658 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID^, 



concealed punctures. Anterior legs long and thin, their femora 

 very minutely dentate, and tibite almost perfectly straight; four 

 posterior femora shorter, stouter and more distinctly dentate; 

 intermediate tibife lightly curved, and with an angular projection 

 near the outer base, so that the basal portion appears to be 

 quadrate. Length 16, rostrum 4^; width 7; variation in length 

 11-16 mm. 



Q. Differs in having the femora with equal teeth, and the 

 anterior and posterior of equal length, the rostrum thinner, 

 suddenly narrowed from near base, the wider portion onh^ 

 squamose, elsewhere being shining and comparatively finely and 

 sparsely punctate. 



Hah. — "Queensland" (Pascoe), Rockhampton (Macleay Mus.) 

 — N.S.W.: Wellington (Mr. W. W. Froggatt), Tamworth (Lea). 



One of the most distinct species of the subfamily. The white 

 scales form a distinct patch at the apex of prothorax, a very 

 distinct postmedian oblique fascia on the elytra, almost entirely 

 clothe the metasternum, are distributed in small spots and 

 stripes on the abdomen, and are prettily variegated with dark 

 brown on the legs. 



M E T R A N I M O R P H A, n.g. 



Eyes very large, rather finely faceted, subapproximate. Rostrum 

 moderately short and stout, feebly curved. Antennce rather stout; 

 club oblong-ovate, sutures straight. Elytra, oblong-cordate, wider 

 than prothorax at base. Pectoral canal terminated between four 

 anterior coxae. Mesosterrial 7'eceptacle rather strongly raised, 

 sides incurved to base, emargination semicircular ; cavernous. 

 Legs rather short, femora stout, dentate, distinctly grooved, 

 posterior not extending to apex of abdomen; tibiie scarcely com- 

 pressed, external edge angular. Other characters as in Perissojys. 



Metraniomorpha entima, n.sp. 



Dark brownish-black, antennae dull reddish-brown. Moderately 

 densely clothed with small but moderately long sooty adpressed 

 scales, under surface and legs with longer and pale scales. Head 



