504 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID^, 



almost from suture to 3rd interstice; 5th interstice very feebly 

 produced at base, 3rd, 5th and 7th very feebly raised near base, 

 middle and near apex; suture distinctly thickened at summit of 

 declivity (which is abrupt), decreasing towards apex; apex narrow, 

 truncate. Mesosternal receptacle rather feebly curved. Basal 

 segment of ahdomen about once and one-half the length of 2nd, 

 broad, feebly depressed in the middle, intercoxal process raised at 

 sides and with distinct punctures, suture between 1st and 2nd 

 deep at the sides, partially concealed in the middle; 2nd with a 

 deep transverse impression near its apex causing the intermediates 

 to appear (to the naked eye) to be three in number; intermediates 

 very feebly depressed below apical (as which the}^ are little 

 more than half as long), flat, their sutures deep and narrow; apical 

 with large shallow punctures. Legs moderate; posterior femora 

 reaching middle of apical segment ; tibiie compressed, anterior 

 feebly, the posterior still more feebly curved, intermediate straight; 

 3rd tarsal joint distinctly bilobed, 4th longer than 1st. Length 

 9f, rostrum 2|; width 3| mm. 



7£„i._Tweed River, N.S.W. (Lea). 



I have three very distinct species, widely separated from each 

 other and which cannot be referred to any of the foregoing 

 divisions. 



P. MORBILLOSUS, Pasc. — Approaching the si^liacelatus-diWi&ioTa.. 

 Subparallel, densely squamose. Rostrum almost straight. 

 Antenna? elongate, scape inserted about one-third from apex, 

 considerably passing muzzle. Prothorax without carina and with 

 very feeble traces of tubercles, apex produced but not acute, 

 about one-third the width of base, basal three-fourths subparallel. 

 Elvtra closely applied to prothorax, with numerous irregular 

 small tubercles. Femora short and thick; posterior tibiae very 

 short, third tarsal joint moderately bilobed. 



P. CONIFER, Boh. — Approaching the Chcvrolati-group through 

 Hexuosus; the ruhus-grou^ through intermecVms and idol us; the 

 succisus through succisns, but very distinct from any of them. 

 Rostrum curved. Antennse elongate; scape inserted about two- 

 fifths from apex, passing muzzle. Prothorax with a feeble carina 



