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a band of black in the centre of each, which does 
not reach the extremity. The under side and legs 
are green. 
CURCULIO GEOFFROYII. 
PLATE XXI. Fig. 4. 
Geonemus Geoffroyii, Voyage de la CoquiUe. 
Brilliant green, glossed with violet. The rostrum 
has a narrow impressed line down the middle, and 
there is a similar one in the centre of the thorax. 
The elytra are striated, and marked with four cross 
bands of deep black, of which the second from the 
base and that next the apex are abbreviated, and 
the third dilated on each side of the suture. This 
and the preceding species were obtained in a recent 
French voyage of discovery round the world. 
CURCULIO YITTATUS. 
PLATE XXI. Fig. 5. 
Fabrictus , Ent. Syst — Linn. Syst. Nat. 
Rostrum and thorax black, the surface smooth 
and shining : elytra with punctured lines, a broad 
white stripe at the side of the suture, a broader one 
of a red colour in the middle of each, and a third 
narrower than the others, towards the outer mar- 
gin : the apex greyish : the legs and belly black ; 
