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COLEORTERX
FAM. CURCULIONID/E
SUBFAM. BELINÆ
COLEOPTERA
FAM. CURCULIONIDA
SUBE AM BEEINZE
par ARTHUR M. LEA et ArBERT BOVIE
AVEC I PLANCHE COLORIEE
Dans ce travail, M. A. LEA s'est chargé des Belinæ d'Océanie (texte anglais), M. A. Bove a fait la partie relative
aux espèces américaines (texte francais). La planche a été exécutée en partie d'après des exemplaires de la collection Lea,
en partie d'après des insectes de la collection Bovie et sous la surveillance de ce dernier.
BELINZE D'OCÉANIE
par ARTHUR M. LEA
E HIS is a subfamily of Curculionide readily distinguished from most other subfamilies by the
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À y 44 NY following combination of characters : Body more or less long andi thin; antennæ without
RO 1), an American genus and w hich I do not purpose "t upon here, the subfamily is RO MN
the bulk of the species being confined to Australia itself.
Le Conte regarded the Belidae as equal in value to the Brenthid@, and placed them as a family
(1) Lacordaire, Gen. Col. Vol. 6, p. 523 (1863).
COLEOPTERA
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at the very end of the Rhynchophora (1), but the subfamily is clearly allied to the Eurynchides (2),
although the genera of that subfamily have clavate antenne, and the third and fourth abdominal
segments small.
General characters. — [ead rather elongate, free. Eyes large, lateral, prominent, very finely
faceted, briefly ovate. Rostrum of variable length. Scrobes varying from foveiform to shallow and
oblique. Antenne thin to moderately stout, neither geniculate nor clavate, second joint short, eleventh
longer than tenth, its apical half cone-shaped, all (except some of the joints in Rhinotia) circular in
transverse section, usually inserted nearer base than apex of rostrum. Prothorax transverse, dilated
towards base, which varies from truncate to strongly bisinuate, sides feebly to strongly rounded, ocular
lobes absent(3). Scutellum of variable shape. Elytra varying from moderately narrow to very narrow,
more or less parallel-sided from shoulders to beyond the middle, shoulders rounded, apex variable,
margins at junction of metasternum and abdomen very feebly curved. Prosternum with part in front of
coxa narrower or wider than part behind coxa. Mesosternum with intercoxal process very narrow;
front side piece larger than the other and rounded on its front edge, so as to encroach on side of
prosternum ; hind side piece usually interrupted(4) by a short triangular extension of each elytron at
the junction of its base and side. Metasternum elongate, side piece wide, obtusely produced at inner
apex and narrowed posteriorly. Abdomen elongate, convex, segments regularly decreasing in length, *
sutures of second, third and fourth straight. Legs usually rather short. Four front coxæ subglobose, free,
hind pair transverse, almost or quite touching elytra; front pair contiguous, middle pair narrowly
separated, hind pair separated by an equilaterally triangular process of abdomen. Femora dentate or
not(5). Tibia straight (except for basal curvature) or slightly curved and usually denticulate below,
terminated by two short spines. Tarsi densely setose on lower surface, first joint moderately long,
second shorter, third still shorter and deeply bilobed, fourth elongate; claws simple. Body winged,
more or less fusiform or subcylindrical, clothed in places with short pubescence(6), usually with dense
granules in places, but seldom tuberculate.
Of the genera, Æhinotia (although many of its characters are exactly as in Belus) is distinct.
Agnestotis is also distinct.
Pachyura, although regarded by Lacordaire as a synonym of Belus, is quite distinct from that
genus by the short stout rostrum and wide shoulders. The species standing in it at present, however, are
not very homogeneous in appearance.
Belus is remarkable for the great variation that occurs at the apex of the elytra, which vary from
strongly rounded (as in its subgenus /sacantha) through almost imperceptible stages to strongly and
acutely produced as in bidentatus and others.
Cyrotyphus, Agathinus and Lebus are closely allied and possibly in time it may be considered
advisable to unite them.
The genera may be tabulated as follows :
Rostrum more oy less long and thin.
Antennae thing . 9. SETTE sesmnussPbERUSSClI een
(1) The American Naturalist, p. 470, 1874.
(2) Before which subfamily Lacordaire placed them.
(3) In Pachyura vestita, Cyrotyphus fascicularis, Lebus diurus, Agathinus sextubcrculatus, and doubtless in others, there appear to be
ocular lobes, but this appearance is entirely due to a small quantity of setz or pubescence at the places where ocular lobes are usually present.
(4) Except in Agnesiofis, in which the triangular extension of each elytron is practically absent.
(5) This character is of specific importance only in the subfamily, as it is variable in R/imotia, Belus (and its subgenus /sacantha)and Pachyura.
Ihe teeth, when present, do not appear as angular extensions of a ridge (as in most weevils) but rise suddenly from the surface; there are frequently two
on each femur, placed (not one behind the other, but —) transversely ; with, frequently. numerous smaller ones placed behind them, sometimes in one row,
sometimes in two. In Ze/zs itself some species are dentate in both sexes, some in the male only. and some in neither sex.
