328 LIFE-HISTORIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



the segments are of uniform size, each forming a double fold at 

 the apex, and divided into three distinct lumps or warts on either 

 side, the ventral surface flat, with a fringe of long reddish hairs 

 along the marginal folds of each segment. 



The larvae feed upon the stem of Melaleuca stellatuTn, com- 

 mencing on the bark and then gnawing out an elongate oval 

 cavity in the side of the branch underneath the loose bark; in 

 this cavity they form a rough rounded cocoon of gnawed wood 

 early in July. The infested stems were cut off", and in captivity 

 the beetles bred out early in September. They were very plentiful 

 at Rose Bay (Sydney). 



Two years ago I bred a single specimen taken at Manly, which 

 had formed a similar pupa case on the stem of Eiicalyptus 

 corymhosa. The beetle is generally found upom small gum trees, 

 and often comes to the stump of a freshly cut down tree, probably 

 for the exuded sap. 



It is 5 lines in length; head, legs, and apical portion of el3'tron 

 hocolate-brown; thorax black, deeply and regularly punctured, 

 with a stiff brush of black down on either side towards the head; 

 the basal portion of the wing covers black, regularly and deeply 

 striated, with the punctures in regular rows; carrying a double 

 pair of tufts of black down on each shoulder, with a corresponding- 

 single one on either side towards the apex, where the elytron 

 slopes down with deep regular striations towards the tip, and is 

 ornamented with two much smaller black tufts. 



This beetle has a wide range over Australia, and is a rather 

 common weevil about Sydne}^ 



EuRHYNCHUS L^viOR, Kirby. 



Larva 10 lines in length, slender and of uniform length, rounded 

 on the dorsal surface; of a dull yellow colour; head almost 

 spherical, flattened in front, deep reddish-brown, slightly rugose, 

 fringed in front with a few scattered long hairs; jaws black, 

 truncate at the tips, palpi very short, and the labrum very small 

 and wedge-shaped; thorax with 1st segment ochreous-yellow, 

 smooth and shining, 2nd and 3rd pale yellow, covered on the 



