Apion basirostre

Hab.PANAMA, Tolé (Champion).

Latum, anterius attenuatum, nigrum, minutissime setosum, sat nitidum; pedibus crassis, rufo-testaceis, tarsis nigris; antennarum basi rufo; prothorace conico, parce obsoleteque punctato; elytris profunde sulcatis; corpore subtus rufescente.
 
Long. 2 1/8 millim.

Of this species only two specimens have been received, and it is probable that both are females; the rostrum is very slender, elongate, and quite polished, with a very short and broad basal portion; the eyes are convex, but not very large, very widely separated; the antennæ are inserted almost beneath the front of the eyes, and have an elongate basal joint and also a long, slender, pointed club. The thorax is large, broad at the base, regularly and considerably narrowed towards the front, with very minute pubescence and obsolete punctuation. The elytra have remarkably definite, deep grooves, with distinct punctures in them. The middle coxæ are only slightly separated. The legs are stout, with broad tarsi.