22 ilev. T. llincks's Catalogue of Zoophytes Fam. Curculionidae. Genus Piazomias. Scbonherr, Gen. et Spec. Cure. v. 936 (1840). Piazomias Welwitschii, n. sp. P. niger, squamulis parvis demissis submetallico-albidis undique irroratus ; rostro utrinque bicostato, in medio canaliculate ; pro-tborace brevi, ad latera valde subampliato-rotundato, dense granu-lato, canaliculate ; elytris pone basin constrictis, in medio rotun-dato-ampliatis, ad humeros obsolete calloso-tuberculatis, profunde puiictato-stiiatis, per basin ipsissimam elevatis, ad apicem singu-latim minute acuminatis ; antennis ad basin pedibusque posteriori-bus piceis, pedibus anticis longissimis. Long. Corp. lin. 4-4;|. Habitat " ad frutices varios et ad gramina altiora regionum littoralis et montanse." — Doni. ^V^el"witscb. Genus Sciobius. Schonberr, Gen. et Spec. Cure. ii. 534 (1834). Sciobius Paivanus, n. sp. S. ovatus, nigro-fuscus sed squamulis parvis demissis albidis parce nebulosus ; rostro utrinque carinato ; protborace brevi, subconico; elytris profunde punctato-striatis setisque erectis rigidis obsitis, obscure albido-tessellatis ; antennis, tibiis tarsisque fusco-ferrugineis. Long. corp. lin. 2f . Habitat "ad varias leguminosas spiuosas regionis littoralis." — Dom. Welwitscb. I am inforraed by M. Jekel^ who is so well known for bis accurate and extensive knowledge of the Curculionidae, that both of these insects are unquestionably new ; and I have therefore much pleasure in naming them as above. VI. — A Catalogue of the Zooj)hytes of South Devon and South Cornwall. By the Rev. Thomas Hincks, B.A. [Continued from vol. viii. p. 366.] [Plate VII.] MOLLUSCOIDA. Class POLYZOA, J. V. Thompson. Order INFUNDIBULATA, Gervais. Suborder Cheilostomata, Busk. Fam. Salicornariadae. Salicornaria, Cuvier. 1 . S. farciminoides, Ellis & Solander. Common, in shallow and deep water : on rocks near tlie
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