228 REVISION OP THE AUSTRALIAN CQRCULIONID.E, 



flattened impunctate space. Antennae slender ; scape inserted 

 about one-third from apex of rostrum which it considerably 

 passes; two basal joints of funicle equal in length, but the 2nd 

 from most directions appearing the longer, 4th-7th transverse; 

 club small. Prothorax feebly transverse; ocular lobes very feeble; 

 basal two-thirds subparallel, posterior angles almost right angles, 

 base feebly bisinuate; a moderately distinct median line inter- 

 rupted at base; densely punctate, punctures sometimes confluent. 

 Sciitellum very small, shining, granuliform. Elytra cordate, wider 

 than prothorax and about twice and one-half its length ; 

 shoulders rounded, scarcely impinging on prothorax; each with 

 nine rows of rather large, elliptic, subcontiguous punctures, set in 

 grooves on posterior declivity and sides only; interstices sparsely 

 and minutely punctate, near base scarcely raised and slightly if 

 at all wider than punctures, on declivity feebly triangularly raised 

 and noticeably wider than punctures. Pectoral canal shallow, 

 moderately wide ; anterior coxfe feel)ly separated. Mesosternal 

 -plate distinctly ti'ansverse, depressed, sides suboblique, base and 

 apex very feebly arcuate. Metasternum densely and irregularly 

 punctate, episterna each with a row of punctures in a narrow 

 groove. Basal segment of abdomen large," disc somewhat concave, 

 with large irregular punctures; 2nd about the length of apical, 

 with coarse punctures in about three rows; intermediates with 

 deep and distinct sutures, almost impunctate, their combined 

 length more than that of 2nd; apical transversely impressed, with 

 two round punctures on each side and a row of about six across 

 middle. Legs moderately long, densely punctate ; femora sub- 

 linear, posterior almost extending to apex of abdomen, all with 

 small and rather sharp teeth; tibiae thin, feebly grooved, very 

 feebly bisinuate beneath ; claw-joint long, claws very feeble. 

 Length 3, rostrum 1^; width 1| mm. 



^a6.— N.S.W.: Sydney. 



The elytra of this species have a peculiar almost greasy appear- 

 ance, and the punctures appear proportionately larger than in 

 many others having them of equal size or even larger; owing to 



