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ME. F. P. PASCOE ON THE CURCULIONID^l. 



This and the following species have the tibiae shorter and more 

 compressed than the preceding ; the elytra also are somewhat de- 

 pressed ; between them, however, are intermediate forms which 

 make any trenchant limitation impossible. 



Besides the places mentioned below, there are species from 

 Amboyna, Key, Aru, Say lee, and Sarawak. 



Nechyrus notatus. N. oblongo-ovatus, niger, griseo-squamosus, 

 fasciculis atris ornatus ; rostro breviusculo, nitide castaneo ; antennis 

 rufo-ferrugineis ; funiculo art. duobus basalibus aequalibus, ultimis 

 transversis ; prothorace vix transverso, apice manifeste tubulato, fas- 

 ciculis determinatis octo notatis, 2 anticis, 4 medianis, 2 basalibus ; 

 scutello punctiformi ; elytris fortiter striato-punctatis, nigro subfas- 

 ciculatis, singulatim fasciculis quinque (circa) longitudinaliter sitis, 

 pone medium macula parva albida ornatis ; corpore infra nigro, sat 

 vage pnnctato ; pedibus rude griseo-squamosis. Long. 3£ lin. 



Hab. Say lee. 



The first two joints of the funicle are nearly of equal length in 

 this species ; N. geniculatus in this respect is between the two 

 extremes. 



Nechyrus funebris. N. ovatus, niger, sparse fusco-squamosus, aliisque 

 erectis nigris dispersis ; rostro piceo, quam prothorace paulo breviore ; 

 prothorace utrinque subampliato, antice subito angustiore, postice fere 

 parallelo, medio paulo excavato, fortiter punctato et granulato, fasci- 

 culis sex inconspicuis notato — 2 antice, 4 in medio transversim, sitis ; 

 scutello elongato-triangulari, ochraceo ; elytris leviter striato-punc- 

 tatis, interstitiis granulis nitidis dispersis, singulo elytro fasciculis 

 quinque obscure notato — 2 basalibus, 2 posticis, una intermedia ; cor- 

 pore infra pedibusque rugoso-squamosis. Long. 5 lin. 

 Sab. Batchian. 



Nechyrus porcatus. N. ovatus, niger, squamis crassis vage indutus, 

 etiam perpaucis ochraceis dispersis; rostro piceo, quam prothorace 

 paulo breviore ; prothorace antice utrinque sensim rotundato, postice 

 minus parallelo, leviter sat crebre punctato, punctis squamositate grisea 

 repletis ; scutello suborbiculari ; elytris sulcato-punctatis, punctis 

 magnis oblongis nitidis, interstitiis convexis, singulo elytro fasciculis 

 tribus atris notato, uno pone medium maximo ; corpore infra pedibus- 

 que rugoso-squamosis ; tarsis sordide albidis. Long. 4 lin. 



Hab. Ceram. 



This species has no tufts on the prothorax ; those on the elytra 

 consist of scales more crowded than elsewhere, and have the ap- 

 pearance of black spots. The ochreous scales are very few, and 

 can only be seen under a good lens. 



