422 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID^, 



distributed scales; prothorax densely clothed with rather elongate 

 pale scales all converging towards the middle; elytra with four 

 feeble much interrupted fasciae of pale scales, one at base, one 

 before and one behind middle, and one at apex; metasternal 

 episterna with scales continuous throughout; under surface with 

 moderately large and rather sparse pale scales; 3rd and 4th 

 abdominal segments each with one distinct row, a few small scales 

 in the prosternal portion of the pectoral canal. 



Head punctate and granulate ; ocular fovea shallow ; eyes 

 moderately separated. Rostrum long, thin, rounded, extreme 

 base coarsely punctate, elsewhere highly polished and finely 

 punctate. Antennse slender; scape curved and inserted slightly 

 nearer base than apex; two basal joints of funicle elongate, 5th- 

 7th transverse; club rather small. Prothorax distinctly trans- 

 verse, sides feebly rounded, apex not much narrower than base, 

 base bisinuate; densely punctate, the punctures almost concealed. 

 Scutellum transverse. Elytra not much wider than prothorax 

 and about thrice its length, subparallel to near apex; shoulders 

 feebly rounded; punctures subquadrate, separated by transverse 

 ridges almost level with interstices; these feebly raised, rather 

 broad, in parts appearing as elongated granules and granulate 

 towards apex. Mesosternal receptacle longer than wide. Meta- 

 sternal episterna with one continuous row of punctures. Abdomen 

 moderately densely punctate, 2nd segment in about three rows, 

 each of the 3rd and 4th with one distinct and regular row. 

 Femora rather stout, teeth distinct ; posterior reaching apical 

 segment; tibiae grooved, anterior feebly bisinuate, four posterior 

 almost parallel (except at base). Length 5 (vix), rostrum If; 

 width 2^- mm. 



Hab. — S. Queensland. 



Tyrt^osus ichthyosomus, n.sp. 



Dark reddish-brown; prothorax, under surface and rostrum 

 darker ; antennae dull red. Densely clothed with short pale 

 scales almost entirely concealing derm, those on prothorax larger 

 .than on elytra and all converging towards the middle, scutellar 



