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MODERN SYSTEM. 
Genus 198. ANTHRIBUS. Paykull, Fair., Lutr., Geoff., Leach. 
Macrocephalus. Oliv. 
Antenna clavate : the dub ovate, abrupt, incrassatcd : eyes not emargi- 
nate : elytra covering the anus above : body short, oval, thick : thorax 
transverse, broader behind, lobated : rostrum short. 
Sp. 1. yin. scabrosus. 
Anthribus scabrosus. Paylc., Fair., Lutr., Leach, Bruchus scabrosus. 
Marsh . Macrocephalus scabrosus. Olivier. 
Inhabits the elm and horse-chesnut. 
Genus 199. RHINOMACER. Oliv., Fabr., Leach. Anthribus. 
Vayk., Lutr., Leach. 
Antenna clavate : eyes not emarginate : elytra covering the anus above ; 
abdomen elongate, narrow : thorax roundish, nearly equally broad : 
rostrum at the base much narrower than the head, the longitudinal 
diameter many times exceeding the breadth : tarsi with the second 
joint not including the third. 
Sp. 1. Phi. attelaboides. 
Anthribus rhinomacer. Payk., Latr. Rhinomacer attelaboides. Fabr., 
Leach. 
Inhabits pine-trees. 
Genus 200. BRUCHUS. Linn., Be Geer, Oliv., Fabr., Latr., Marsh., 
Leach. Myi.aBris. Geoff. 
Antenna nearly filiform : eyes emarginate for the insertion of the an- 
tennae : body short, oval, thick : elytra not covering the anus above, 
Sp. 1. Brit,. Pisi. 
Bruchus Pisi. Linn., Fabr., Oliv., Lair., Leach. 
Inhabits the south of Europe and the north of America. The larva 
is frequently found in peas. 
Pam. XXXVII. Cur.cunciNiiiiE. Leach. 
Curcwlion ites. Latrcille. 
Palpi very small, conic-subulate, scarcely discernible : rostrum round- 
ed, thick, often proboscis-shaped : labrttm none : antenna: with di- 
stinct joints, the eighth or ninth generally clavate, the club regular,, 
the joints coriaceous : head from the eyes more or less narrowed, 
distinctly produced into a rostrum : mandibles small or minute : 
menturn not cyliudric-cordale : body rarely Cylindric : anterior tibia 
never triangular. 
A. Antenna straight, not geniculated at the second joint. Body of 
all, from the base of the thorax, narrower, not cylindric. 
Genus 201. ATTELABUS. Linn., Fabr., Oliv., Latr., Leach- 
Curculio. Be Geer. 
Head behind simply elongate, produced with no neck : tibire with one 
