Rhynchites chiriquensis Sharp 1889

Hab.PANAMA, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 feet (Champion).

Læte cyaneus, nitidiusculus, pedibus æneis, rostro anterius antennisque nigricantibus; parce obsoleteque punctatus, fere lævigatus.
 
Long. cum rostro 2½ millim.

Of this distinct and beautiful little insect we have received only one example, probably a female. It differs from all the other allied species by the diminished sculpture, more polished surface, and beautiful colour. The rostrum is long and slender, about equal in length to the head and thorax; shining black in front, behind the antennæ ænescent, the vertex cyaneous. Antennæ small, slightly brassy. Thorax elongate and slender, slightly rounded at the sides, very remotely and not coarsely punctured. Elytra with series of distant fine punctures, which, however, are rather more distinct at the base.