(6) True scales are not present, although many of the species appear to have spots of scales, this appearance is really due to local density of
pubescence.
FAM. CURCULIONIDZE 3
Eneas ae SI XML o El m x MUSS oe 2. Genus RmNoTIA, Kirby.
Rostrum shorter and stouter.
Biya mol tyısınualeatbası: . m. mn non. . 4 . 7. Genus AGNESIOTIS, Pascoe.
Elytra trisinuate at base.
ALAN en 0 53. Genus CYROTYPHUS, Pascoe.
Tibiae straight, except at base.
Elytra conjointly rounded or notched at apex . . . . . . 3. Genus Pacuyura, Hope.
Elyivabispimese at apex. . o 93 . 4 « . =. « 6. Genus AGATHINUS, Broun.
Elylva strongly produced at afex . . . . . . . . . 4. Genus Legus, Lea.
I. GENUS RHINOTIA, KIRBY
Rhinotia. Kirby, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 12, p. 426 (1818); Lacordaire, Gen. Col. Vol. 6,
pe 925) (1863):
Characters. — Rostrum long and thin, feebly curved, usually about the length of prothorax,
teebly inflated at insertion of antennæ. Scrobes shallow and rather suddenly oblique to the line of rostrum.
Antennz rather stout, and rather strongly (for the subfamily) inflated from near base, some of the joints
compressed, inserted nearer base than apex. Prothorax strongly bisinuate, rather strongly constricted
near apex. Scutellum usually strongly transverse. Elytra narrow, each separately strongly rounded at
base, with a thin flap resting on each side of base of prothorax, base not suddenly wider than prothorax
and not suddenly raised above it, but suture occasionally raised behind scutellum, parallel-sided except
at base and apex, apex rounded, usually finely denticulate (1). Prosternum very narrow in front of coxæ.
Femora dentate or not; tibia straight except for basal curvature, denticulate below.
Type. — RAinotia haemoptera, Kirby.
Geographical distribution of species. — Australia and Tasmania,
1. R. corallina, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 11, p 458 (1872). N. W. Australia.
2. R. cruenta, Pascoe. ibidem, Vol. 10, p. 475 (1870). W. Australia.
3. R. elytrura, Pascoe, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. p. 138 (1872). — PI., Fig. 2. Queensland.
spinipennis (ined.), Lacordaire, Gen. Col. Vol. 6, p. 526, note 1 (1863).
A. do haemoptera, Kirby, Frans. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 12, p. 427, t.
i: 7,0-d (2). — PI, Fig. I.
haemoptera, Gyllenhal, in Schoenherr, Gen. Curc. Vol 1, p. 244 (1833).
Kirbyi, Boheman, in Schoenherr, ibidem, Vol. 5, p. 357 (1840).
22, Australia and Tasmania.
5. R. marginella, Boheman, in Schoenherr, ibidem, Vol. 5, p. 356 (1840). N. S. Wales.
6. R. pruinosa. Pascoe, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. p. 98 (1871). S. Australia.
7. R. venusta, Pascoe, ibidem, p. 139 (1872). Queensland.
2. GENUS BELUS, SCHOENHERR
Belus. Schoenherr, Curc. Disp. Meth. p. 73 (1826); Lacordaire, Gen. Col. Vol. 6, p. 524 (1863); ,
Jekel, Ins. Saund. Vol. 2, p. 227 (1860).
Characters. — Rostrum long, thin and moderately curved, sometimes almost straight, usually
(x) In eZy£rza mucronate.
(2) Take in Boisduval, Voyage de l'Astrolabe, Vol. 2, p. 3or (1832); Guérin, Icon. Règne Anim. Vol. 4, t. 36, f. 5.
4 COLEOPTERA
longer than prothorax; not, or scarcely, inflated atinsertion of antenna. Scrobes usually shallow, oblique,
and about the length of basal joint of antennz, but variable. Antenne thin, very slightly inflated towards
apex, eleventh joint longer than others, inserted nearer base than apex of rostrum. Prothorax strongly
bisinuate at base, feebly constricted near apex. Scutellum usually strongly transverse. Elytra narrow,
each separately strongly rounded at base, with a thin flap resting on each side of base of prothorax,
base not suddenly wider than prothorax, and not suddenly raised above it, but suture frequently raised
behind scutellum, usually parallel-sided to near apex, which varies from rounded to strongly produced.
Prosternum very narrow in front of coxæ. Femora dentate or not, front hair longer and stouter than the
others, usually stouter in female than in male; tibiæ, except for basal curvature, straight, denticulate
below.
Type. — Belus bidentatus, Donovan.
Geographical distribution of species.— Australia, l'asmania, New Guinea, Malay Archipelago
and Lord Howe Island.
