INSECTS. COLEOPTERA. 28. Brentus. 207 



Barbkornis Cylindrical ; fnout very long, bearded beneath : fhells elon- 

 gated, clavate. 



Inhabits New Zealand. Oli<v. Inf. 84. tab. l.fig. 5. 



Snout longer than the body: antennae fhorter than the fnout, 

 placed near the tip: eyes globular, black: thorax cylindrical, 

 caniculate, black with grey hairs : jhelh vaulted, ftriate punc- 

 tured, black with 4 rufous fpots : legs black with grey hairs. 



JJJimilis. Cylindrical; fnout glabrous at the tip and black: fhells 

 fubfafciate with ferruginous. 



Inhabits New Zealand; half the fize of the laft. 



Snout fhorter than the body, rough as far as the middle with 

 grey hairs, the tip glabrous polifhed : antennae pitchy tipt 

 with brown, 11 of the joints hairy : thorax black, caniculate, 

 fprinkled with grey hairs : Jhelh pointed, ftriate punctured, 

 black with 4 rufous fpots. 



Monilis. Cylindrical, black: fhells pointed, with a Tingle ftria. 

 Inhabits New Holland; lefs than the laft. 



Antennae as long as the thorax : Jnout caniculate between the 

 eyes : thorax caniculate : legs black : thighs clavate, unarmed, 



Brumieus, Oblong, chefnut : fhells entire immaculate. 

 Inhabits Senegal. Oli<v* Inf. 84. tab. i»fg- 3. 

 Snout more cylindrical. 



B. Thighs toothed. 



Anchorago: Body linear : fhells ftriate . with yellow : fnout longer than 

 the antennas. 

 Inhabits Eajl India. Oliv. Inf. 84. tab. 1. fg. 2. 



Volvulus. Body linear; fhells truncate, ftriate with yellow: fnout 



fhorter than the antennas. 

 Inhabits Guadeloupe. OJi<v. If. 84- tab. i.fg* 4« 

 Thorax long, narrowed before, very much caniculate on the 



back: fulls ftriate with 3 abbreviated yellow lines, the 



middle one doubled, and 2 letter ones at the outer margin: 



legs black, 



Haftilis, Deep black ; fnout very thin, long, and a little curved at 

 the tip: thorax, narrowed in the middle: fhells 

 flightly grooved and pointed at the tip. 



Inhabits Pall. Inf. Rufs. p. 25. n. 2. 



Body very long and narrow. 



NafutUS, 



