ENTOMOLOGY. 



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Sfi. 1. Flavicomis. 



Ramfihus flavicornis. Latreille, Clairville. 



Inhabits the sloe and aspen. 



Genus CCLIII. Brachycerus. Olivier, Hcrbst, 

 Fabricius, Latreille. 



Curculio. Linnaeus, De Geer. 



Tarsi short, with entire joints. Lip crustaceous, sub- 

 orbicular, the apex truncate, retuse, entire. Body ovate, 

 thick, gibbous. Eyes lateral. Tibiae with their two 

 points produced, the internal spine bifid. Thorax trans- 

 verse. Abdomen large, subglobose, ovate, or oval. 



Sfi. 1. A/girus. 



Brachycerus algirus. Fabr. Latr. 



Inhabits Africa. 



Division II. 

 (Fracticornes ; geniculated horns.) 

 Antennae geniculated, the basal joint very much 

 elongated, generally received in a lateral oblique groove, 

 (at the base at least,) or the sides of the rostrum. 



(Antennae in all clavate, the club generally composed 

 of firmly connected joints, the last acute. Tarsi with the 

 last joint but one bifid, or emarginate above, cordate.) 



Subdivision 1, 

 Antenna inserted beyond the base of the rostrum, 

 larger than the head, the club distinctly many-jointed, 

 ovate. Mandibles generally obtuse. Tibiae at the apex 

 ciliated with spines, in a few terminated by a strong 

 hook. Body ovate, or elliptic. Colour various. 



Genus CCLIV. Curculio. Linnaeus, Fabricius, 

 Clairville, Olivier. 



Brachyrhinus. Latreille. 



Body ovate, convex, narrower before. Thorax round, 

 or conic-cylindric, narrower than the base of the elytra. 

 Scutellum extremely minute. Abdomen ovate-conic, 

 subovate, or globose. Lip minute. Antennae eleven- 

 jointed. Hinder feet not formed for leaping. 

 Sfi. 1. Im/ierialis, (diamond beetle.) 

 Curculio im/ierialis. Linn. Fabr. Oliv. 

 Brachyrhinus imflerialis. Latreille. 

 Inhabits Brasil. 

 Sfi. 2. Argentatus. 



Curculio argentatus. Gmelin, Marsh. Fabr. 

 Brachyrhinus argentatus. Latreille. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Genus CCLV. Lixus. Latreille, Fabricius. 

 Curculio. Linnaeus, Geoffrey, Marsham, Fabricius. 

 Body elongate-ovate. Rostrum as broad as the head. 

 Lip small, entire, transverse-quadrate, corneous, nar- 

 rower than the mentum. 

 Sfi. 1. Sulcirostris. 



Curculio sulcirostris. Linnaeus, Fabricius, Marsham. 

 Inhabits thistles. 

 Sfi. 2. Paraftlecticua. 

 Curculio fiaraftlecticus. Linn. 

 Lixus fiarafilecticus. Fabricius, Latreille. 

 Inhabits the Phellandrium aguaticum. 

 Genus CCLVI. Rynch^nus. Fabricius, Olivier. 

 Curculio. Linn. Geoff. Lam. Latr. 

 Body oblong, ovate, twice as long as broad. Anten- 

 nae with the club three-jointed beginning at the ninth 

 joint, or eight four-jointed beginning at the eighth joint. 

 Wings in all. ° J 



Sfi. I. Tortrix. 



Curculio tortrix. Linnaeus, Marsham, Latreille. 

 Ryncluenus tortrix. Fabricius. 

 Inhabits Europe. 

 Sfi. 2. Abietis. 

 Vol. VIII. Part II. 



Curculio abietis. Linnaeus. 



Inhabits Europe in the pine. It was discovered as a 

 native of Britain by Dr Maiden, who took it near Hame- 

 ton, in Scotland. 

 Sfi. 3. Pini. 



Curculio fiini. Linn. Marsham. 

 Inhabits the Pinus sylvestris. 

 Genus CCLVII. Liparus. Oliv. 

 Curculio. Linnaeus, Latreille, Marsham. 

 Rynchanus. Fabricius. 



Body oblong ovate, twice as long as broad. Antenna 

 with the club three-jointed beginning at the ninth joint, 

 or four-jointed beginning at the eighth joint. Wings none. 

 Sfi. 1. Germanus. 



Curculio Germanus. Linnaeus, Marsham. 

 Rynchanus fusco-maculatus. , Fabricius. 

 Inhabits Europe. It occurs in Britain, near Dover 

 and Hastings. 



Sfi. 2. Trigut talus. 



Curculio triguttatus. Marsham, Latreille. 

 Curculio vau of Marsham, is merely a variety of this 

 insect. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus CCLVIII. Cryptoryncus. Illiger. 

 Curculio. Linnaeus, Marsham. 

 Rynch/enus. Fabricius. 



Body round-oval, half as long again as broad. Ab- 

 domen short, triangular-quadrate. Anus naked. Ros- 

 trum applied to the breast. Coleoptra subquadrate, the 

 diameters nearly equal. Hinder feet not formed for 

 leaping. Mentum corneous, subobtrigonate. 

 Sfi. 1. £rysimi. 

 Rynchanus crysimi. Fabr. 

 Crytorynchus erysimi. Illiger. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Genus CCLIX. Cionus. Clairville, Latreille. 

 Rynchjenus. Fabr. 

 Curculio. Linn. Geoff. Oliv. 



Body quadrate-ovate, thick, a little longer than broad. 

 Abdomen large, subquadrate, a little narrower, and 

 rounded behind. Anus not naked. Rostrum applied to 

 the breast. Coleoptra convex, as broad as long, index- 

 ed behind. Hinder feet not formed for leaping. 

 Sfi. 1. Scrofihularia. ' 



Curculio scrofihularia. Linnaeus, Marsham. 

 Rynchanus scrofihularia. Fabricius. 

 Cionus scrofihularia. Clairville. 

 Inhabits the Verbascum and Scrofihularia. 

 Latreille supposes Rynchanus, Thafisus, Scrofihularia, 

 and Verbasci of Fabricius, to be but varieties of one 

 species. 



Genus CCLX. Orchestes. Olivier, Illiger. 

 Rynchanus. Clairville, Fabricius, Latreille. 

 Curculio. Linnaeus, Marsham. 

 Body ovate. Abdomen elongate-quadrate, rounded 

 behind. Elytra inflexed behind, covering, or at least 

 touching the anus. Hinder feet formed for leaping 

 Sfi. 1. Aim. 



Curculio alni. Linnaeus, Marsham. 

 Rynchanus alni. Fabricius. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Subdivision 2. 

 Antennae inserted at the base of the rostrum. Tarsi 

 reflected to the internal side of the tibiae. 

 Genus CCLXI. Rhina. Latreille. 

 Lixus. Fabricius. 

 Curculio. Olivier. 



Body oblong cylindric. Feet elongate,, especially the 

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