I. B. acaciae, Lea, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, p. 594 (1898). W. Australia.
2. B. acicularis, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond, p. 457 (1872). W. Australia.
3. B. acrobeles, Olliff, Mem. Austral. Mus. p. 9r, t. 6, f. 2 (1889). Lord Howe Island.
4. B. adelaidae, Blackburn, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. p. 189 (1892). S. Australia.
5. B. amplicollis, Jekel, Ins. Saund. Vol. 2, p. 228 (1860). N. S. Wales, Queensland.
6. B. anguineus, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. p. 457 (1872). W. and C. Australia.
7. B. angustulus, Germar, Linn. Ent. Vol. 3, p. 206 (1848). S. Australia, Victoria, N.S.
Wales, Queensland.
8. B. aphthosus, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. p. 457 (1872). S. Australia;
. B. bidentatus, Donovan (Lixus), Epitom. cum fig. (1805). Australia and Tasmania.
bidentatus, Boisduval, Voy. Astrolabe, Vol. 2, p. 303 (1832); Boheman, in
Schoenherr, Gen. Curc. Vol. 5, p. 349 (1840).
10. B. bimaculatus, Pascoe (Isacantha), Ann. Nat. Hist. p. 99 (1871). Australia and Tasmania.
11. B. bison, Blackburn, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. p. 184 (1892). S. Australia Tasmania.
12. B. brunneus, Guérin, (Brentus), Voy. Coquille, p. 108 (1830). Australia and Tasmania.
brunneus, Boisduval, Voy. Astrolabe, Vol. 2. p. 305 (1832).
melanocephalus, Boheman, in Schoenherr, Gen. Curc. Vol. 5, p. 35 (1840) ;
Germar, Linn. Ent. Vol. 3, p. 208 (1848); Labram & Imhoff, Gen.
Curc. Vol. 2, ng. 5 (1848).
var. affinis, Perroud, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, p. 414 (1853).
13. B. centralis, Pascoe, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. p. 95, t. 1, f. 4 (1872). N. S. Wales, Victoria, S.
var. granulatus, Lea, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, p. 595 (1898); Trans. Australia.
Roy. Soc. S. Austral. p. 132 (1904).
14. B. difficilis, Blackburn, Trans. Roy. Soc. 5. Austral. p. 181 (1892). C. Australia.
15. B. distinctus, Blackburn, ibidem, p. 190 (1892). S. Australia.
16. B. divisus, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. Genova(2), Vol.2, p. 229(1885). Queensland.
17. B. edentulus, Lea, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, p. 600 (1898). N. S. Wales.
18. B. elegans, Blackburn, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. p. 187 (1892). C. Australia.
19. B. farinarius, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 11, p. 458 (1872). VW. Australia.
20. B. filiformis, Germar, Linn. Ent. Vol. 3, p. 207 (1848). N. S. Wales, Victoria, S.
21. B. filus, Jekel, Ins. Saund. Vol. 2; p. 231 (1860). N. S. Wales. | Australia.
22. B. flindersi, Blackburn, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. p. 185 (1893). C. Australia.
23. B. frater, Blackburn, ibidem, p. 183 (1892). C. Australia.
24. B. ganglionicus, Pascoe, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist: Vol. 12, p. 280 (1873). INC S Wales:
25. B. gracilis, Boheman, Res Eugen. p. 118 (1859). N. S. Wales.
26. B. grayi. Jekel (Isacantha). Ins. Saund. Vol. 2, p. 238 (1860). Victoria, Tasmania.
27. B. helmsi, Blackburn, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. p. 182 (1892). C. Australia.
28. B. hemistictus, Germar, Linn. Ent. Vol. 3, p. 204 (1848). N. S. Wales, Victoria, S.
Australia.
Isacantha. Hope, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. Vol. 1, p. 102 (1833).
and conjointly rounded. Other characters as in Belus.
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. inconstans, Lea, Mém. Soc. Ent. Bel :;. Vol. 16. p. 152 (1908).
. mornatus, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 12, p. 27 (1873).
. insipidus, Blackburn, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, p. 1455 (1885).
232 (1860). — PI., Fig. 3.
. mundus, Blackburn, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. p. 186 (1892).
. parallelus, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. p. 458, t. 12, f. ro (1872).
abdominalis, Blackburn, Trans. Roy. Ent. Soc. S. Austral. p. 187 (1892);
Lea, ibidem, p. 132 (1892).
. perplexus, Blackburn, Trans, Roy. Soc. S. Austral. p. 184 (1892).
. Phoenicopterus, Germar, Linn. Ent. Vol. 3, p. 207 (1848).
. pictivostvis, Lea, Mém. Soc, Ent. Belg. Vol. 16, p. 154 (1908).
. ficus, Jekel, Ins. Saund. Vol. 2, p. 230 (1860).
plagiatus, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. ro, p. 475 (1870).
. pudicus, Lea, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, p. 601:(1898).
