534 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID^, 



clothed than elsewhere — scales on each side at base and apex paler, 

 sometimes silvery white; on disc the dark brown scales more or 

 less condensed into spots; on one specimen the dark scales almost 

 black and forming the letter O with a median spot; the yellow 

 scales ha"\'e frequently a golden lustre; scales of elytra variable in 

 colour and pattern, but usually forming a moderately distinct 

 small pale spot on each side about middle and another and more 

 feeble one on each side of apex. Under surface with paler scales 

 than above and denser on two basal segments of abdomen and 

 flanks of metasternum than elsewhere. Legs moderately densely 

 clothed. 



Head densely and rather strongly punctate. Rostrum slightly 

 dilated and grooved on each side between base and antennae; 

 between grooves strongly and subseriately punctate, sides towards 

 apex with rows of small punctures. Prothorax with small and 

 shallow ^junctures; those in middle of summit of lateral declivity 

 bounded by feeble ridges ; a feeble shining median carina not 

 continuous to base or apex, and more or less concealed. 

 Elytra striate-punctate, punctures moderately large, long and 

 narrow; interstices gently convex, much wider than punctures. 

 Metasternum rather sparsely punctate in middle, base with a 

 semicircular row of large punctures, a similar row on basal 

 segment of abdomen, apical segment densely and strongly punctate, 

 elsewhere with sparse and moderately large punctures. Femora 

 stout, the anterior very feebly, the four posterior strongly 

 dentate. Length 8|, rostrum 24; width 3|; variation in length 

 5l-8| mm. 



5. Differs in having the rostrum thinner, not dilated between 

 base and much less coarsely punctate; the antennae also a-re 

 noticeably thinner. 



Hah. — New South Wales (HeiT J. Faust), Illawarra (Macleay 

 Museum). 



The scales are sometimes very beautiful, having frequentl}'^ a 

 golden, silvery or purplish lustre. 



