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vertex, closely rugulose-punctate. The occiput is transversely thinly 
strigulose. The strigosities of the thorax are sinuately transverse on 
the disk, subcircular at the sides, concentrically disposed round, the 
ante-basal lateral impression ; the median canalicula is also impressed 
at the base. The elytra are somewhat narrowed posteriorly, their shoul¬ 
ders are roundly angulate, subcallose; they have a deep round depres¬ 
sion behind the scutellum; their rows of punctures are placed two by 
two, from the alternate interstices being larger, elevate ; those punctures 
are divided in lacunae of unequal depth and length, by unequally distant 
elevate coarse rugosities crossing them. Pygidium, abdomen and legs 
closely—pectus and anterior coxae more strongly—strigose-punctate. 
Legs thick, short; tarsi incrassate, ultimate joint thickly clavate, claws 
relatively robust. 
Rhynchites kufiventris, Chevr. 
Oblong o-ovatus, nitidus , albido-villosus; nigro-cyaneus, elytris vio- 
laceis, abdomine rufo; pilis albidis in scutello , sutura antica 
lineaque laterali pectoris condensatis ; rost.ro tenui, longo, arcuato , 
supra utrinque striatim punctulato , lateribus subscrobiculato ; 
capite quadrato in froute lata laxe profundeque punctato ; oculis 
semi-globosis exsertis; thorace elongato , angusto , leviter laxeque 
punctato; scutello oblongo-subquadrato , canaliculato; elytris 
pone scutellum impressis, seriatim leviter punctatis , seriebus 
18-20 : suturali marginalique striatis. 
$ Rostro longiore , crassiore , magis arcuato, longitudine fere capitis 
cum thorace; capite quadrato , impressione media evidentiore; 
thorace convexiore, lateribus magis rotundato-ampliatis. 
9 Rostro capite cum thorace breviori ; capite transverso ; thorace late¬ 
ribus parum rotundato. 
Long, (rostr. excl.) 4^—6; elytr. 3—4. Lat. hum. 1^—2^ ; pone 
med. elytr. 2^—2^ mill. 
Patria : Mexico. A. Dom. Salle captus. Mus. D. Bowring, Chev- 
rolat, Salle, Saunders et Jekel. 
By the elongation of its rostrum this species should be ranged 
in Schonherr’s artificial Stirps I., but by all its other characters it 
