G44 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID.E, 



rather long and subequal. Elliptic or elliptic-ovate, strongly 

 convex, non-tuberculate, winged. 



This genus has numerous close allies in Australia and the Malay- 

 Archipelago. Those here described are Critomerus, separated on 

 account of the bidentate anterior femora; Ao:ionicus, Metranio- 

 morpha, and Teppei'ia on account of the intermediate tibiae being 

 angular outwardly ; and PseudoteppeiHa and Queenslandica, on 

 account of the coarsely faceted eyes. I have not described these 

 allied genera in full, but have compared them with the above 

 diagnosis and have described only those parts which are at 

 variance with it. 



The genus itself is rather numerously represented in Australia, 

 but is not confined to it. The species now described may be 

 divided into five sections. In the first section the rostrum is 

 curved and longer than in the other species, the shoulders more 

 prominent, and the clothing prettily variegated; it comprises two 

 species {ocellatus and carus). The second section comprises three 

 very closely allied species (mucidus, midtimacidatus and variega- 

 ii(s), all having the elytral suture strongly raised, the clothing 

 but slit'htly variegated and the rostrum almost perfectly straight. 

 The third section takes in two species (gramdatus and semiccdvus), 

 but they are not very closely allied; they agree, howe\'er, in 

 having the body less convex, the prothorax more transverse and 

 the rostrum feebly curved. The fourth section includes two 

 species [brevicoUis and robiginosus) showing a decided approach 

 to Cryptorhynchus; in them the body is somewhat depressed, the 

 prothorax rather strongly transverse, the rostrum lightly curved 

 and the clothing dense. The fifth section contains three species 

 (intricatus, intricatior and albonotatus), in all of which the inter- 

 mediate tibiae are slightl}^ angular at the outer base, the meso- 

 sternal receptacle less solid than usual and the ocular fovea very 

 narrow. 



Elytra with a round eye-hke spot on each side at base ocellatus, Eedt. 

 Elytra without eye-like spots. 



Ocular fovea large, transverse and bounded by eyes semicalvm, n.sp. 



Ocular fovea smaller and longitudinal or indistinct. 



Prothorax distinctly granulate gramdatus, n.sp. 