. puncticeps, Lea, ibidem, p. 596 (1898).
. punctirostris, Lea, Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg. Vol. 16, p. 155 (1908).
. regalis, Blackburn, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. p. 188 (1892).
. Yubicundus, Lea, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, p. 599 (1898).
. ruficornis, Lea, Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg. Vol. 16, p. 153 (1908).
. scalaris, Germar, Linn. Ent. Vol. 3, p. 205 (1848).
. semipunctatus, Fabricius (Curculio), Syst. Ent. p. 135 (1775). — PI.,
. tvroraius, Jekel, Ins. Saund. Vol. 2, p.
. linearis, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. ro, p. 475 (1870).
. longicornis, Lea, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, p. 599 (1898). —
PI., Fig. 5.
Fig. 4.
semipunctatus, Olivier, Ent. Vol. 5 (83), p. 241, t. 12, f. 141 (1807); Boheman,
in Schoenherr, Gen. Curc. Vol. 5, p. 348 (1840).
lineatus, Donovan (Brenthus), Epitom. cum fig. (1805).
? bispinosus, Perroud. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon (2), Vol. 1, p. 410 /1853).
?cyanetpennis, Boheman, Res. Eugen. p. 118 (1859).
. Serpens, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. ro, p. 475 (1890).
. sparsus, Germar, Linn. Ent. Vol. 3, p. 206 (1848).
. subparallelus, Jekel, Ins. Saund. Vol. 2, p. 229 (1860).
. subsuturalis, Lea, Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg. Vol. 16, p. 151 (1908).
. suturalis, Boisduval,Voy. Astrolabe, Vol. 2, p. 304, t. 7. f. 20-21 (1832).
suluralis, Germar, Linn. Ent. Vol. 3, p. 205 (1848); Labram & Imhoff,
Gen. Curc. Vol. 2, n. 5 (1848).
. tenus, Lea, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, p. 597 (1898).
var. tarsalis, Lea, ibidem, p. 598 (1898).
. tibialis, Blackburn, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. p. 190 (1892).
ventralis, Blackburn, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. p. 182 (1892
. vertebralis, Lea, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, p. 597 (1898).
. vetustus, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 203 (1870).
. viridimetallicus, Heller, Abhandl. Mus. Zool. Dresden, p. 16 (1902).
. wallacei, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 12, p. 26 (1873).
BAM. EURCULIONTIDZE
|. SUBGENUS ISACANTHA, Hope
N. S. Wales, Queensland.
Mysol, Morty.
Queensland, N. Territory of
Tasmania. —[S. Australia.
Queensland, W. Australia.
N. S. Wales.
C. Australia.
W. Australia.
C. Australia.
N. S. Wales, Victoria, S.
Tasmania. | Australia.
N. S. Wales.
Queensland.
N. S. Wales, Australia.
W. Australia.
S. Australia.
S. Australia.
W. Australia.
Queensland.
S. Australia.
N. S. Wales, Oueensland.
W. Australia.
Australia, Tasmania.
N. S. Wales.
Queensland.
Australia.
N. S. Wales.
W. Australia,
C. Australia.
W. Australia,
W. Australia.
New Guinea.
New Guinea, Aru,
Characters. — Rostrum almost straight. Elytra regularly inflated towards apex and then widely
Lacordaire (1) regarded /sacantha as a synonym of Belus, which it possibly is, but the species
(1) Vol. 6, p. 524, note 2 (1863).
6 E COLEOPTERA
listed below are certainly very homogeneous in general appearance and their elytra are strongly at
variance with most species of Belus; so that they might fairly be considered as entitled to subgeneric
rank.
Type. — /sacantha rhinotioides, Hope.
Geographical distribution of species. — Australia, Tasmania and Lord Howe Island.
1. I. albicollis, Lea (Pachyura), Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales. p. 603 (1898). N.S. Wales.
dermestiventris, Boisduval (RAinotria), Voy. Astrolabe, Vol. 2, p. 301 Australia, Tasmania.
(1832).
dermestiventris, Blanchard, Voy. Pôle Sud, Vol. 4, p. 198 (1853).
Jascicularts, Hombrecht & Jacqmart, t. 13, f. 6.
pectoralis, Erichson (Rhinotia),Wiegm. Arch. f. Naturg.Vol.1, p. 185 (1842).
var. fumigata, Germar (Belus), Linné, Ent. Vol. 3, p. 208 (1848).
exigua, Pascoe, Ann. Nat. Mag. Hist. Vol. 12, p. 280 (1873). Queensland.
inculla, Olliff, Mem. Austral. Mus. p. 92 (1889). Lord Howe Island.
. papulosa, Pascoe (Pachyura), Ann. Mag Nat. Hist p. 99 (1871). N. S. Wales.
. rhinotioides, Hope, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. Vol. 1, p. 102, t. 14, f. 6 Queensland.
