby) ix. 67. — Ste. M. iv. 169. — Black, or 

 bluish, rather smooth and glossy : head, thorax, and rostrum punctured ; 

 the latter short, stout ; coleoptra obovate, dark violet, obtuse, punctate- 

 striate ; antenna? long, club thickened. (L. 1-1 1 L) 



Var.? Ap. Spartii Lin. Tr. (Kirby) ix. 56. — Ste. M. iv. 170. — Head 

 round, forehead roughly punctate ; thorax somewhat cylindric, scarcely 

 wider than the head : elytra deep-blue. On Rumex obtusifolia, broom, 

 &c. : London district ; Norfolk ; Suffolk ; Yorkshire : 6-8. 



1994 afflne Lin. Tr. (Kirby) ix. 68. — Black, glabrous; slightly shining: 

 head large, punctured ; rostrum thick, somewhat filiform ; head and thorax 

 punctured, the latter coarsely, and somewhat globose ; coleoptra obovate, 

 greenish, punctate-striate. (L. 1^1.) London district; Suffolk; Bottis- 

 ham ; Southend : 4-6. 



1995 curtirostre Germ. M. ii. 230. — Ste. M. iv. 170. — Black, with 

 a griseous pile ; head punctured, rough between the eyes ; thorax some- 

 what cylindric, punctured, and with an impression behind ; coleoptra 

 oblong-oboval, punctate-sulcate: rostrum short. (L. 1^-1^ 1.) 



£ ? Ap. humile Germ. M. ii. 232. pi. 3. f. 1. — Ste. M. iv. 170. — Thorax 

 more cylindric, rostrum shorter; head broad, slightly rough between the 

 eyes. 



Var. ? Ap. plebeium Germ. M. iii.43. ? — Ste. M. iv. 172. — Rather slender ; 



