268 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID^ 



ochreous scales, sparse on head between eyes and almost absent 

 on forehead; prothorax with moderately elongate scales sparsely 

 distributed; elytra with small and almost regular spots of smaller 

 scales than those of prothorax. Under surface with sparse 

 whitish scales; legs rather more densely clothed, the scales white 

 except on the outer apex of femora, where they ai-e ochreous. 



Head and rostrum rather coarsely punctate, the punctures on 

 the latter running in rather feeble grooves to base. Rostrum 

 wider in front of than behind antennae, more coarsely punctate 

 at sides than along middle. Two basal joints of funicle equal in 

 length, 4th-7th feebly transverse. Protliorax densely and 

 strongly punctate. Eli/tra about once and two-thirds the width 

 of prothorax; striate-punctate, punctures deep and oblong; inter- 

 stices punctate, considerably wider than strite, the 3rd, 5th and 

 7th acutely ridged, the suture flat. Under surface densely and 

 strongly punctate. Metasternal episterna each with a row of 

 large punctures. Intermediate segments of abdomen each with 

 an irregular row of rather small punctures. Femora densely, 

 tibiff! seriately punctate. Length 3, rostrum 1; width If mm. 



/r«J.— N.S.W. : Sydney. 



Melanteriosoma inconspicuum, n.sp. 



Piceous-black, subopaque; head, rostrum, antennte, legs and 

 elytra very dull reddish-brown, suture of the latter blackish. 

 Upper surface sparsely clothed with either grey or ochreous scales, 

 on the elytra having a tendency to cluster in small spots. Under 

 surface and legs with whitish scales. 



Head moderately densely but not coarsely punctate. Rostrum 

 slightly wider in front of than behind antenna?; behind antenna? 

 with several subacute ridges; rather coarsely punctate. Funicle 

 with 1st joint slightly longer than 2nd, 4th-7th transverse. 

 Protlwrax densely and strongly punctate. Elytra scarcely once 

 and one-half the width of prothorax; striate-punctate, punctures 

 deep and oblong; interstices densely punctate, considerably wider 

 than striae, feebly convex, none ridged. Under surface and legs 

 with punctures much as in the preceding species but rather 

 smaller in size. Length 2 J, rostrum 1 (vix); width 1^ mm. 