(1833)>— Pi EIE S6:
rhinotioides, Schoenherr, Gen, Curc. Vol. 5, p. 353 (1840).
congesta, Pascoe, Ann. Mag Nat. Hist. p. 97 11871).
serrata, Lea, Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg. Vol. 16, p. 149 (1998). Queensland.
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Characters. — Rostrum short, stout and lightly curved; scrobes foveiform. Antenne long, thin
and not at all inflated towards apex. Elytra wider than prothorax, each separately strongly rounded at
base, and encroaching upon but not overlapping prothorax. Femora edentate; tibia not denticulate
below, the hind pair inflated at apex. Other characters as in Belus.
The short rostrum (much as in Pachyura) and peculiar elytra and tibia are strongly at variance
with normal species of Belus; and | consider the species is fully as entitled to subgeneric rank as are the
species of /sacantha.
Type. — Macrobelus insignis, Lea.
Geographical distribution of species. — Queensland.
1. M. insignis, nov. sp.(1), Lea — PI., Fig. 7.
(1) M. insignis, nov. sp. — Black, with a gloss varying in places rom a steel-blue to reddish-violet ; antenne tarsi and parts of tibia more
or less red. With stramineous pubescence forming a line from apex of prothorax to apex of elytra, but very irregularly distributed on suture and dense on
scutellum, rest of elytra with a few feeble whitish spots; rest of upper surface with very sparse pubescence. Under surface with dense pubescence on head,
pro- and mesosternum, and on sides of metasternum and abdomen.
Head with large, round, clearly defined punctures between eyes, becoming much smaller and partially concealed elsewhere. Rostrum scarcely
longer than head, short and stout, slightly inflated at insertion of antennæ, behind which the punctures are dense coarse and partially concealed, in front
of antennæ highly polished and impunctate. Antenne long and thin, not even slightly inflated towards apex, third joint almost twice the length of first and
second combined, eleventh distinctly shorter than ninth and tenth combined. Profhorax rather strongly transverse, base strongly bisinuate, median
channel wide but interrupted in middle; with dense, round, rather large und usually clearly defined punctures. .Scwfe//mm transversely subcordate.
Elytra near base considerably, but not suddenly, wider than prothorax, shoulders strongly rounded, regularly and rather strongly diminishing in width
from near base to apex, which passes abdomen for a very short distance only; each strongly and regularly separately rounded at base; feebly depressed
on each side of suture, not suddenly raised behind scutellum; with rather dense but not very large punctures, becoming larger and subgranulate towards
base. Wetasternum feebly granulate. Legs long; femora edentate, the front pair not very stout, hind pair passing apex of second abdominal segment; hind
tibiz rather strongly inflated at apex.
Length, 16-17 mm. Habitat, Queensland : Rockhampton (Macleay Museums), Mackay (C. French).
A remarkable and handsome insect. The blue or violet gloss varies according to the direction the insect is viewed rom; the steel blue gloss is
most conpicuous on the disc of the prothorax, the reddish violet on the under surface, and on the sides of the elytra. The suturalclothing is in the form
of very irregular conjoined spots, but towards the apex it becomes more or less line-like. On one specimen each elytron has in addition three very feeble
rows of minute whitish spots, but on two others the spots (perhaps owing to abrasion) are fewer in number, and without linear arrangement. There are two
nude spots on each side of the metasternum (of which one is on the side piece), and a nude spot on each side of each of the four (or three) basal segments
of abdomen. The antennæ are inserted nearer the apex than base of rostrum. The elytra regularly diminish in width from near the base to the apex. The
fine denticulations or granules, nearly always present on the four hind femora of the species of Je//s, are entirely absent from this species.
FAM. CURCULIONIDZE 7
3. GENUS PACHYURA, HoPE
Pachyura. Hope, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. Vol. 1, p. 102 (1833); Broun, Man. New Zeal. Col.
p 468 (1880).
Characters. — Rostrum stout, comparatively short, moderately curved, inflated at insertion of
antenne and at apex. Scrobes foveiform. Antenne rather thin, slightly inflated towards apex, eleventh
joint longer than tenth but shorter than third, insertion variable. Prothorax feebly bisinuate at base,
feebly constricted near apex. Scutellum variable. Elytra rather narrow, each separately rounded in
middle of base, the rounded portion impinging on but not overhanging prothorax, base suddenly wider
than prothorax, and rather lightly raised above it, subparallel-sided except at base and beyond the
middle, apex rounded, or sometimes feebly notched. Prosternum variable(1). Femora dentate or not;
_tibiæ straight except for basal curvature, not denticulate below.
Type. — Pachyura australis, Hope.
Geographical distribution of species. — Australia, l'asmania and New Zealand.
I. P. albocoma, Broun, Man. New Zeal. Col. Vol. 5, p. 1233 (1893). New Zealand.
2. P. australis, Hope, Trans. Zool. Soc. Vol. ı (2), p. 102 (1833). — Australia, Tasmania.
iss [elisa to
australis, Boheman, in Schoenherr, Gen. Curc. Vol. 5, p. 352 (1840);
Pascoe. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Vol. 12, p. 280 (1873).
