602 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CUKCULIONIDiE, X., 



PsEUDOMETYRUS siKius Ericlis.; Mast. (Jat., Sp. No. 5549. 



[Cryptorhynclius Ericlis.). 



Black, antennae dull red; rostrum opaque in ^, shining in $. 

 Moderately densely clothed with rather elongate brown scales,, 

 paler on protborax (where they are parted along middle) than on 

 elytra; under surface and legs with paler and rather more 

 elongate scales than those of upper surface. Prothorax with six 

 distinct fascicles; elytral tuberosities rather feebly fasciculate, 

 apex with four minute fascicles. 



Rostriiin straight; in $ decreasing in width from base to near 

 apex, in ^ rather suddenly decreasing to antennae and thence 

 parallel-sided to apex; in ^ coarsely punctate, but the punctures 

 more or less concealed, in 9 rather fineW punctate except on 

 basal fourth. Scape inserted two-fifths from apex in 9, sligiitly 

 nearer in $. Prothorax with dense round punctures only partially 

 concealed; subtuberculate beneath fascicles; feebly impressed 

 along middle and on each side between fascicles. Elytra slightly 

 wider than prothorax and fully thrice as long; striate-punctate, 

 striae feeble towards suture, more distinct towards sides, 

 punctures not very large; interstices wider than punctures, the 

 alternate ones irregularly raised and subtuberculate; preapical 

 callus (on 5th interstice) distinct. Under surface and legs with 

 dense round punctures, only partially concealed by clothing; each 

 of the metasternal episterna with an irregular double row. Legs 

 moderately long and rather thin; anterior femora feebly, the 

 four posterior rather strongly dentate; posterior extending to 

 apical segment; anterior tibise rather thin, finely serrate beneath. 

 Length 11, rostrum 2J; width 4J mm. 



Hah. — Tasmania. 



This species and P. cylindricus are tldnner and more cylindrical 

 than the others. Mr. Masters informs me that Mr. Pascoe had 

 specimens of this species, and that he referred them to Isax, and 

 gave them an MS. name. 



