468 REVISION OP THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID^, 



ous rather large and shining granules, declivity with smaller 

 granules. Scntellum small, distinct, semicircular. Elytra more 

 than twice the length of prothorax and very little wider, widest 

 about the middle, shoulders feebly projecting on to prothorax, and 

 rendered very distinct on account of the colour of the scales by 

 which they are clothed; base depressed; large granules scattered 

 about with smaller ones, or tubercles, lateral punctures large and 

 distinct: all the tubercles (except extreme apical) smaller than in 

 the preceding; 2nd interstice with three large equidistant ones, 

 basal longest, 2nd smallest and most irregular, 3rd largest and at 

 summit of declivity (which is a very little more elongate than in 

 the preceding), about its middle at the sides on 3rd interstice a 

 large conical feebly outwardly projecting tubercle, sides with less 

 distinct tubercles, all anterior to 3rd discal, two on 4th interstice 

 of which the posterior is largest, two close together on 6th of 

 which the anterior is largest (when viewed from the side with 

 the naked eye there appear to be others, owing to the approxima- 

 tion of some of the granules); apex with a rather large flattened- 

 conical tubercle at each side, subparallel on their outer edges. 

 Abdominal segments (except basal) feebly convex, each feebly 

 depressed at base and apex, sutures deep, basal not twice as long 

 as 2nd, intercoxal process with a subcircular depression at its 

 apex, its middle marking the base of a very distinct depression 

 on metasternum ; 2nd segment (to the naked eye) appearing 

 bulged out .at sides, intermediates longer than 2nd or apical, 

 apical feebly curved inwardly at apex. Legs long; femora very 

 slightly passing abdomen but not elytra; intermediate tibiae 

 straight, the others almost imperceptibly curved; 3rd tarsal joint 

 widely bilobed, 4th no longer than 1st. Length 15, rostrum 3~y; 

 width 5^ mm. 



i^rt6.— Richmond River, N.S.W, (Lea); two specimens, both 

 apparently males. Originally described from Queensland. 



POROPTERUS ANGUSTATUS, n.Sp. 



Upper surface densely clothed with elongate pale yellow scales, 

 palest and most elongate at apex of prothorax, tinged with brown 