3. P, cinerea, Blanchard, Voy. Póle Sud, Vol. 4, p. 200, t. 13, f. 7 (1853).
cinerea, Pascoe, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Vol. 12, p. 280 (1873).
4. P. metallica, Pascoe, ibidem, p. (877) New Zealand.
metallica, Broun, Man. New Zeal. Col. p. 469 (1880).
5. P. minima, Blackburn, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. p. 221 (1895). N” 5. Wales, Vietonla,, S.
6. P. rubicunda, Broun, Man. New Zeal. Col. p. 469 (1880). New Zealand. | Australia.
7. P. stictica, Broun, ibidem, p. 1379 (1893). New Zealand.
8. P. sumptuosa, Broun, ibidem, p. 470 (1880). New Zealand.
9. P. vestita, Pascoe, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Vol. 12, p. 279 (1873). N. S. Wales.
4. GENUS LEBUS, LEA
Lebus. Lea, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, p. 604 (1898).
Characters. — Rostrum stout, comparatively short, moderately curved, inflated at insertion of
antenne and at apex. Scrobes foveiform. Antenne rather thin, very slightly inflated towards apex,
inserted slightly nearer base than apex of rostrum. Prothorax very feebly bisinuate at base, sides feebly
rounded, feebly constricted near apex. Scutellum as long as wide, apex rounded. Elytra rather narrow,
base trisinuate, suddenly wider than and suddenly raised above prothorax, subparallel-sided except at
base and beyond the middle, apex strongly produced. Prosternum rather wide in front of coxæ. Femora
dentate; tibiae straight except for basal curvature, minutely denticulate below.
Lebus blandus, Faust.
Type.
(1) In azstxairs it is wide in ront of the coxæ, in vesZifa not very narrow, but very narrow in minima.
8 COLEOPTERA
Geographical distribution of species. — Victoria.
I. L. blandus, Faust (Agnesiotis), Faust, Stett. Ent. Zeit. Vol. 53, p. 180. Victoria.
Di: Ep.
diurus. Lea, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, p. 604 (1898).
5. GENUS CYROTYPHUS, PASCOE
Cyrotyphus. Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. ro, p. 445 (1869).
Characters. — Rostrum stout, comparatively short, moderately curved, inflated at insertion of
antennz and at apex. Scrobes foveiform. Antenne thin, very slightly inflated towards apex. eleventh
joint longer than tenth, but shorter than third, inserted in middle of sides of rostrum. Prothorax almost
truncate at base, feebly constricted near apex. Scutellum transversely subquadrate. Elytra rather narrow,
base trisinuate, suddenly wider than and rather suddenly raised above prothorax, subparallel-sided
except at base and beyond the middle. apex rounded. Prosternum rather narrow in front of coxa.
Femora dentate; tibia lightly curved, scarcely denticulate below.
Type. — Cyrolvphus fascicularis, Pascoe.
Geographical distribution of species. — Australia.
1. C. fascicularis, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. ro, p. 445, t. 17, f.5 S. Australia, Victoria.
(1869). — PI., Fig. 10.
6. GENUS AGATHINUS, BROUN
Agathinus. Broun, Man. New Zeal. Col. p. 470 (1880).
Characters. — Rostrum stout, comparatively short, moderately curved, inflated at insertion of
antenne and at apex. Scrobes subfoveiform. Antenne thin, feebly inflated towards apex, eleventh joint
longer than thenth, but shorter than third, insertion median. Prothorax rather strongly bisinuate at base,
moderately constricted near apex, sides feebly rounded. Scutellum feebly transverse, apex rounded.
Elytra rather narrow, base trisinuate, suddenly wider than and rather lightly raised above prothorax,
subparallel-sided except at base and beyond the middle, apex somewhat rounded, but each terminated
by an acute spine. Prosternum rather wide in front of cox&. Femora dentate; tibiæ straight, except for
basal curvature, not denticulate below.
Type. — Agathinus tridens, Fabricius.
Geographical distribution of species. — New Zealand.
1. A. tridens, Fabricius (Curculio), Broun, Man. New Zeal. Col. p.471(1880). New Zealand.
—— onli
sextuberculatus, White, Voy. Er. Terr. Ins. p. 13.
7. GENUS AGNESIOTIS, PASCOE
Agnesiotis. Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 10, p. 474 (1869).
Characters. — Rostrum stout, comparatively short, moderately curved, inflated at insertion of
antennz and at apex. Scrobes foveiform. Antenne thin, feebly inflated towards apex, eleventh joint
FAM. CURCULIONID As 9
longer than tenth, but shorter than third, inserted nearer base than apex of rostrum. Prothorax truncate
at base, feebly constricted near apex. Scutellum transversely subquadrate. Elytra narrow, base truncate,
suddenly wider than and rather lightly raised above prothorax, suparallel-sided except at base and
beyond the middle, apex rounded. Prosternum not very narrow in front of coxa. Femora dentate;
tibize lightly curved, the front pair bisinuate below, all denticulate below.
