. Coleoptera. Rhynchophora:-Curculionidæ,. Curculionidae. 40 CUECUL10>" Head almost plane ou the forehead, with fine confluent puncta- tion and three narrow sulci, liosirum sliglitly dilated towards apex, the apical angles not acuminate, shallowly impressed in the middle, with a fine central carina and a shallow longitudinal impression on each side close to the lateral margin. Proihorax transverse, truncate at base and apex, the latter rather nar- rower, sides rounded, broadest before the middle ; upper surface convex, set with low granules, which are sometimes covered by the scal
. Coleoptera. Rhynchophora:-Curculionidæ,. Curculionidae. 40 CUECUL10>" Head almost plane ou the forehead, with fine confluent puncta- tion and three narrow sulci, liosirum sliglitly dilated towards apex, the apical angles not acuminate, shallowly impressed in the middle, with a fine central carina and a shallow longitudinal impression on each side close to the lateral margin. Proihorax transverse, truncate at base and apex, the latter rather nar- rower, sides rounded, broadest before the middle ; upper surface convex, set with low granules, which are sometimes covered by the scaling, and with a fine central carina (often much abbre- viated) and a shallow' impression on each side. Elytra quite similar to those of B. variegatus, Kedt. Apical ventral segment more elongate, more acuminate and convex in the 5 ; with a shallow impression in the 6 . Length, 4|-5| mm.; breadth, 3-3| mm. Punjab: Murree [Stoliczhi); Dalliousie {C. Somers Smith). Type in the British Museum ; of B. chpressus in the Indian Museum. 9. Blosyrodes variegatus, Ilnh. Blosyrus variegatus, Redtenbacher * Iliigers Kaschm. iv, 1848, p. 539. Blosyrus costatus, Redtenbacher,* 1. c. p. 540 (n. syn.). Blosyrodes interruptus, Jekel, Ool. Jekel. 1875, p. 161 (n. syu.). Colour black, with brown sealing, obscurely variegated with paler scales, and with an ill-defined oblique pale band on each Fig. 13.—Blosyrodes variegatus, Eedt. Head plane, the rugose punctatiou hidden by the scaling, with a deep narrow central furrow and a shallow one on each side of it. Eostrum. dilated at the apex and with the apical angles rather acutely prominent, almost plane above and with three narrow carinse (sometimes obscured by the scaling). Prothorax strongly transverse, the sides rounded, broadest before the middle, the apex narrower than the base, evenly covered with distinct sepa- rated punctures and very short erect setse, with a narrow central. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned
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