246 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID.E, 



Head with a feeble impression between eyes; eyes large, almost 

 circular, moderately faceted, separation slightly less than width 

 of rostrum. Rostrum long, thin, slightly curved, almost parallel;, 

 rather densely punctate, the punctures arranged in rows and 

 causing five very feeble carinse to appear on basal half. Antennae 

 slender, inserted about two-fifths from apex of rostrum, passing 

 apex ; funicle closely articulated, two basal joints moderately 

 elongate, subequal; club not the length of three preceding joints. 

 Prothorax subquadrate; ocular lobes obtuse; base bisinuate ; 

 densely and regularly punctate, punctures sometimes concealed 

 by clothing, no median line. Scutellum small, punctate. Elytra 

 cordate, distinctly wider than prothorax and not much more than 

 twice its length; shoulders square; each with ten rows of oblong 

 punctures set in shallow grooves and partially concealed by 

 clothing; interstices rather wide, flattened or slightly rounded, 

 3rd and 5th feebly raised on posterior declivity. Pectoral canal 

 rather wide, shallow at apex, deepening to middle; anterior coxae 

 rather distinctly separated. Mesosternal flate greatly depressed, 

 concave, sides strongi}^ incurved, base truncate, about half the 

 width of apex. Metasternum not very densely punctate, trans- 

 versely feebly convex; episterna each with a row of rather distant, 

 squamose, rounded punctures. AhJomen smooth, convex, with 

 rather sparse squamose punctures; basal segment as long as 2nd- 

 3rd combined; intermediates combined as long as 2nd and notice- 

 ably longer than apical, each with a feeble row of punctures. 

 Lrqs rather long; posterior femora strongly dentate, the anterior 

 rather feebly so, posterior extending to apical segment of abdo- 

 men; tibiae thin, very finely grooved, the four posterior feebly 

 curved outwardly; claw-joint long, claws moderately separated. 

 Length 3^, rostrum 1^; width \'i mm. 



Rah.—^ew South Wales. 



Resembles the preceding species to a certain extent, but 

 besides colour and clothing differs in the largely sunk mesosternal 

 plate and sparsely punctate abdomen, which has a softly polished 

 appearance. 