Type. — Agnesiotis pilosula, Pascoe.
Geographical distribution of species. — Australia.
I. A. pilosula, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 10, p. 474, t. 18, Queensland.
f. 6 (1869).
var. composita, Lea, Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg.Vol.16, p.151 (1908).— PI., Fig. 12. Victoria, N. S. Wales.
Hobart (Tasmania), January 15th, 1909.
Il. — BELINZE D'AMÉRIQUE
par ALBERT BOVIE
Les espéces américaines de cette sous-famille sont confinées dans l'Amérique du Sud. Ils ne
comprennent que deux genres, pouvant se différencier ainsi :
I. Rostre allongé, antennes robustes, un peu veloutees. . . . . . 1. Genus HoMALOcERUS, Schoenherr.
I'. Rostre plus court, antennes gréles. . . . . . . . . . . 2. Genus Diconpvrus, Lacordaire.
Il. GENUS HOMALOCERUS, SCHOENHERR
Homalocerus. Schoenherr, Gen. Curc. Vol. 5, p. 358 (1839).
Caracteres. — Tête un peu plus large que longue; rostre beaucoup plus long que la tete,
mince, allongé, cylindrique, regulierement arqué. Antennes insérées prés de la base du rostre;
distinctement articulée, de onze articles, les deux premiers plus courts que le troisieme, les articles 2
à ro obconiques, le onziéme plus long que le précédent de pres du double, acuminé à l'extrémité.
Yeux grands, saillants, ovalaires. Prothorax transversal, offrant au-dessus un sillon longitudinal, un peu
rétréci en avant, les bords latéraux arrondis. Ecusson allongé, triangulaire. Elytres allongées, à cótés
subparallèles, un peu plus larges à hauteur des épaules que le prothorax dans sa plus grande largeur,
isolément et faiblement mucronées à l'extrémité. Pattes assez longues, cuisses en-massue, inermes;
tibias droits; premier article des tarses plus grand que les deux suivants; crochets libres.
Les Homalocerus sont de jolis insectes atteignant parfois prés de 20 millimétres; certains d'entre-
eux, tel le /yctformis, est recouvert sur tout le dessus de poils courts et veloutés.
Distribution géographique des espèces. — Les cinq espèces actuellement connues habitent
le Chili et le Brésil.
I. H. acuminatus, Boheman,in Schoenherr.Gen. Curc. Vol. 8 (2).p. 366 (1844). Brésil.
2. H. lyciformis, Germar, in Schoenherr, ibidem, Vol. 1, p. 244 (1833). — Brésil.
PI., Fig. 13.
lyciformis, Boheman, in Schoenherr, Gen. Curc. Vol. 5, p. 359 (1839); Im-
hoff, Gen. Curc. Vol. 2, ne 6 (1848).
3. H. miltomerus, Blanchard, in Gay, Hist. Chile, Vol. 5, p. 306, pl. 22, f. 3 Chili.
wire),
miltomerus, Philippi, An. Univ. Chile, Vol. 61, n? 1797 (1887).
4. H. nigripennis, Boheman, in Schoenherr, Gen. Curc. Vol. 5, p. 359 (1839). Brésil.
nigripennis, Boheman, Stettin. Ent. Zeit. p. 356 (1866).
5. H. punctum, Pascoe, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5), Vol. 17, p. 418 (1886). Parana.
12 GOLREORT ERA
2. GENUS DICORDYLUS, LACORDAIRE
Dicordylus. l.acordaire, Gen. Col. Vol. 6, p. 523 (1863).
Caracteres. — Téte plus longue que large, presque cylindrique; rostre légérement plus long
que la téte, cylindrique, trés peu arqué. Antennes allongées, gréles, à douze articles; le second plus
court que le premier, le troisiéme allongé, les huit suivants allant en diminuant, le douziéme petit,
pointu. Yeux grands. saillants, trés légérement ovalaires. Thorax allongé, conique, les cótés latéraux
un peu renflés. Ecusson un peu allongé, triangulaire. Elytres allongées, à cótés presque paralléles dans
leurs deux premiers tiers, et se retrécissant vers l'arriére, plus larges à leur base que le prothorax,
isolément épineuses à leur extrémité. Pattes assez longues, cuisses un peu en massue, un peu dentées
en dessous; tibias postérieurs parfois (annuliferus) très fortement arqués. Premier article des tarses plus
long que le second ; crochets libres.
Je ne connais de ce genre que les deux espéces figurées ici; ce sont de petits insectes n'atteignant
guère qu'une douzaine de millimètres, remarquables surtout par les dessins des élytres.
