426 UKVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID.E, VIII., 



Head small, round, convex; densely and rather coarsely punc- 

 tate; ocular fovea not traceable. Rostrum long, thin, curved; 

 towards base coarsely punctate and irregularly costate, towards 

 apex with sparse elongate punctures. Antennae moderately 

 stout; scape short, about the length of three basal joints of 

 f unicle, inserted slightly closer to base than apex of rostrum; two 

 basal joints of funicle moderately long, subequal, almost the length 

 of the rest combined; club ovate. Prothorax (by measurement) 

 slightly wider than long, flat except for a few feeble tuberosities 

 in middle, sides rounded, towards apex strongly coarctate, apex 

 less than half the width of base; with moderately large shallow 

 punctures (in fresh specimens almost concealed by clothing). 

 Scutellum small and transverse. Elytra flattened, sides almost 

 vertical; posterior declivity rather abrupt; wider than and 

 scarcely twice the length of prothorax; irregularly seriate-foveate, 

 fovese in places subgeminate, towards the sides becoming regular; 

 each with three series of moderately large but obtuse tubercles; ou 

 the 2nd, 4th and 6th interstices respectively these are so placed that 

 the posterior declivity is crowned with four in a transverse series, 

 and there is a similar series before the summit; the shoulders are 

 tuberculate. Pectoral canal moderately wide and deep, terminated 

 near base of intermediate coxse. Metasternum shorter than basal 

 segment of abdomen, its episterna (which are very narrow) longer. 

 Abdomen with scattered large punctures, basal segment longer 

 than 2nd, intercoxal process rounded and very wide; 2nd seg- 

 ment transversely and largely excavated but not to the sides; 

 three apical segments flat, the apical longer than 3rd and 4th 

 combined. Legs rather long; femora not clavate, posterior just 

 passing elytra; each with a small tooth which is almost concealed 

 by scales. Length 8, rostrum 2J; width 4; variation in length 

 7-9 mm. ^ 



Hah. — "Queensland" (Pascoe); N.S.W.: Tweed and Richmond 

 Rivers (Lea). 



Appears to be somewhat variable in regard to size and clothing; 

 the elytral fovese, though large, are sometimes indistinct on 

 account of clothing; they are all sometimes perfectly round and 

 regular, but are usually here and there conjoined. 



