666 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCCLIONID.E, 



Ql'eenslandica munda, n.sp. 



Blaokish-browii, anteniuv dull red. Densely clothed with soft 

 creamy-white scales, darker at base of prothorax and surrounding 

 (except at base) a large median space (where the scales are pale) 

 on the elytra; prothoracic scales much larger than those of elytra 

 and formed into six feeble fascicles, four across middle and two 

 at apex. Under surface -with, dull white scales becoming darker 

 from middle of 2nd abdominal segment; legs with dark scales 

 picked out with white, except on the lower parts of femora where 

 they are almost entirely white. Head with dense fawn-coloured 

 scales becoming white at base of rostrum. 



Head with dense concealed punctures. Rostrum the length of 

 prothorax, sides feebly decreasing in width to near antennae, 

 thence parallel to apex; in ^J basal half coarsely punctate, apical 

 half subopaque and moderately strong!}' punctate; in 9 only the 

 basal third is strongly punctate, elsewhere shining and finely 

 punctate. Prothorax, elytra and legs as in the preceding. Undtr 

 surface with dense and almost entirely concealed punctures. 

 Length 5, rostrum IJ; width 2^; variation in length 4-5 mm. 



Hab.—Q. : Cape York (Macleay Mus.). 



The clothing is of a peculiarly soft nature. The prothoracic 

 scales (except those composing the fascicles and a few that are 

 feebly concave} are perfectly flat. 



Genus P r t p a l u s, Schonherr. 



Gen. Spec. Cure. i\. Pt. 1, p. 44, Genus No. 303: "Waterhouse, 

 Trans. Ent. Soc. n. ser. ii. p. 191, Proc. p. 102; Lacordaire, Gen. 

 Col. vii. p. 132. 



Head moderately large, not concealed by prothorax; ocular 

 fovea variable. Eyes large and finel}^ faceted, produced below. 

 Rostrum stout or moderately stout, slightly curved, the length of 

 or considerabl}'' longer than prothorax. Auteniue variable; 

 slender, inserted closer to apex of rostrum than base; club small, 

 joints oblique. Prothorax subconical, apex feebly produced and 