Distribution géographique des espèces. — Ce genre est propre au Chili. Quatre espèces
sont actuellement connues :
1. D, annuliferus, Philippi, An. Univ. Chile, p. 1086 (1859). — PI., Fig. 15. Chili.
argus, Fairmaire & Germain, Col. Chile, p. 6 (1860).
pupillatus, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 2, p. 175, pl. 6, f. 1 (1873);
Philippi, An. Univ. Chile, Vol. 61, no 1796 (1887).
2. D. binotatus, Philippi, An. Univ. Chile, p. 1085 (1859). Chili.
balteatus. Fairmaire & Germain, Col. Chile, p. 6 (1860).
ıthyceroides, Lacordaire, Gen. Col. Vol. 6, p. 523, pl. 72, f. 3 (1863); Philippi,
An. Univ. Chile, Vol. 61, no 1795 (1887).
luctuosus, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 2, p. 176 (1873).
3. D. exquisitus, Fairmaire & Germain, Col. Chile, p. 7 (1860). Chili.
amoenus, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 2, p. 176 (1873); Philippi,
An. Univ. Chile, Vol. 61, no 1793 (1887).
4. D. marmoratus, Philippi, An. Univ. Chile, p. 1087 (1859). — Pl., Fig. 14. Chili.
albidovarius, Fairmaire & Germain, Col. Chile, p. 6 (1860).
heilipoides, Lacordaire, Gen. Col. Vol. 6, p. 524 (1873) ; Philippi, An. Univ.
Chile, Vol. 61, n° 1794 (1887).
INDEX
Pages Pages Pages Pages
abdominalis 5 amoenus 12 bimaculatus 4 cruenta S
acaciae 4 amplicollis 4 binotatus 12 cyazeipennis ae)
acicularis 4 anguineus 4 bison 4 Cyrotyphus 8
acrobeles 4 angustulus 4 bispinosus 5
acuminatus II annuliferus 12 blandus 8 dermestiventris 6
adelaidae 4 aphthosus 4 brunneus 4 Dicordylus I2
affinis 4 argus 12 difficilis 4
Agathinus 8 australis 7 centralis 4 distinctus 4
Agnesiotis 8 cinerea 7 diurus 8
albicollis 6 balteatus 12 composita 9 divisus 4
albidovarius 12 Belus 3 congesta 6
albocoma 7 bidentatus 4 corallina 3 edentulus 4
Pages
elegans 4
elytrura 3
exigua 6
exquisitus 12
farinarius 4
fascicularis 8
fascicularis 6
filiformis 4
filus 4
flindersi 4
frater 4
fumigata 6
ganglionicus 4
gracilis 4
gvanulaius 4
grayi 4
haemoptera
heilipoides I2
helmsi
hemistictus
Homalocerus TT
inconstans 5
Fig. 1. Rhinotia hoemoptera, Kirby. (Collection Bovie, détermination Lea.)
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inculta
inornatus
insignis
insipidus
irroratus
Isacantha
ithyceroides
Kirbyi
Lebus
linearis
lineatus
longicornis
luctuosus
lyciformis
Macrobelus
marginella
marmoratus
melanocephalus
metallica
miltomerus
minima
mundus
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nigripennis
Pachyura
papulosa
parallelus
pectoralis
perplexus
phoenicopterus
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picus
pilosula
plagiatus
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pudicus
puncticeps
punctirostris
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BXELICATION DE EA PEANCHE
elytrura, Pascoe.
De
— 3. Belus irroratus, Jekel.
4
— semtpunctatus, Fabricius.
5. — longicornis, Lea. (Collection Bovie; cotype.)
— 6. Belus (Isacantha) rhinotioides, Hope. (Collection Bovie, détermination Lea.)
Pachyura australis, Hope. (Collection Bovie, détermination Lea.)
Lebus blandus, Faust. (Collection et détermination Lea.)
scalaris
semipunctatus
serpens
serrata
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sparsus
spinipennis
stictica
subparallelus
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suturalis
tarsalıs
tenuis
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tridens
ventralis
venusta
vertebralis
vestita
vetustus
viridimetallicus
wallace!
— (Macrobelus) insignis, Lea. (Collection Musée de Bruxelles; cotype.)
Cyrotyphus fascicularis, Pascoe. (Collection Bovie, détermination Lea.)
— 11. Agathinus tridens, Fabricius. (Collection Bovie, détermination Lea.)
— 12. Agnesiotis pilosula var. composita, Lea. (Cotype.)
— 13. Homalocerus lyciformis, Germar. (Collection et détermination Bovie.)
— 14. Dicordylus marmoratus, Philippi. (Collection Bovie, détermination Desbrochers.)
— 1%
annuliferus, Philippi. (Collection et détermination Bovie.)
on
(Les Lebus blaudus, Faust, et Agathinus tridens, Fabricius, envoyés par Lea, me sont parvenus
avec les antennes brisées.)
Bruxelles, le 15 janvier 1909.
GENERA INSECTORUM COLEOPTERA
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