414 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID.^, VIII., 



punctures; sutures straight. Legs long and thin; femora 

 linear and very minutely dentate, posterior passing elytra; tibiae 

 straight; 4th tarsal joint thin and almost as long as the rest 

 combined. Length 7^, rostrum 24; width 3| mm. 



tiab. — N. S.Wales (Macleay Museum). 



The clothing and punctures are remarkable; the transverse 

 scales of the elytra are almost [li not quite) unique in the sub- 

 family. The scape is inserted much closer to the apex of the 

 rostrum than in any other species; the claw-joint is unusually 

 long and thin. Several of the characters are suggestive of 

 Pezichus. On the rostrum there may be three obtuse ridges, 

 but only one can be traced on the unique specimen under 



examination. 



Mecistocerus egens, n.sp. 



^C?), Dark reddish-brown, antennae of a rather bright red. 

 Not very densely clothed (denser on legs, sparser on under 

 surface and rostrum than elsewhere) with obscure ochreous scales, 

 which are condensed in places into small spots and stripes. 



Head with coarse, scarcely concealed punctures; ocular fovea 

 large and open posteriorly. Rostrum slightly longer than pro- 

 thorax, moderately curved, parallel-sided; basal third with coarse 

 concealed punctures and a distinct median ridge, elsewhere 

 polished and minutely punctate. Scape inserted slightly nearer 

 base than apex of rostrum and shorter than funicle; 1st joint of 

 funicle as long as 2nd and 3rd combined, 3rd-7th gradually 

 increasing in width and all transverse; club ovate, subcontinuous 

 with funicle. Prothorax with large, round, deep, scarcely obscured 

 punctures; median carina feeble. PJlytra cordate, not much wider 

 than prothorax and about twice and one-half as long; with series 

 of large, oblong, subapproximate punctures; interstices not separ- 

 ately convex and narrower (except posteriorly where they are 

 wider) than punctures. Metaster^ium slightly shorter than the 

 following segment, coarsel}^ and irregularly punctate. Abdomen 

 with straight sutures; 1st segment rather coarsely punctate, 2nd 

 with two feeble rows on basal half, 3rd and 4th almost impunc- 

 tate. Femora rather thin, not very acutely dentate, posterior 



