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Genus XIV. CURCULIO. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Antenna bent, first articulation long ; the three 

 last subclavated. Head more or less length- 

 ened into the form of a trunk. Palpi four, 

 short, setaceous ; the anterior composed of 

 four, and the posterior of three articulations. 

 Tarsi with four articulations ; the two first 

 short, triangular ; the third bilobate. 



General Observations. 



Linnaeus has divided the Curculiones into 

 the following sections : 



1. With the rostrum longer than the thorax, 

 and the thighs simple, without teeth or 

 spines. 



2. With the rostrum longer than the thorax, 

 and the thighs dentated. 



3. With dentated thighs and the rostrum 

 shorter than the thorax. 



4. With the thighs simple, and the rostrum 

 shorter than the thorax, 



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