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extremity ; mandibles generally obtuse ; blade 

 and galea of the maxilla; united and indistinct; 

 tarsi four-jointed. Mostly diurnal ; feeds on vege- 

 tables. CurcuUo. 



784. Short-nosed weevils {Anthribites). Larva 

 in form like the preceding ; feeds on wood. Pupa 

 changes in the channels made by the larva. Imago 

 with antcnnte generally twelve-jointed, the basal 

 joint not particularly elongate, therefore not 

 elbowed, moniliform, incrassated externally, not 

 situated on a distinct rostrum, much elongated in 

 the males ; mandibles and maxillse nearly as in 

 the preceding order ; tarsi-four-jointed. Inhabits 

 the bark and wood of trees. Brachytarsus, Pla- 

 tyrhinus, Anthribus. 



785. False-weevils {Salpingites). Larva and 

 pupa as in the preceding orders ; the former feeds 

 on the wood and bark of trees. Imago with 

 antennae shorter, moniliform, somewhat incrassated 

 externally, and situated on a rostrum ; mandibles 

 and maxillse obtuse ; fore and middle tarsi five- 

 jointed ; hind tarsi four-jointed. Found in the 

 same situations as the larva, and also among the 

 leaves of trees. Salpingus, Sphceriesies. 



