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•words and would fit scores of Australian Gurculionidce ; however, 

 this is one that would fit, and so I have thought it well to give 

 the name australis to the present species, judging that if it be not 

 specifically identical with Boisduval's the chances are strong 

 against its being generically identical. 



EsMELiNA AUSTRALIS (1 Lagostonius austrolis, Boisd). 



Ovalis; nigro-picea ; confertiiu squamis brunneis albidisque 

 intermixtis vestita, et setulis brevissimis suberectis crebre 

 obsita ; antennis subferrugineis ; capite prothoraceque 

 crebre puuctulatis et rugulosis ; hoc supra sequali ; elytris 

 seriatim punctulatis, puncturis sat magnis, interstitiis planis. 



[Long. 4-4 1, lat. 13-2 lines. 

 The male is evidently narrower and smaller than the female. 

 The whole sculpture is completely buried in squamosity except 

 the central carina of the rostrum and the rows of punctures on 

 the elytra. The semi-erect setae are minute and need looking for. 

 Closely examined the vestiture seems to be a ground of brown 

 scales on which whitish scales are very thickly and evenly 

 sprinkled, but in some lights there appears to be a slight coppery 

 gloss, which is most conspicuous on the head and undersurface. 

 The scales on the middle part of the femora are almost black. 

 The piothorax has no trace whatever of a central carina or furrow, 

 but in some examples there is a very feeble transverse impression 

 near the front margin. It is probable that the elytra of an 

 abraded example would be found to be striated, but in a fresh 

 example the elytral sculpture consists simply of lines of extremely 

 conspicuous (and moderately large) punctures. I regret that I 

 have not a spare specimen from which to remove the scales in 

 order to describe the underlying sculpture more definitely. The 

 rugulosity of the prothorax seems to be somewhat coarse on a 

 small space which I have denuded of scales. Differs from E. 

 flavo-vittata, Pasc, chiefly by its colour and markings and by the 

 front of its elytra less strongly reflexed, especially near the 

 shoulder. 



N. S. Wales ; Blue Mountains. 



