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MR. F. P. PASCOE ON THE CUECTJLIONIB^). 



Cholus brominus. C. rhombicus, rufo-fuscus, opacus, supra uni- 

 color, lateribus prothoracis infra sternorumque dense albido-squa- 

 mosis ; rostro basi usque ultra medium carinato, lateraliter sparse 

 squamoso ; antennis ferrugineis, funiculo breviusculo j prothorace 

 subtilissime, baud confertim punctulato, punctulis unisquamulosis ; 

 scutello oblongo ; elytris subcordatis, supra subplanatis, remote seri- 

 atim punctatis, inter puncta singula granulo minuto instructis, intersti- 

 tiis mamillato-punctatis, punctulis squamulam minutam gerentibus, 

 apice obsolete serratis ; corpore infra squamis piliformibus adspersis ; 

 mesosterno antice fortiter producto ; coxis anticis spina valida armatis. 

 Long. 7 hn. 



Hab. Peru (Quito). 



Of a uniform dark chocolate-colour above, and apparently with- 

 out scales, which are only seen under a strong magnifying-power. 

 There is a similar spine on the coxae of C. tmdulatus. 



Cholus uniformis. C. subellipticus, in medio paulo depressus, rufo- 

 castaneus, sejunctim silaceo-squamulosus ; rostro apice fortiter dila- 

 tato ; funiculi articulo primo duobus sequentibus sejunctim sequali ; 

 prothorace utrinque modice rotundato, granulis subcurvatis transver- 

 sim vel oblique connexis munito ; scutello subscutiformi ; elytris basi 

 prothorace paulo latioribus, lateribus irregulariter rotundatis, seriatim 

 punctatis, antice transversim corrugatis, postice granulatis ; corpore 

 infra pedibusque squamis piliformibus silaceis, plurimis albidis inter- 

 mixtis, sejunctim vestitis; mesosterno elevato, antice verticali ; femo- 

 ribus leviter incrassatis. Long. 5 lin. 



Hab. Para. 



For the present this species will be best placed after C. 

 inomatus. 



Cholus nivosus. C. oblongo-ovatus, niger, nitidus, supra sparse 

 niveo-squamosus, plurimis condensatis guttulas formantibus; rostro 

 sat valde elongato, piceo; antennis piceis, clava ovata, acuminata; 

 prothorace longitudine latitudini fere aequali, irregulariter punctata, 

 interspatiis subtiliter transversim granulatis, utrinque niveo sub- 

 vittato scutello subscutiformi ; elytris obovatis, transversim granu- 

 latis, guttulis numerosis notatis, apice crenatis ; corpore infra pedibus- 

 que fusco-ferrugineis, illo niveo-squanioso, his squamis piliformibus 

 dispersis. Long. 5 lin. 



Hab. New Granada. 



For the present this species may be placed after C. irroratus, 

 Ghier. 



Cholus atomarius. C. elongato-obovatus, modice convexus, fusco- 

 castaneus, squamis piliformibus flavidis conspersus, aliis normalibus 

 maculatim irroratus ; rostro rufo-piceo, basi apiceque vix crassiore ; 



