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ENTOMOLOGY. 



Antennae clavate, t'uc club elongate. Eyes not emar- 

 ginate. Elytra covering the anus above. Body ovate- 

 oblong. Abdomen somewhat elongate-quadrate, round- 

 ed behind. Thorax somewhat quadrate, a little nar- 

 rower before. Rostrum broad. Head scarcely nar- 

 rower at the base. 



S/i. 1. Latirostris. 



Anthribus latirostris. Fabricius, Latreille, Paykull. 



Platyrhiniis latirostris. Clairvillc. 



Macrore/ihalus latirostris. Olivier. 



Inhabits woods in Europe., 



Genus CCXLI1I. Anthribus. Paykull, Fabricius, 

 Latreille, GeofFroy. 



Maorocephalus. Olivier. 



Antennae clavate, the club ovate, abrupt, incressated. 

 Eyes not emarginate. Elytra covering the anus above. 

 Body short, oval, thick. Thorax transverse, broader 

 behind, lobatcd. Rostrum short. 



S/i. 1. Scabrosus. 



Anthribus scabrosus. Paykull, Fabricius, Latreille. 



Afacroce/ihalus scabrosus. Olivier. 



Inhabits the elm. 



Genus CCXLIV. Rhinomacer. Olivier, Fabricius. 



Anthribus. Paykull, Latreille. 



Antennae clavate. Eyes not emarginate. Elytra co- 

 vering the anus above. Abdomen elongate, narrow. 

 Thorax roundish, nearly equally broad. Rostrum at the 

 base much narrower than the head, the longitudinal di- 

 ameter many limes exceeding the breadth. Tarsi, with 

 the second joint not including the third. 



S/i. 1. Attelaboidcs. 



Anthribus rhinomacer. Paykull, Latreille. 



Rhinomacer attclaboides. Fabricius. 



Inhabits pine trees. 



Genus CCXLV. Bruchus. Linn. De Geer, Olivier, 

 Fabricius, Latreille, Marsham. 



Mvlabris. Geoffroy. 



Antennae nearly filiform. Eyes emarginate, for the 

 insertion of the antennae. Body short, oval, thick Elytra 

 not covering the anus above. 



S/i. 1. Pisi. 



Bruchus fiisi. Linn. Fabr. Oliv. Latr. 



Inhabits southern Europe and northern America. 



Tribe II. Curculionides. 



Palpi very small, conic-subulate, scarcely discernible. 

 Rostrum rounded, thick, often proboscis shaped. La- 

 brutn none. Antennae with distinct joints, the eighth 

 or ninth generally clavate, the club regular, the joints 

 coriaceous. Head from the eyes more or less narrow- 

 ed, distinctly produced into a rostrum. Mandibles 

 small or minute. Mentum not cylindric-cordate. Body 

 very rarely cylindric. Anterior tibiae never triangular. 

 Division I. 

 (Recticorncs ; straight horns.) 



Antennae straight, not gcniculated at the second joint. 

 Body of all, from the base of the thorax, narrower, not 

 cylindric. 



Genus CCXLVT. Brentus. Fabricius, Olivier, 

 Herbst, Latreille, Lamarck. 



Curculio. Linnaeus, l)e Geer, 



Mandibles generally prominulous, the apex generally 

 bidendate. Body very long, somewhat cylindric, nar- 

 rower before, straight, porrect. Thorax elongate-ovate, 

 truncate before and behind. Elytra rigid, elongate, 

 linca:-, with the apex often spinose. Feet elongate, 

 strong, the anterior ones longest. Mentum corneous, 



cordatc-subovate, apex emarginate, base rounded, con- 

 cave in front. 



S/i. 1. Anchorago. 



Brentus anchorago. Fabricius, Latreille. 



Inhabits America. 



Genus CCXLVII. Cylas. Fabr. 



Brentus. Olivier, Fabricius. 



Mandibles short, the apex bidentatc. Mentum bub- 

 orbkulate. Body elongate, narrow before. Thorax 

 articulated, dilated in front, and ovate-subglobose, stran- 

 gulated behind. Elytra with prominent shoulders. Tarsi 

 with the last joint but one bifid. 



S/i. 1. Brunneus. 



Cxjclus brunneus. Latreille. 



Brentus brunneus. Herbst, Fabr. 



Inhabits Senegal. 



Genus CCXLVIII. Attelabus. Linn. Fabr. Oliv. 

 Latr. 



Curculio. De Geer. 



Head behind simply elongate, produced with no neck. 

 Tibiae with their points furnished with a double hook. 

 Body ovate. Abdomen quadrate, rounded behind. La- 

 bium corneous, quadrate, the middle of the upper mar- 

 gin emarginate, obtusely unidentatc. 



Sji. 1. Curculionoid.es. 



Attelabus curculionoides. Linnaeus, Latreille, Olivier, 



Inhabits the nut tree and willow. 



Genus CCXLIX. Apoderus. Olivier, Latreille. 



Attelabus. Linnaeus, Fabricius, Paykull. 



Head with a distinct neck. Tibiae with one hook at 

 their joints. Body ovate. Abdomen quadrate, rounded 

 behind. Labium corneous, quadrate, the middle of the 

 upper margin emarginate, obtusely unidentate. 



Sft. 1. Coryli. 



Attelabus coryli. Linn. Fabr. Payk. Latr. 



Curculio coryli. Marsham. 



Inhabits the nut tree. 



Genus CCL. Rvnchites. Herbst, Latr. 



Curculio. Linnaeus, De Geer, Marsham. 



Rhinomacer. Geoffroy, Clairville. 



Attelabus. Fabricius, Olivier. 



Head elongate behind the eyes, with no neck. Cly- 

 peus dentate. Tibiae with very short heels. Abdomen 

 quadrate, rounded behind,* Body ovate, narrowly pro- 

 duced before. Thorax conic-cylindric, broader behind, 

 (often with a spine on each side in the male). Labium 

 membranaceous, small, the apex rounded, villose, entire. 



S/i. 1. Bacchus. 



Curculio bacchus. Linnaeus, Marsham. 



Kunchites bacchus. Herbst, Latreille. 



Attelabus bacchus. Fabricius. 



Inhabits Europe, frequenting the nut and vine. 



Genus CCLI. Apion. Herbst, Latreille, Kirby. 



Curculio. Linnaeus, Marsham. 



Rhinomacer. Geoffroy, Clairville. 



Attelabus. Fabricius, Olivier. 



Eyes prominulous. Head elongate behind. Abdomen 

 subovate. Tibiae with obsolete heels. Labium subquad- 

 rate, entire. 



Obs. The Rev. William Kirby has given an admira- 

 ble paper to the Linnaean Society of London on the spe- 

 cies of this genus, which is published in the ninth volume 

 of their Transactions. He has added a supplement, 

 which is published in the tenth volume. 



Genus CCLII. Rhamphus. Clairville. 



Tarsi with the last joint but one bifid, cordiform. 

 Head globose. Eyes approximate. Hinder feet formed 

 for leaping. Tibiae with obsolete heels. Body short, oval. 



