526 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONIDiE, 



Femora stout, not grooved or dentate, the anterior about twice as 

 long as wide; the posterior about thrice, somewhat compi'essed and 

 passing apex of elytra. Length 74, rostrum li; width 3^ mm. 



^a^).— N.S.W. (Herr J. Faust), Richmond River (Lea)— Q. : 

 Wide Bay (Sydney Museum). 



Differs from all pre^•iousl3' described species, except the New 

 Zealand Hehnsi, by the large claw-like tubercles of the elytra ; 

 these, however, are not constant as regards their number, as on 

 one specimen there are four on the right elytron and three on the 

 left, and on another three on the right and four on the left; on 

 another there are but three on each. 



PSEPHOLAX LATIROSTRIS, Pasc; J.C. No. O410, 



Dark reddish-brown; upper surface subopaque, under shining. 

 Moderately clothed with dingy yellowish scales, denser on abdomen 

 than elsewhere. 



Cylindrical. Head with dense round punctures; ocular fovea 

 small. Rostrum very short and w^ide, being slightly wider than 

 long; the sides feebly decreasing to apex; punctures as on head, 

 but rather denser. Scape less than half the length of funicle 

 and club combined. Prothorax feebl}' transverse, apex not much 

 narrower than base; with somewhat round and rather dense 

 punctures, at sides and base separated by short ridges; with a 

 feebly elevated shining median carina. Elytra almost thrice the 

 length of prothorax; striate; interstices I'egular, gently convex, 

 with numerous small shining granules placed more or less trans- 

 versely. Under surface (except at sides) rather indistinctly 

 punctate. Femora moderately stout, indistinctly grooved and 

 feebly dentate; intermediate tibife not wider than posterior and 

 not externally bidentate. Length 9|, rostrum 1|; width 3 mm. 



Hab. — N.S.W. : " Illawarra " (Pascoe), Manning River — Lord 

 Howe Island (Macleay Museum). 



The rostrum and intermediate tibiae are at variance with the 

 other species of the genus, but these are scarcely sufficient to 

 warrant a genus being erected to receive the species. 



