. Coleoptera. Rhynchophora:-Curculionidæ,. Curculionidae. 138 97. Astycus subinarginalis, Fst. Lepidasti/cus subviayffinolis,¥aunt.* Aim. Miis. Civ. Geneva, xxxiv, 1894, p. 176 (189o). This species is very closely allied to L. dorice, Tst., and differs from it only in the following particulars :—Bostvimi proportion- ately a little broader, the central furrow slightly broader and deeper. Protliorax with the sides more rounded, the granules much finer, the scaling denser laterally. Elytra with finer and more dense granulation, similar to that on the prothoras, the marginal interva
. Coleoptera. Rhynchophora:-Curculionidæ,. Curculionidae. 138 97. Astycus subinarginalis, Fst. Lepidasti/cus subviayffinolis,¥aunt.* Aim. Miis. Civ. Geneva, xxxiv, 1894, p. 176 (189o). This species is very closely allied to L. dorice, Tst., and differs from it only in the following particulars :—Bostvimi proportion- ately a little broader, the central furrow slightly broader and deeper. Protliorax with the sides more rounded, the granules much finer, the scaling denser laterally. Elytra with finer and more dense granulation, similar to that on the prothoras, the marginal interval without granules or scaling; the scales some- Avhat larger than in A. doria;, the setae stouter and more numerous. Leqs with the femora much darker, scarcely lighter than the tibiae. Length, S 12|, 2 16^ mm. ; breadth, S 4|, $ Ih mm. Burma: Karen Hills;4300-4700 ft. {Fea). Ti/pes d 2 in the Genoa Museum. 98. Astycus gestroi, sp. nov. Colour black, with pale green scaling, more or less suffused with orange at the sides of the prothorax and at the base and sides of the elytra. Head convex, with very fine shallow punotation and a narrow central furrow on the anterior part of the forehead only ; eyes oval and slightly prominent. Bosti-um very shghtly broader than. Fig. 45.—Asfyctis (/estroi, Mshl. long, parallel-sided, deeply eraarginate at the apex, slightly im- pressed above, with a narrow central furrow and \\\t\\ an elongate impression in front of the eye. Antennce piceous, with pale pubes- cence, the funicle with joint 2 longer than 1, 3 longer than 4, 7 elongate and conical, the club narrowly elongate. Prothorax a little broader than long, its sides rounded, broadest behind middle, the basal margin truncate, the upper surface with shallow rugosities. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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