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REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID^ 



BELONGING TO THE SUBFAMILY 



CR YPTORHYNC HIDES. 



By Arthur M. Lea. 



Part III. 



The genera treated in this part form a natural division of the 

 subfamily, the anterior coxfe in all being rounded, and although 

 decidedly separated the separation is much less pronounced than 

 is usually the case. In none of them is the intercoxal process of 

 the mesosternum cavernous, nor in fact does the apex of the 

 rostrum, in the majority of the genera, rest on it. The species 

 are often almost naked on the upper surface, and but few are 

 clothed with scales. Lyhceba, with several other genera, were 

 first referred by Mr. Pascoe to the Erirhinidce, but afterwards 

 placed by him in the vicinity of Jlelanterius, which is undoubtedly 

 their true position, although in a number of the Erirhinidre 

 {Cydmcea, Storeus, &c.) the anterior coxae are more or less notice- 

 ably separated. Enide, for reasons given, has been regarded as 

 synonymous with Lyhceba; Melanterius carlnicollis has been 

 placed in a new genus [Neomelanterius), its eyes being very 

 different from those of Melanterius. Mr. Pascoe's genera Euthehus, 

 Mcechius and Teutheria are evidently closely allied to Melanterius, 

 but as I have not been enabled to identify them they are not 

 included in the following tabulation. 



Rostrum passing mesosternum. 



Elytra tuberculate Hybophorus. 



Elytra not tuberculate. 



Second abdominal segment imoderately large.* 



Eyes projecting Arthriticosojia. 



* Except in Melanttrius ventralis and J/, aratwi. 



