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anterior coxse (which are open behind) being less prominent. The 

 intermediate coxse are narrowly separated ; the hind coxae con- 

 tiguous (as in Egestria). The femora and tibiae are much like 

 those of Egestria but the apical spines of the latter are feebler. 

 The tarsi difler from those of Egestria chiefly in the basal joint of 

 tbe hind pair being shorter, in the penultimate joint being entire, 

 and in the dilated piece (near the base) of the claws being more 

 defined, extending further along the claws and presenting on the 

 inner margin a feebly subdentiform appearance. The entire upper 

 and under surface is somewhat thinly clothed with longish golden- 

 brown hairs. The general character of the sculpture is that of an 

 Amycterid. 



Notwithstandiug the very remarkable sulpture of this insect it 

 is, I think, clearly a Pedilid. 



Anaplopus tubehculatus, sp.nov. 



Elongato-oblongus ; sat nitidus; sericeo-micans ; brunneus, 

 capillis brunneo-aureis minus crebre vestitus ; capite pro- 

 thorace elytrisque punctulatis sat fortiter tuberculatis ; elytris 

 in parte sub-reticulato-carinatis, carinis nonnullis eburneis. 



[Long. 41, lat li lines. 

 Under the lieading of the genus I have given a description of 

 this species rendering further details unnecessary. 



Richmond R., N. S. Wales ; sent to me by Mr. T, G. Sloane. 



CURCUL10NID.E. 



In the measurements of the species of this family I have 

 included the rostrum. 



Dysostines. 



I have before me several species of this genus, all taken in S. 

 Australia. I do not think any of them capable of generic separa- 

 tion in spite of some structural difi'erences ; in this I should pro- 

 bably be supported by Mr. Pascoe (the author of the genus) who 

 has recognized the presence and absence of a scutellum within its 

 limits. They all possess the following characters, — mentum not 

 entirely concealing the mouth organs, rostrum very stout and much 



