546 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIOMD^E, 



Elliptic. ... interstitialis, n. sp. 



Ovate incomptus, n.sp. 



Metasternal episterna with 

 regular punctures only 



in middle tristis, n.sp. 



Interstices more or less carinate or trian- 

 gularly raised on basal half.* 



Antennae comparatively stoutt antenna! i-:, n.sp. 



Antennae slender. 



Separation of eyes leas than width of 

 rostrum at base. 



Derm reddish cor dipt nnia, n.sp. 



Derm black. 

 Ridging of interstices continued 



to extreme base \inidentatu-'>, n.sp. 



Ridging interrupted before base. 



Less than 4 mm. in length vidgivayus, n.sp. 



More than 4 mm strahonis, n.sp. 



Separation of eyes equal to or more 

 than width of rostrum at base. 



Shoulders not at all produced sermdiis, Paso. 



Shoulders feebly produced on to 

 prothorax. 

 Elytra maculate. 



Very decidedly so vinosv^, Pasc. 



Feebly maculatua, n.sp. 



Elytra not at all maculate. 



Prothorax with median carina. soJitU'<, n.sp. 

 Prothorax without median 

 carina. 

 Scape of $ not passing apex 



of rostrum parvideiis, i\.s\i. 



Scape of 5 passing apex. 

 , Apical segment of abdo- 



men with a transverse 



impression cinnamomeus, Pasc. 



Apical segment with a 



circular impression acaciw, n.sp. 



* Not always including extreme base. 



+ This character is quite sufficient to distinguish this species amongst 

 those with which I have placed it. 



