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another, P. viridicollis, found in Scotland, is equally 
remarkable in spite of its peculiar abraded appearance. 
In Trachyphlceus and its allies the scutellum is 
wanting, or very small, and the wings absent, the 
hooks of the tarsi are free, the antennae robust, and 
the scrobes of the rostrum lateral, deep, slightly 
arched, and reaching to the eyes. 
The species are mostly small, oval, and convex, 
strongly set with short stout bristles, often arranged 
in lines, and frequently thickly covered with earthy 
matter, which adheres so firmly as to disguise their 
outline and punctuation. They are found in sandy 
places, at the roots of grass, in moss, &c., and are very 
slugglish. 
The species may generally be distinguished inter se 
by the toothing and shape of the front tibiae. 
In Otiorrhynchus the antennae are long, usually 
slender, and often inserted at the apex of the rostrum ; 
the scutellum is wanting, or very small ; the wings are 
absent ; the winglets to the sides of the rostrum at the 
apex strong ; the scrobes deep, visible from the upper 
side in front, but rectilinear and evanescent behind ; 
the body convex, ovate, seldom thickly clothed with 
scales, and usually dull in colour ; and the tarsi 
spongy beneath, with the apical joint long and the 
hooks free. The males are, for the most part, smaller 
and less globose than the females. 
The larvae of 0. sulcatus, a common meti’opolitan 
insect, have been observed to do considerable damage 
to potted plants, &c., by gnawing round the upper part 
of the roots. 
The different species are found in hedges, under 
stones, in moss, sand-pits, &c., and at the roots of 
