NEW SPECIES OF CURCULIONID. 437 
convex, squamose, variegate, dark red, antennez and tarsi 
ferruginous. 
Rostrum moderately long and stout, a little thickened behind, 
its sculpture consisting of longitudinal grooves, and punctures 
near the apex, with some yellowish scales behind. yes longi- 
tudinally oval, depressed, coarsely facetted. Head globular, 
sunk up to the eyes. Antenne moderate, shining ; scape flexuose, 
clavate at the extremity ; funiculus pubescent, Ist joint large and 
stout, 2nd longer than 3rd, joints 3-7 decrease in length but be- 
come more transversal; club ovate. Pvothovax about as long as 
broad, sub-conical, closely punctured, with round, flat, whitish 
scales on the middle, and erect pale brown sete elsewhere. 
Scutellum invisible. Elytva short and broad, broader than thorax 
but not much exceeding its breadth at the base, rounded laterally, 
deflexed behind; coarsely striate-punctate, without superficial 
irregularities ; the depressed whitish scales form four spots, two 
elongate near the scutellum, and one near the middle of each 
side, pale brown depressed and erect scales cover most of their 
surface. Legs stout, densely covered with erect pallid sete. 
In general appearance like A. canescens, the elytra, however, 
are of much more rounded outline, and the colour and squamosity 
are essentially different. 
Length (rost. excl.), 1 line ; breadth, quite fa: 
I found one at Parua. 
1423. Acalles ap ulotas, n.sp.—Sub-ovate, narrowed and a 
little depressed medially, moderately convex; densely clothed 
with depressed testaceous and dark-coloured scales, and erect, 
variegate, elongate, hair-like sete; red, tarsi and antennz ful- 
vous, “the club of the latter blackish. 
Rostrum moderate, shining, longitudinally eraaeiner Antenne 
short, glossy, nearly nude; scape gradually incrassated ; funi- 
culus nearly twice as long as scape, Ist joint large, 2nd hardly 
the length of the following two united, joints 3-7 decrease in 
length; club large, opaque, pubescent. Prothovax large, longer - 
than broad, but little rounded laterally, transversely convex, gra- 
dually narrowed and produced anteriorly ; coarsely punctated, 
the testaceous, sometimes fulvous, scales predominate, but with- 
out forming distinct marks, the upright hairs are fuscous. Hlytva 
obovate, not much longer but broader than thorax ; str ate- 
punctate, the fulvous or testaceous scales are scattered over the 
surface, but generally form an obvious band in line with the hind 
thighs, on the band the erect sete are usually all white, the 
darker ones prevail elsewhere. Legs stout, clothed with upstand- 
ing pallid sete. Underside pitchy-red, setigerous ; the basal seg- 
ments of the abdomen with large punctures. 
Shorter and relatively broader than A. hystviculus and A. trino- 
tatus and much more contracted medially; more nearly resembles 
A. vubricus ; not like any other known species. The most brightly 
coloured example has been selected as the type. 
Length (rost. excl.), 74-1 ; breadth, 3 line. 
