238 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN' CURCULIONID.E, VII., 



Blepiarda vitiata, Pasc, Jourii. Linn. 8oc. Zool.xi. 1871, p.210. 



5. Pteddish-brown or piceous; rostrum red or piceous; antennae 

 (club excepted) paler than rostrum. Upper surface densely 

 squamose. Scales of prothorax of an uniform fawn colour, stouter 

 than those of elytra and suberect. Elytra with similarly 

 coloured scales forming a subtriangular basal patch, bounded 

 behind by a line drawn from the shoulders to the suture before 

 the middle, a small distinct elongate spot of pale scales on each 

 side near apex; elsewhere with brown scales. Head and base of 

 rostrum with scales varying from almost white to sooty-brown, 

 a moderately distinct spot on each side behind eyes. Under 

 surface with rather sparse but evenly distributed scales, varying 

 from white to sooty, the darker scales short and stout, the paler 

 long and thin; legs rather densely clothed with scales, similarly 

 varying in colour, but all more or less elongate. 



Head densely punctate; longitudinally and rather narrowly 

 excavated in middle. Rostrum wider at base than at apex; 

 smooth and finely punctate, towards base rather coarsely punc- 

 tate. Two basal joints of funicle equal in length, 3rd-7th trans- 

 verse and equal in width. Prothorax strongly transverse, apex 

 feebly produced and about half the width of base, sides parallel 

 on basal half, disc feebly convex, very feebly tuberculate, tubercles 

 feebly fasciculate, four moderately large ones forming a median 

 transverse row. a feeble carina showing between the two median; 

 apex very feebly bifasciculate; densel}" punctate, punctures con- 

 cealed. Elytra raised at base, not much wider than prothorax, 

 strongly convex, middle level with apex of prothorax; striate- 

 punctate, punctures moderately large but partially concealed, 

 interstices wide, feebly convex, 3rd with about five or six feeble 

 fasciculate tubercles, 5th with three, suture with two or three 

 near summit of posterior declivity. Metasternum with large 

 round punctures, rather sparse in middle, very large and rather 

 numerous towards sides; episterna each with a single row of 

 large, round punctures. Abdomen with moderately large but 

 not very numerous punctures, a distinct row across each of the 



